{"id":253091,"date":"2026-04-30T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253091\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:26:07","slug":"israel-tech-week-israeli-tech-stock-exchange-thriving-despite-war-panelists-in-miami-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253091\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Tech Week: Israeli tech, stock exchange thriving despite war, panelists in Miami say"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the world of tech, Israel is known for many strengths: startups, Nasdaq listings, cybersecurity, healthcare and defense. Now, add a booming stock market.<\/p>\n

Thanks to new rules, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, called TASE, ranks among the world\u2019s best performing. It\u2019s even attracting listings from US tech companies that trade shares on US exchanges. Some US firms seek to be listed both in the US and overseas, so their Israel shares also can be part of international funds focused on ventures outside the United States, panelists said during Israel Tech Week<\/a> held mainly at The Lab Miami<\/a> in Wynwood.<\/p>\n

Helping spur the market\u2019s gains: TASE now trades Monday to Friday, the workweek common in western countries where Christian majorities hold Sunday dear. Encouraged by global investors, the stock exchange switched from Israel\u2019s typical Sunday-Thursday workweek that honors the Jewish sabbath on Saturdays, panelists told a packed audience of funders, founders and others in Wynwood.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Israeli companies who long preferred to go public on the tech-heavy US Nasdaq exchange now are looking to sell initial shares on the modernized TASE, said Natti Ginor, head of Israel investment banking for Jeffries, who is based in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in discussion with seven Israeli tech unicorns now to do their IPOs on TASE,\u201d Ginor said, during an afternoon session focused on finance for tech companies.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s tech, economy still strong despite wars<\/p>\n

Israel has long shined in tech, earning the nickname Startup Nation. Just the size of New Jersey and home to only 10 million people, the country ranks third in the world for its number of high-tech companies \u2013 9,000-plus, trailing only after the US and United Kingdom. It\u2019s also third worldwide for Nasdaq listings, trailing the US and China, said Nir Netzer, founder of the Israel FinTech Association Fintech-Aviv.<\/p>\n

Tech accounts for 20 percent of Israel\u2019s economic output, 53 percent of its exports and a whopping 14 percent of its jobs, the largest share of tech employment in any nation worldwide, Netzer said.<\/p>\n

Last year, even amid wars, Israel had more than $11 billion invested in its tech ventures and at least 750 startups founded. The country\u2019s economy grew by 3 percent, and its trade balance stayed positive, underscoring the nation\u2019s resilience, said Nathan Tsror, head of the Israeli economic mission to the US, based in New York.<\/p>\n

Many of Israel\u2019s startups are looking to the US to grow and setting up in South Florida, thanks partly to the area\u2019s welcoming Jewish community and weather similar to Israel\u2019s. Florida hosts more than 400 Israeli companies, with most in Miami-Dade County, according to a 2025 report from the US-Israel Business Alliance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt behooves [Israeli] CEOs to be near their market more than ever\u201d to drive sales and learn the ropes of key markets overseas, said Lia Cromwell, an Israel-based partner at US venture-capital group Upwest, which holds a large portfolio of Israeli startups.<\/p>\n

More people, more sectors<\/p>\n

The second annual edition of Israel Tech Week in Miami kicked off with a reception Sunday and featured four days of panels focused on nine tech sectors, including space and defense. <\/p>\n

Co-founder Lior Halabi said attendance topped 2,000 people, up from 1,500 participants last year, with more people coming from Israel than expected amid a ceasefire there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to Israel Tech Week in Miami next year,\u201d Halabi said.<\/p>\n

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The future of AI, laws for AI agents?<\/p>\n

Like other tech conferences, Artificial Intelligence and venture capital commanded lots of attention at Israel Tech Week Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI is changing the game. It\u2019s a new playbook,\u201d with startups now able to move more quickly and operate with fewer employees, said Avichay Nissenbaum, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Isarel-based VC Lool Ventures. His group is investing in a startup with three staffers and 10 AI agents. \u201cSet up in an environment with agents who are going to help you do your work,\u201d Nissenbaum advised founders.<\/p>\n

Startup funding may also shift. \u201cVC is not immune to AI and automation,\u201d said Rachael Ferm, director of investments at Florida Funders, based in Miami. She suggests VC companies hone their strategies and seek differentiation in the AI era.<\/p>\n

Legal systems still need to catch up amid AI\u2019s speedy deployment. \u201cThe law doesn\u2019t know how to deal with AI agents,\u201d said Avital Haitovich, a partner in Israeli law firm Gornitzky & Co. \u201cWhat happens if something goes wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel Tech Week Miami wound down Thursday, after sessions focused on AI, data infrastructure, automation and a curated AI startup showcase.<\/p>\n

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\"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":"In the world of tech, Israel is known for many strengths: startups, Nasdaq listings, cybersecurity, healthcare and defense.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-253091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253091","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=253091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}