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"Don't be afraid to make any mistakes. Don't get in love with your product, get in love with the solution." In a recent episode of Tech Salescraft, Elad Ben-Israel, Co-Founder and CEO of Wing, delves into the challenging yet rewarding path of navigating the startup landscape. With extensive experience in tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon, Elad shares his insights on the importance of innovative sales strategies and the evolving role of a CEO in a tech startup. Explore our latest blog for a detailed look at how Elad’s journey and Wing’s approach to building impactful tech solutions highlight the significance of passion, leadership, and community in driving startup success.👇 https://lnkd.in/ez37nbQ7 #StartupStories #TechSalesRecruitment #TechSalescraft #TechSalesBlog

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Ready to shape the future of Israeli high-tech? 🚀 Mamram Seeds Class 2 is launching! Our excellence program is back and bigger than ever. If you're entrepreneurs who are combat service veterans or Mamram graduates just starting out and looking for the right framework to grow and find your founding team, this is the place. 8 months of an incredible journey that will prepare you for any challenge. Registration is now open and spots are limited, so secure your place with us in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The only place where combat service veterans and Mamram graduates are brought together around one table with a common goal: to create winning ventures. A group of 24 outstanding entrepreneurs - 12 Mamram graduates and 12 combat service veterans - will embark on an 8-month entrepreneurial journey. During this time, they will explore, learn, and closely encounter the leaders of the Israeli eco-system from various angles. Who knows what crazy startups might be born during the program? 🦄 We're looking for Israel's next technological leadership! If you're entrepreneurs who aren't intimidated by anyone, if you're innovators who aren't afraid of any challenge - this is your place to break through and grow. What will happen in the program? ✅8 months of self-discovery and identification as leaders and entrepreneurs ✅Acquire tools and methodologies in startup creation processes ✅Meet and hear from entrepreneurs at different stages, from early-stage startups to senior entrepreneurs in the country ✅Establish and develop your own venture at Mamram Labs ✅Tour companies and various entrepreneurial spaces, and discover new problem spaces ✅Connect with a group of winning leaders! ✅Join a global community of Mamram graduates and the organization's entrepreneurship programs alumni Spots are limited and demand is high - register now to secure your place in the next generation of high-tech leaders! 💨🏃‍♂️ Cohort #2 is on its way. To register -> https://bit.ly/4czKPXe (Registration is open until August 1) Thanks to our amazing partners - Team8 | lool ventures | Pearl Cohen | Google | Next October Ehud Naos | Ishay Gavriel | Ori Barzilay | Dina Walker | Doron Latzer | Guy Lachmann | Naama Yanko | Izhar Shay | Yossi Melamed | Yaniv Golan | Aviv Yonas

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🚀 We're One of Dun’s 100 Top 20 Startups to Work For – Again! 🎉 For the second year in a row, Jit has been recognized as one of the top startups to work for in Israel! But this isn’t just an award – it’s proof of what we’re building here: a team-driven culture that’s all about innovation, collaboration, and growth. 💡 At Jit, we don’t just solve challenges; we redefine them. We celebrate every win, support each other through the tough moments, and have a blast along the way. With a team-first mindset, we’ve created a home where ideas flourish, careers thrive, and impact is made every single day. 🌟 Looking to grow, make a difference, and love where you work? We’re hiring! Check out our open positions in the first comment – your next adventure starts here. 👇 Shai Horovitz Aviram Shmueli Daniel Koch Ilanit Nitzan Gilad Barzilay Michal Lipschitz Rob DiNuzzo Chris Reeves

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These are the 15 Israeli growth stage startups that have grown fastest in the past 6 months. All these companies are in the 151 to 500 employee category. The data is based on headcount data that we collect at Aption and is one data point that feeds our company insights and #EquityPooling clustering models Unsurprisingly a lot of cyber, dev ops and deep tech names here #1 daily.dev at 491% growth 🚀 🚀 #2 Port IO at 220% 🚀 #3 Particula at 120% 🔥 #4 Exodigo at 97% #5 Tailor Brands at 60% #6 Cyera at 55% #7 Hello Heart at 51% #8 Anyword at 50% #9 Candex at 39% #10 Pinecone at 39% #11 Paragon at 36% #12 Silverfort at 33% #13 Jones Software at 30% #14 Fullpath at 29% #15 Atera at 27%

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📢 Hi-Tech Leaders Urge Support Amid Uncertainty In a recent Jerusalem Post article, our Managing Partner Shay M. shared his optimism about Israeli tech resilience: 💬 “I anticipate a quick recovery and increased growth of Israeli startups. Companies have adapted to ‘war routine,’ continuing to function, grow, and innovate.” He adds: 💬 “Israel’s entrepreneurial DNA, community support, and resources provide a strong foundation for long-term success.” At Merlin Ventures, we’re proud to support Israel’s Startup Nation as it continues to adapt and thrive. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dBRnUw5Y #Innovation #StartupNation #Resilience #MerlinVentures #Entrepreneurship #Cybersecurity #TechLeadership #IsraelTech Seth Spergel | Almog G. | Tav Spector-Levi | Julie Arndorfer | Becky Riji | Aya Shaharabani | Shir Boiko Rimon | Nilly Sagie

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I spoke with Calcalist כלכליסט last week about how the combination of high candidate volumes and diminished in-house recruiting resources are creating tough conditions for candidates. Companies are feeling overwhelmed by the quantity of applicants, so they're either not posting roles publicly or only speaking to a tiny portion of candidates, usually the ones who get an extra push from someone in their network. This is especially difficult for groups that tend to have weaker networks in the tech ecosystem - juniors, olim, racial/ethnic/religious minority groups, candidates looking to make a career change or enter hi-tech from other industries, etc. Network-based hiring has some benefits for companies, but can also reinforce existing inequalities around access to opportunities. HR and Talent teams need to think about how to balance resource limitations against the desire to continue to build diverse, inclusive teams.

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🚨 24-hour countdown! 🚨 Tomorrow, we're pulling back the curtain on how Israeli startups can ace #SOC2 compliance without breaking a sweat. And it’s all happening in Hebrew! Ready to see how Scytale can transform your compliance game? Join us for a live demo with Matan Ephron, our compliance solutions consultant, who’ll walk you through: • The must-know secrets of SOC 2 compliance for Israeli companies • A foolproof roadmap to SOC 2 compliance • A live tour of our platform that automates the SOC 2 process  • Expert tips on how we handle your audit-readiness from start to finish Don’t miss this chance to get ahead of the game. Set your alarms and get ready to level up your compliance game with us. 🚀 See you tomorrow! Register here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0cm8sn0

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CFO: “What if we invest in training our employees and they leave?” CEO: “What if we don’t… and they stay?” Ah, the classic debate. As we gear up for 2025, the stakes are even higher, especially for Israeli startups looking to crush ambitious sales goals. Planning for success isn’t just about setting targets; it’s about building a strategy that anticipates growth, supports team development, and—yes—ensures that your employees have the skills to drive that success forward (and, hopefully, stay for the journey!). In my latest blog, I dive into essential strategies for sales planning in 2025, from setting budgets and onboarding top talent to aligning with marketing for a consistent lead flow. Ready to set your team up for a winning year? Let’s make 2025 the year of smart growth, strategic planning, and, most importantly, investing in the right people. Read the full guide here. https://wix.to/d0RcL68 #newblogpost #SalesPlanning2025 #StartupSuccess #EmployeeDevelopment #IsraeliStartups Nissim Yves Ohayon David Bitton

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Over this past year, we’ve learned anew the strength that we have as a nation. And if you’ve read recent headlines regarding funding rounds and exits of Israeli startups, you will see a clear demonstration of resilience in action. According to a recent report by Startup Nation Central, the Israel tech ecosystem has recently completed: - 220 private investment rounds - An estimated $3.1 billion raised - $3.7 billion in M&A transactions - 20 new venture capital funds were established, raising $1.7 billion And it’s not just internal optimism. A recent poll conducted by the global accounting company Ernst & Young showed that about 60% of multinational companies expressed confidence in the Israeli tech industry. Some might say that what happens in Israel is simply miraculous. I say that it’s because of the resilience, grit, determination, creativity, innovation and perseverance of our people. And Google Cloud Israel is proud to support our hi-tech community, from early stage to enterprise and everyone in the middle. 76 years and counting… Israeli tech continues to deliver No Matter What. https://lnkd.in/dbpvwcuW. #GoogleCloud #CloudForIsrael #StartupNation #Resilience #NoMatterWhat

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"𝗬𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗥 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁." Yotam Tzuker, CEO and co-founder of Team Me, is featured on Calcalist כלכליסט's Growth+ project, where he met with Ronni Zehavi, CEO and co-founder of HiBob. They explored the challenges faced by early-stage startups over the past seven months and discussed how tough times foster resilience. Dive into their conversation through the link in the comments. Guy Katsovich | Yair Vardi | Poalim Tech #growth #PortfolioCompany #startups

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Today, I came across a concerning trend that made me reflect on the state of our tech ecosystem. Despite the hype and excitement surrounding Israeli startups in recent years, the number of new technological entrepreneurship ventures has been on a steady decline. This downward trajectory persisted even during the explosive growth of 2020 and 2021. It's disheartening to witness the decrease in new early-stage tech companies sprouting into our ecosystem. The challenges we face seem to go beyond temporary economic crises or societal issues. The root causes may lie in how our government and investor communities are approaching sector strategies and regulations. As a part of the Israeli startup nation, it's crucial for us to address these underlying issues to ensure the continued growth and success of our tech industry. Keeping this trend going is not an option for our ecosystem, and it is maybe one of the most important challenges we need to think about in the near future. This graph came from the Israeli Innovation Authority's 2023 annual summary report and IVC data.

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Last week Bria was ranked #20 of the most promising startups in Israel, kudos to the team! It is a long journey to build a startup. At 8 years old, I fell in love with mathematics, and at that point, I knew that's what I'd get my PhD in. That passion not only shaped my academic path but also ignited my interest in visual technologies and AI, which led me to pursue a PhD in computer vision. During my studies, I began to realise just how much the future of content would change with AI coming into the mix. Fast-forward to 2020, during COVID and before the Gen AI hype, I combined my understanding of how visuals can be generated with AI and the valuable enterprise experience I gained in my previous role at Trax Retail, to co-establish an AI startup called BRIA. We had one simple goal: To make it easy for any individual and company to generate the exact visuals needed for any use. Our key objective in helping you achieve this is to ensure that we provide you with a transparent, open, and responsible AI platform trained solely on licensed data, no public figures and deep fake, no privacy infringement. And in a world where more than 43% of people don't trust companies to use AI morally, Responsible AI use has never been more important. In building BRIA, we've been able to help businesses all over the world scale their content development process. And what gets me even more excited is that we've been able to partner with different creators to ensure that their creativity is respected, rewarded, and isn't pirated. We trained our own high quality foundation models and built the core tools of Generative AI so everyone can use it. The journey so far has been anything but linear, and I'm eager to continue sharing the innovative features we're developing, discuss the critical importance of Responsible AI, and explore how you can leverage our platform to its fullest potential. Join us as we pave the way for a new era of content creation, where innovation meets integrity.

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A big round of applause to two of our Enjoy The Work startups, Faye and Darrow, for securing spots among the 50 most promising Israeli startups in 2024 by CTech by Calcalist. The article spotlights these top 50 Israeli startups, highlighting their contributions across various sectors, including insurtech, cyber, cleantech, and AI. Despite the unprecedented challenges of the past year, Israeli startups have demonstrated remarkable resilience and ingenuity, excelling amid adversity. Notably, Faye and Darrow have earned their place among the top 10! 🎉 We couldn’t be prouder of Faye's founders, Elad Schaffer and Daniel G., and Darrow's founders, Evyatar Ben Artzi, Gila Hayat, and Elad Spiegelman, for this well-deserved recognition. Moreover, we extend a hearty congratulations to our friends at F2 Venture Capital and Maor Fridman, Barak Rabinowitz, and Jonathan Saacks for having four out of 50 startups featured on this prestigious list. Alongside Faye and Darrow, their startups Astrix Security and Zero Networks have also earned recognition. Quite an achievement! Read the full article and learn more about this remarkable milestone here: https://lnkd.in/d9i-SPnf Stay connected with all the latest from Enjoy The Work companies by following here: https://bit.ly/3YwOQnZ. #venturecapital #startups #founders #entrepreneurship #companybuilding

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Amazing: 3 of the top 10 global M&A exits in Q2’24 were Israeli startups, totaling $2.2B and 31% of the total value. Israeli tech is a superpower, offering outstanding, once-in-a-generation investment opportunities driven by its geopolitical situation. Want to hear more? Join the webinar we're hosting today: Venture Insights with Tomer Nitzan, Head of BDO Israel-US Desk. Registration link in the first comment. Link to the CB Insights State of AI report for Q2 2024 in the second comment.

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Israel is a giant playground if you can perceive it as such. One of my adventures in the corridors of Israeli academia (it’s a comedy. They all are) involved an esoteric investigation into a new class of numbers. There was a notion that there is a negative zero and a positive zero, and that it is somehow useful. I came in to the lab, understood what is required, and wrote the code that produces negative and positive zeros, and queries that perform statistical analysis on the outputs, etc, etc, etc. Negative zeros, positive zeros, perhaps useless in any case aside from slippage calculation in zero-ish trade thresholds. In any case, it’s unfeasible, due to Binance fees. https://lnkd.in/dfjKhTND

At Aption, we’re constantly uncovering fascinating insights from our data. Today, we’re highlighting some of the fastest-hiring companies that are making waves in the market. Check out the list below to discover these incredible organizations. If they’re not already on your radar, they should be: Who else do you you know of that is growing fast in the Israeli startup market? Let us know in the comments!

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Salesforce acquires Israeli startup Own Company for $1.9b, their second Israeli acquisition of 2024 https://lnkd.in/dfAFxDaz Sam Gutmann Liat Ashkenazi Lihod Rachmilevitch Ariel Berkman

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**Live demo in Hebrew for Israeli startups** That moment when you’re just about to seal the deal, and your prospect asks, "Are you SOC 2 compliant?" 😳 And suddenly that smile turns upside down. Don’t worry. We’ve got your back! 💡 Join our live demo on September 23rd, hosted by Matan Ephron, Scytale’s compliance solutions consultant, to discover how Israeli businesses can fast-track SOC 2 compliance without the hassle. Here’s what we’ll cover: • Why SOC 2 compliance is crucial for Israeli companies • A step-by-step guide to getting SOC 2 compliant • A live demo of how our platform automates the process • How our expert team manages your audit-readiness from A to Z  • A live Q&A session to get all your burning questions answered Ready to make SOC 2 a breeze? Yalla! Let’s do this! Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/dExT9AcT

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