The Israeli tech ecosystem began 2026 on a strong note, marked by exceptionally high M&A activity totaling $3.3B across 15 transactions in January. The standout deal of the month was
Apple’s $1.5B acquisition of
Q.ai, the company’s second-largest purchase to date. Q.ai develops advanced audio technologies and machine learning applications for wearable devices. Another notable transaction was
Mobileye’s $900M acquisition of
Mentee Robotics, a startup that has built a humanoid robot capable of executing complex tasks through natural-language commands.
The positive momentum in private funding that gathered pace in 2025 continued into the first month of 2026. Israeli startups raised $1.1B across 38 rounds, led by
Upwind Security’s $250M Series B, a company specializing in securing cloud deployments, configurations, and applications.
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