Israel's technology sector includes 20 unicorn companies, with a strong focus on software and security. Blockchain developer StarkWare Industries leads the group with an $8 billion valuation, while gaming company Moon Active is valued at $5 billion.
The ecosystem also features companies in growing fields like artificial intelligence, with AI21 Labs raising over $626 million.
Below is the full list of 20 Israel unicorn startups at this time.
Top 10 Most Valuable Israel Unicorns
Tool
Fundraising OS
Everything you need to raise funding for your startup, including 3,500+ investors, 7 tools, 18 templates and 3 learning resources.
Buy It For $97 $297 →Sheet
2,189 Accelerators & Incubators
Information about the industries, countries, and cities they generally invest in.
Get the Sheet for $50Sheet
1,600+ Unicorns
Information about their valuation, HQ's location, founded year, name of founders, funding amount and number of employees.
Get the Sheet for $50Sheet
250 BioTech & Health Investors
List of startup investors in the BioTech, Health, and Medicine industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50Sheet
250 AI Investors
List of 250 startup investors in the AI and Machine Learning industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50Sheet
250 Fintech Investors
List of 250 startup investors in the FinTech and Finance industries, along with their Twitter, LinkedIn, and email addresses.
Get the Sheet for $50StarkWare Industries develops cryptographic proof systems to help scale Ethereum and other blockchains. Their technology allows applications to achieve massive scale without compromising the security and decentralization of the underlying blockchain.
| Valuation | $8B |
| Headquarters | Netanya, HaMerkaz, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Alessandro Chiesa, Eli Ben-Sasson, Michael Riabzev, Uri Kolodny |
| Funding Amount | $273M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Sequoia Capital, Wing Venture Capital, ConsenSys, Paradigm, Founders Fund |
Cato Networks builds a SASE platform that converges enterprise networking and security into a single cloud-native service. Their platform provides comprehensive threat prevention, data protection, and incident response to help organizations securely connect their global workforce.
| Valuation | $5B (Joined November 2020) |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Gur Shatz, Shlomo Kramer |
| Funding Amount | $1.2B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series G |
| Top Investors | U.S. Venture Partners, Coatue, Vitruvian Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners |
Moon Active creates engaging casual games for mobile and social media platforms. Their portfolio is headlined by the global hit Coin Master, a game enjoyed by millions of players.
| Valuation | $5B (Joined January 2020) |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Samuel Albin |
| Funding Amount | $425M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Roy Oron, Andalusian Private Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Insight Partners, Velo Partners |
DriveNets builds cloud-native networking software that allows service providers to construct networks with the flexibility of the cloud. Their core solution, Network Cloud, disaggregates network functions from the underlying hardware, enabling greater scale and cost efficiency.
| Valuation | $3B (Joined January 2021) |
| Headquarters | Ra'anana, HaMerkaz, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Hillel Kobrinsky, Ido Susan |
| Funding Amount | $1.2B |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Atreides Management, C4 Ventures, Pitango VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, AT&T |
Lightricks develops a suite of creativity apps for producing visual content on mobile devices. Their portfolio includes widely used photo and video editing tools like Facetune and Videoleap.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined July 2019) |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Amit Goldstein, Itai Tsiddon, Nir Pochter, Yaron Inger, Zeev Farbman |
| Funding Amount | $335M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Insight Partners, Goldman Sachs, Viola Ventures, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Greycroft |
NextSilicon has created a new processing architecture for high-performance computing. Their hardware is designed to solve fundamental bottlenecks in HPC, allowing for significant performance gains over traditional systems.
| Valuation | $2B |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv-yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Elad Raz |
| Funding Amount | $202.6M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Heroic Ventures, Third Point Ventures, Amiti Ventures, Aleph, Playground Global |
StoreDot creates advanced batteries designed to replace the lithium-ion components in electric vehicles and drones. Their technology is engineered for extreme fast charging, aiming to power an EV in just a few minutes.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined January 2022) |
| Headquarters | Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Doron Myersdorf, Gil Rosenman, Simon Litsyn |
| Funding Amount | $184.5M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Polestar, Vinfast, AltaIR Capital, Ola Electric, BP |
Vayyar produces 4D imaging radar sensors for the automotive, medical, and retail industries. Their technology provides critical data for applications like in-cabin vehicle safety and touchless fall detection for senior care.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined June 2022) |
| Headquarters | Yehud, HaMerkaz, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Miri Ratner, Naftali Chayat, Raviv Melamed |
| Funding Amount | $296M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Amiti Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Celesta Capital, MoreVC, Battery Ventures |
Firebolt provides a cloud data warehousing platform that allows users to streamline their analytics and access to insights. Their solution is built for high performance, enabling sub-second analytics on large-scale datasets.
| Valuation | $1.4B (Joined January 2022) |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Ariel Yaroshevich, Eldad Farkash, Saar Bitner |
| Funding Amount | $264M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, TLV Partners, Sozo Ventures, K5 Global, Dawn Capital |
AI21 Labs develops AI systems designed to understand and generate natural language with high accuracy. They offer a range of large language models and APIs that enable developers to build sophisticated generative AI applications.
| Valuation | $1.4B (Joined August 2023) |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Amnon Shashua, Ori Goshen, Yoav Shoham |
| Funding Amount | $626.5M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Google, Ahren Innovation Capital, Intel Capital, Samsung NEXT, NVIDIA |
The Remaining 10 Unicorns Founded in Israel
The top ten companies are just the tip of the iceberg for Israel's startup community. Many other businesses are growing quickly, especially in fields like AI and analytics.
These companies show the depth of talent and ideas in the country. Here is a look at the other unicorns shaping Israel's tech landscape.