Archive - The Spiro Circle

Trust is the Internet’s Most Important Infrastructure Layer - #0065, Yair Tal

As AI accelerates fraud, companies are being forced to balance privacy, security, and scale in entirely new ways.

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Europe’s Path to Tech Independence Runs Through Israel - #0064, Eran Westman

As the continent pushes for tech sovereignty away from America, Israeli companies are becoming an unlikely part of its economic foundation.

Apr 5 • James Spiro

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Israel's Battlefield Is Now a Startup Factory - #0063, Lital Leshem & Lee Moser

A new generation of Israeli founders is building defense companies straight out of combat. Protego Ventures is honing that experience toward an alliance…

Apr 2 • James Spiro

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March 2026

War is Widening the Divide in Startup Nation

Funding is holding at the top while early-stage companies face delays, cancellations, and rising closure risk.

Mar 30 • James Spiro

Claude Updates Are Killing Startups. How Should Founders Respond? - #0062, Eyal Fisher

Sweet Security’s Eyal Fisher has a warning for founders building with AI, and a survival strategy for young people entering the workforce.

Mar 29 • James Spiro

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The Invisible Workforce Behind the World’s Biggest Events - #0061, Omri Dekalo

Behind every concert or sporting event is a workforce of thousands: disconnected, temporary, and difficult to manage. Ubeya is turning that chaos into a…

Mar 26 • James Spiro

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ICYMI: Highlights from The Spiro Circle & Forbes Israel

Some standout insights from the first 30 conversations with Startup Nation's founders and investors.

Mar 24 • James Spiro

He Hacked Instagram. Now, He's Building the Future of Cybersecurity - #0060, Gal Elbaz

Oligo Security's Gal Elbaz says system hacking and human manipulation are the same skill. That insight has led to a business that has raised $80…

Mar 22 • James Spiro

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AI Needs Its Spotify Moment - #0059, Yair Adato

As giants like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI race to dominate AI, startups like Bria are trying to build a fairer system for creators.

Mar 18 • James Spiro

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The Missing Metric In The AI Boom - #0058, Liad Elidan

As companies rush to deploy generative AI, a new category of tools is emerging to answer a simple question: Is it actually improving anything?

Mar 15 • James Spiro

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Iran Mined the Strait of Hormuz. Now AI Has to Navigate It. - #0057, Yarden Gross

As tensions rise in the Middle East, companies like Orca AI are building maritime systems designed for a world where GPS can no longer be trusted.

Mar 11 • James Spiro

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Israel’s Tech Gender Gap Is Now an Economic Issue

Half of Israel’s talent remains untapped, threatening innovation, growth, and national security.

Mar 9 • James Spiro

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