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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
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James Spiro
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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
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James Spiro
1
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
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James Spiro
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Why the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Is Rising During War - #0055, Ezra Gardner & Travis Vap
"The stock market in Israel is actually doing the right thing, because the signaling is that Israel is going to boom when this is over."
Mar 5
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James Spiro
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A Random County in Utah Just Became a Player In Israel’s Marriage Debate
A new state law could end a pandemic-era workaround allowing Israelis to marry remotely without the involvement of the Chief Rabbinate.
Feb 25
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James Spiro
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BLOG: In Israel, Innovation and Grief Share the Same Moment
My latest post in The Times of Israel explores the country's two realities of war and tech innovation, and what happens when those moments meet.
Jan 27
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James Spiro
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It’s a bad week for Israel haters.
It’s early January. The year’s barely started. And Israel’s tech ecosystem is already making itself indispensable.
Jan 22
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James Spiro
Accountability Is Becoming Partisan in Israel
Support for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attack is collapsing along ideological lines. For many on the Right, it is increasingly…
Jan 9
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James Spiro
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From Mamdani to Maccabi: The West Keeps Teaching Jews Why Israel Exists
A December 2025 report suggests that Jewish Israelis increasingly believe that Israel is safer than the world beyond it.
Jan 7
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James Spiro
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Building the Google Maps of the Immune System - #0038, Noam Solomon
Israeli company Immunai has raised almost $300 million to help biotech companies escape the Valley of Death amid funding cuts in research and…
Jan 5
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James Spiro
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How Israel Became NVIDIA’s "Second Home" - #0034, Aya Peterburg
Watch now | Run:ai’s journey from a small startup to an NVIDIA wartime acquisition reveals what makes Startup Nation indispensable to the global AI…
Dec 21, 2025
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James Spiro
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Storytelling, Resilience, and Israel’s AI Moment - #0032, Yonatan Sela
Square Peg partner Yonatan Sela on crossing from entrepreneurship to investing - and why personal stories and uncertainty shape Startup Nation's…
Dec 14, 2025
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James Spiro
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