Introduction and Main Points

Israeli High-Tech at a Crossroads The Innovation Authority’s 2024 annual report reflects the crossroads Israeli hightech is currently facing. Over the past decade, and specifically since 2018, there has been a boom in investments in startups and new employees joining the hightech sector. During this period, high-tech has become established as the growth engine of […]

Preface

Israeli high-tech is at a crossroads where, among other things, both its resilience and robustness are being tested. The high-tech industry entered 2023 following a significant decline in investments as part of global trends, and its companies and entrepreneurs were compelled to make adjustments to the new situation. However, no one could predict the two […]

Part 1: Situation Report: Israeli High-Tech in 2024

Macro Indices Show a Moderate Increase – Investments Continued to Decline Against the backdrop of the geo-political and security upheavals in 2023, most of the macro indices in Israeli high-tech registered a moderate increase, primarily – a growth in the sector’s output and exports. The number of high-tech employees also increased, however at a lower […]

Part 2: Issues Related to the Future of Israeli High-Tech

Israeli High-Tech: Where is it Headed and How Will it Affect the Israeli Economy? As shown above, Israeli high-tech has grown significantly over the past decade. The sector has established itself as the economy’s shock absorber, especially during crisis periods, and has accounted for high proportions of the growth in Israeli GDP. Furthermore, it is […]

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Methodology for the Innovation Authority Surveys Surveys’ Objective Following the challenges faced by the Israeli high-tech sector in 2023 and ahead of the launch of the ‘Yozma 2.0’ Fund, the Innovation Authority conducted several surveys among Israeli high-tech companies and Israeli venture capital funds. The objective was to attain an updated situation […]