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Michael Belkin is a serial entrepreneur of a particularly rare breed. Like other serial entrepreneurs, he never stopped developing, researching, and inventing throughout his life, but he did so not out of a pursuit of money, but primarily out of the joy of creation, curiosity, and a desire to bring medicine to the world. It so happened that he made his first exit when he was already 68 years old. At an age when most of his peers were retiring, Belkin sold a company he founded for $180 million. Even then, he had no intention of retiring, but continued to…
By all appearances, Decart is moving fast. The Tel Aviv-based AI startup has secured $100 million in new funding at a $3.1 billion valuation, just two years after it was founded. It now counts 60 employees and a growing global presence. At the center of its pitch: the belief that AI’s next frontier won’t be text or images, but real-time video. While others rushed to build language models, Decart started with the hardware layer, developing a GPU optimization stack that it quietly licensed to major cloud providers in multi-million dollar deals. That foundation gave the company early revenue, and the…
The crew of the cargo ship Eternity C could hardly believe their eyes – within minutes, their vessel was sunk in broad daylight in the Red Sea by an unmanned boat and RPG missiles, and they were taken captive by Houthi rebels. The next day, another container ship was attacked in the Red Sea – and it too was sunk. Just a few years ago, such a scenario would have sounded completely far-fetched. Yet these two alarming incidents occurred just this past month – and they are not the only ones. Worse still – they are only part of a…
Pitch Night isn’t just a student competition — it’s a launchpad for the next generation of Technion innovators. By turning bold ideas into real-world solutions, these students are gaining hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, engineering, and impact. It’s a powerful glimpse into how the Technion is shaping Israel’s future, and the future of technology itself. Keep […]
Dr. Jonathan Spitz is the founder and CEO of Gauss Machine Learning, a Germany-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to optimize manufacturing systems. In this episode, we talk about his early LEGO robots, growing up in Argentina; how he helped Coca-Cola increase productivity by 10% (!) after just a couple of hours, using only a […]
Discover the Next Big Ideas from Startup Nation Hear from Israel’s most intrepid minds: the Technion’s t-Hub students, who presented the next generation of innovative technologies, their business plans, and elevator pitches at Pitch Night 2025. Our exclusive panel of judges — all entrepreneurs and investors — interrogated their concepts, scaling and distribution plans, sales projections, marketing strategies, and more. If you love Israel, science, innovation, and investment opportunities, you won’t want to miss this recap!
For the past 100 years, the Technion has played a seminal role in transforming a tiny country with plenty of existential challenges and few natural resources into a technological powerhouse and a world-class economy. From its early days, Technion students, faculty, and alumni persistently engaged in groundbreaking research, fueled by the necessities of a young country in a hostile neighborhood. Time and again, they devised creative solutions across many fields, resulting in numerous remarkable breakthroughs that helped Israel become one of the world’s most advanced technological pioneers. Technion researchers and alumni were directly responsible for establishing most of Israel’s key…
Google’s $32 billion deal to acquire cybersecurity start-up Wiz is breaking records: The largest exit in Israel’s high-tech history Google’s biggest acquisition ever The largest cybersecurity deal to date Co-founded by two Technion alumni, Wiz’s success is a testament to the unparalleled impact Technion graduates have on Israel’s economy and innovation culture. Technion alumni have started 729 companies and contributed over $21 billion to Israel’s GDP, cementing Israel’s status as the Startup Nation. The proposed takeover announced Tuesday is part of Google’s aggressive expansion into cloud computing during an artificial intelligence boom. The frenzy is driving demand for data centers…
Novocure (Nasdaq: NVCR), a global oncology company working to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer by developing and commercializing its innovative therapy, Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), visits the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, Ashley Cordova, CEO, rings the Opening Bell. Novocure was founded in 2000 by Technion Professor Emeritus Yoram Palti.
New Report Quantifies Cornell Tech’s Role in Attracting Talent to New York City and Growing the City’s Tech Sector Since its founding in 2012, Cornell Tech has played a crucial role in developing New York City’s tech talent, entrepreneurship, job creation, and fiscal prosperity. From launching more than 100 startups and educating thousands of new tech leaders to operating an 850,000-square-foot campus while planning future expansion, the energy coming out of the regional tech hub is undeniable. But what is its overall economic impact? A new analysis from economic development firm HR&A puts it into numbers – and they are…
Technion’s Entrepreneurial Impact In laboratories across the Technion campus, scientists are turning once unfathomable ideas into research they hope will become the next lifesaving cancer treatment, indispensable assistive device, or environmental discovery. The road to commercialization isn’t easy. But you wouldn’t know that from the success stories coming out of the Technion and the Jacobs […]
Student teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute Runway Startup Program at Cornell Tech pitched their innovative ideas at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 28. The event brought together Cornell Silicon Valley, eLab, Runway Startups, Entrepreneurship at Cornell and the Student Agencies Foundation to highlight innovation throughout the Cornell community. Cornell Silicon Valley connects alumni in the Bay Area to resources like venture capital, financing, legal services, recruitment and publicity. Ken Rother, managing director of eLab and lecturer in the Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business, welcomed guests to the showcase and said, “A word…