NVIDIA’s Master Plan for Israel’s AI Ecosystem | Sequoia Capital Bets Big on Israeli AI With $200M Seed Fund | Navan Goes Public at a $6.2B Valuation

NVIDIA is the world’s most innovative company.

Israel is the world’s most creative nation.
What happens when the two come together?

At Reichman University’s first-ever ScaleUp Nation Conference, Yoel had the incredible privilege of being invited to interview Nati Amsterdam, Senior Country Director of NVIDIA Israel, on stage and in Hebrew. They discussed how Israel became one of NVIDIA’s most strategic global hubs and how a culture built on learning, speed, and accessibility drives growth at every level.

Nati shared lessons on scaling globally, collaborating locally, and why more than 1,200 Israeli startups are already working with NVIDIA.

Watch the full interview to learn how innovation, talent, and vision are shaping Israel’s next chapter as a true Scale-Up Nation.This week’s newsletter is made possible thanks to Deel.

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Shorts of the Week

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Quantum computing could add over $1 trillion to the global economy. ft Oded Melamed of Quantum Source

Not every student will be the next Elon Musk, and that’s okay. ft. Tiran Rothman of Frost & Sullivan

Real change doesn’t start with policy. It starts with collaboration ft. Chemi Peres of Pitango

This Week in Israeli Tech News

1. Sequoia Capital Bets Big on Israeli AI With $200M Seed Fund

   Sequoia Capital is doubling down on Israel, unveiling its sixth $200 million Seed fund with plans to channel a major share into Tel Aviv’s booming AI and cybersecurity scene.

   

2. Navan Goes Public, Raising $923M at a $6.2B Valuation

   Israeli-founded corporate travel and payments leader Navan, formerly TripActions, made a triumphant Nasdaq debut, marking one of the largest U.S. tech IPOs of the year.

3. Impala AI Raises $11M to Power the Next Generation of Enterprise-Scale AI

   Israeli startup Impala AI is redefining how enterprises deploy and scale large language models, cutting costs and improving efficiency across cloud environments.

4. CyberRidge Raises $26M to Make the World’s Most Sensitive Data “Disappear” and Reappear Securely

   Israeli cybersecurity startup CyberRidge is pioneering photon-based encryption built directly into fiber-optic infrastructure to protect global communications from interception and quantum-era threats.

5. Viola Credit Closes $2B Fund to Power Global Fintech and Asset-Backed Lending

   Israeli growth lender Viola Credit has closed its $2 billion ABL Fund III, exceeding its $1.5 billion target to fund technology and fintech companies with asset-backed credit solutions, from car loans to healthcare financing.

6. Onfire Raises $20M to Help SaaS Companies Decode Developer Buying Signals with AI

   Israeli startup Onfire is transforming how software vendors connect with developers using AI-driven signal intelligence to analyze public forums and identify buyer intent.

7.  Reflectiz Raises $22M Series B to Redefine Web Exposure Management

   Israeli cybersecurity startup Reflectiz has raised $22 million to expand its platform that protects organizations from third-party and open-source code risks across their digital supply chains.

Culture Corner

Sixteen years after her near-fatal rowing accident in the polluted Yarkon River, former Israeli champion Jasmine Feingold is back on dry land — solving equations instead of slicing through waves. Once trapped underwater for five and a half minutes, she woke up unable to remember her own name, but today she teaches high school math in Tel Aviv with the same grit that made her a champion. Memory challenges haven’t slowed her down; Feingold carries notebooks everywhere and refuses to let brain injury define her limits. “If the Yarkon couldn’t beat me, nothing can,” she says — and she means it. As a professional rower myself who fell in love with the sport in college, I know that kind of determination: the same engine that powers athletes toward the finish line is now helping Feingold change lives in the classroom.

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