enso, which builds and operates AI agent systems for marketing and sales, has completed a Series A round, bringing its total funding since inception to $23 million. The company’s clients include MyHeritage, Papaya Global and Israel-Canada
Cyber and AI, gaming and fintech, digital health and quantum computing – Forbes Israel presents: these are the innovative, promising startup companies selected for the Next Billion Dollar Startups list of 2026
Less than a decade ago, Gili Raanan left a partnership at a global venture capital giant to launch a small fund. Today, Cyberstarts manages $1.5 billion in assets and holds the seed investment that became Google’s largest-ever acquisition and one of the biggest deals in tech history • In a special interview with Forbes Israel, Raanan discusses the unconventional method behind his success, his family tragedy, the AI revolution on the horizon – and why, of all things, he invested in a basketball club
Itai Gafni and Roy Weisfeld, named this year to Forbes Israel’s 30Under30 list, complete an additional $27 million raise and report a doubling of headcount. Investment giant Blackstone led the round in its first Early-Stage cybersecurity bet in Israel – joining existing backers that include soccer star Mario Götze and NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald.
Clarity, the AI Security startup founded by Forbes Israel Under30 alum Michael Matias, has been acquired by Deel – the global workforce management platform led by fellow list alum Alex Bouaziz • The technology, originally developed to detect deepfakes, will now be built into Deel’s platform to protect organizations against the growing threat of impersonated employees
Which Israeli startups will cross the $1 billion threshold in the coming years and earn the coveted “unicorn” status? Forbes Israel opens registration for the 2026 edition of Next Billion Dollar Startups, with the participation of dozens of leading venture capital funds and investors from Israel and around the world.
The 11th edition of Forbes Israel’s 30Under30 shatters records: 35 entrepreneurs, 23 startups, more than $1 billion in funding, and a combined valuation exceeding $6.6 billion – all before the age of 30
While Real Madrid endured another trophyless campaign on the pitch, the Spanish powerhouse continues to dominate soccer’s financial leaderboard, claiming the title of the world’s most valuable club for the fifth consecutive year. Behind the gilded reality of Europe’s wealthiest clubs, however, lies a darker truth: a widening wealth gap and a steady erosion of competitive balance across the sport.
The agreement with AI cloud infrastructure giant, totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, will value the company founded by Maor Maloul, Nissim Shriel-Gaon, and Omer Adam at approximately $1 billion
