{"id":240483,"date":"2026-04-21T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/240483\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:37:22","slug":"israel-tech-week-miami-set-for-second-year-bigger-with-more-tech-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/240483\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Tech Week Miami set for second year, bigger with more tech sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with conflict in the Middle East, Israel Tech Week Miami <\/a>is moving ahead this month, expecting to draw some 2,000 people to its April 27-30 activities.<\/p>\n

Organizers say this year\u2019s edition focuses on more tech sectors, including defense and space. It unites a greater number of Israeli companies operating across the US. And as one of the few Israel business conferences outside the Mideast nation this spring, it\u2019s set to attract more Europeans and others globally who are interested on Israeli innovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s event will be bigger than last year\u2019s, with more Israeli industry from Florida,\u201d said Lior Halabi, co-founder of the organizing group. Dozens of executives are slated to travel from Israel too, despite flight disruptions in that region. \u201cIsraeli innovation never stops.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Florida\u2019s Miami-Israel Collective debuted Israel Tech Week Miami last year to nurture growing tech ties between the US and Israel, the country dubbed Startup Nation for its plethora of new tech ventures. Organizers recognized that Israeli companies increasingly are choosing Florida as their US launchpad. Miami also has emerged as a favored site for meetings on Israeli business, especially since travel to Israel has been complicated by recent wars.<\/p>\n

The 2025 event attracted some 1,500 people, featuring some 150 speakers, organizers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, bringing the event to life carries added significance,\u201d Halabi said, noting other Israel conferences in the US have been postponed or cancelled for 2026. \u201cIt creates a space for Israeli founders and investors to stay visible, continue building, and engage directly with global partners at a time when that access is more important than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cybersecurity, AI, fintech and more<\/p>\n

Held mainly at The LAB Miami in Wynwood, Israel Tech Week Miami 2026 highlights nine tech sectors, including defense tech, cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and data, fintech, health tech and life sciences, fintech. Each sector has specific activities including panels and forums.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vertical-focused format is designed to create targeted connections, because strategic customers and capital are what move startups forward,\u201d said Ayal Stern, co-founder of The LAB Miami.<\/p>\n

Some activities are geared to funders, including venture capital, private equity and family offices. More than 45 venture-capital companies are expected, including Boldstart Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Qumra Capital, Florida Funders and Ocean Azul Partners, to name a few. Israeli ventures will showcase offerings to funders, seeking support to grow.<\/p>\n

Tech giants active in Israel such as Google and Microsoft, and Jewish groups such as the American Jewish Committee, also will have related events during the week, organizers said.<\/p>\n

Record exits for Israeli ventures in 2025<\/p>\n

For decades, Israel has been known for its vibrant tech ecosystem, often producing more startups per year than larger economies and often topping the world for startups per person.<\/p>\n

Last year, the New Jersey-sized nation of just 10 million people set a record for exits by its ventures through mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings and other sales. The value of Israeli exit deals more than tripled to $58.8 billion in 2025, based largely on two mega-deals in cybersecurity. Those were Google\u2019s $32\u202fbillion acquisition of Wiz\u00a0and Palo Alto Networks\u2019 $25\u202fbillion purchase of CyberArk, according to online newspaper The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n

Those opportunities are drawing the attention of Florida service providers. In January, South Florida-based Greenspoon Marder<\/a> opened an Israel practice to help Israeli and Israel-related companies in the US, many in the Sunshine State. The firm recognized Florida\u2019s growing importance in Israel business. As of 2025, more than 400 Israeli companies called Florida home, most in Miami-Dade County, according to a US-Israel Business Alliance report.<\/p>\n

For the complete agenda of Israel Tech Week Miami, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photos here and above are from last year\u2019s Israel Tech Week Miami. Photos provided by Israel Tech Week.<\/p>\n

\"Doreen<\/a> Doreen Hemlock is a journalist who worked years with the South Florida SunSentinel newspaper and before that, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Peru, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. She holds an MBA from Columbia University, thanks in part to a Knight-Bagehot fellowship. Reach her at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>. \"Doreen<\/a>Latest posts by Doreen Hemlock (see all<\/a>) \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even with conflict in the Middle East, Israel Tech Week Miami is moving ahead this month, expecting to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-240483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}