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$17B Deel Model | Eon Raises $300M | Upwind & NVIDIA
This Week in IsraelTech - How Deel Became a $17.3B Giant by Reinventing Remote Work ft. Yaron Lavi of Deel
Remote work isn’t a perk anymore - it’s a real test of how a company operates.
Some teams handle it with focus and speed. Others fall apart.
In our latest conversation, Yaron Lavi, CTO of Deel, broke down what it actually looks like to run a fully remote company of 7,000 people across 61 countries - and why so many teams still get it wrong.
Deel, a proud partner of IsraelTech, has built one of the most global tech workforces on the planet. Yaron explained why their model works:
• Small teams, clear ownership, almost no bureaucracy
• Hiring talent in places most companies never look
• Engineers deploying 50 times a day
• Parents often being the most reliable operators
• And why juniors struggle without daily, hands-on mentoring
He also didn’t shy away from the Israeli angle:
We’re world-class at solving problems fast, but we still cling to habits that make remote work harder than it should be.
Deel isn’t theorizing about the future of work - they’re living it at scale.
And we’re proud to collaborate with them as part of IsraelTech’s mission to highlight the people shaping global tech.
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This Week in Israeli Tech News
Upwind Security Teams Up With NVIDIA to Bring Runtime Security to the Heart of AI Infrastructure
Upwind announced a new collaboration with NVIDIA that strengthens security for accelerated AI environments, integrating runtime protection, LLM adversarial testing, and GPU-driven analytics directly into modern AI stacks.
CEO Amiram Shachar and past IsraelTech guest Lavi Ferdman continue to position Upwind at the forefront of cloud and AI security.
Eon Raises $300M Series D, Triples Valuation to $4B as Demand for Intelligent Cloud Backups Surges
Eon, the Israeli cloud data-management startup, continues its rapid climb with a $300 million Series D that pushes its valuation to $4 billion. The company builds autonomous backup and data-mapping infrastructure that transforms decades of dormant enterprise data into AI-ready insights.
Zafran Security Raises $60M To Scale AI-Driven Exposure Management
Zafran continued its momentum this week, unveiling an agentic exposure management suite and securing $60 million to accelerate its global expansion. The company, led by Sanaz Yashar, Ben Seri, and Snir Havdala, is deepening its approach to autonomous vulnerability discovery and remediation.
Heven AeroTech Becomes Israel’s First Defense-Tech Unicorn Following IonQ Investment
Heven AeroTech crossed the $1B mark after a new $100 million investment and strategic partnership with IonQ. Founder Bentzion Levinson continues to push the boundaries of long-range hydrogen-powered drones and mission-ready autonomous aviation.
Cellebrite Completes $170M Corellium Acquisition, Expands Into Virtual Device Forensics
Cellebrite finalized its purchase of Corellium, adding advanced virtualization capabilities for mobile OS replication and next-gen digital investigations, while restructuring its Israeli headcount.
Cyberstarts Plans 45K Square Meter Cyber Campus for Its Portfolio Companies
Cyberstarts is finalizing a lease for the entire Landmark 2 tower in Tel Aviv to create Israel’s first VC-run cyber campus, centralizing unicorns like Fireblocks, Island, Cyera, Zafran, and Upwind.
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