Conrad Egusa

From the blog of Conrad Egusa at The Times of Israel

Israel’s high-tech sector continues to defy expectations and founders are raising funds at an impressive rate. A report released this June showed that Israeli startups raised roughly $8.6 billion of capital in the first half of 2026, up 45% compared...

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