The Israeli tech ecosystem is evolving.

In this conversation, Guy Navon, CEO of Discount-Tech, shares a detailed view of how the ecosystem is changing, from investment trends to the impact of AI on startups.

After years of growth driven by SaaS and cybersecurity, the focus is shifting toward deep tech, climate tech, food tech, and agritech. At the same time, more foreign investors are entering Israel, bringing larger rounds and new opportunities.

But there are also challenges. More startups are incorporating in the US, and the economics of building a company have changed. Speed alone is no longer enough. Founders now need to build sustainable business models from day one.

Guy also explains how banking, venture debt, and access to global investors play a role in helping startups grow and scale.

Pesach is a story about moving forward when the path isn’t clear and this year, that story feels closer than ever.

Across Israel, people are building, adapting, and showing up every day, even in the middle of uncertainty. Teams are still shipping. Founders are still creating. Engineers are still solving real problems in real time.

Resilience here isn’t a slogan. It’s something you can see in how the ecosystem keeps moving, even when everything around it feels heavy.

From all of us at IsraelTech, wishing you a meaningful Pesach.

May it bring a bit of quiet, a bit of clarity, and a reminder of how much strength there is in this community.

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Special Interview with Founder Eli Beer, United Hatzolah

In a powerful conversation this week, Israel Daily News CEO Shanna Fuld sat down with Eli Beer, the founder and president of United Hatzalah, to talk about what it means to save lives in the middle of an active war. As missiles continue to impact Israel (literally), his volunteer-based emergency network is responding within minutes—often arriving on scene before traditional ambulances. Beer explains how their system works and how drones are playing a critical role in finding people trapped beneath the rubble.

But behind the unity of the volunteers and the innovation that makes the organization fast and effective is a deeply human story. Beer shared what the last month has looked like for his teams as they prepared for and now respond to mass casualty events across the country, often without knowing what the next hour will bring. He also reflected on his own near-death experience—after spending a month in a coma due to COVID-19. He got emotional with us, tellins us about the defining moment that reshaped his perspective on caring for patients. That experience, he says, only strengthened his commitment to building a faster, more effective emergency response system for Israel and he now teaches his volunteers how to deal with patients in a more sensitive way.

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