Sweet Security disclosed research on October 25 linking the Node2Shell vulnerability to a Go implementation of the Brotli compression library. The Israeli cybersecurity company said engineer Tomer Ben Gera identified the Go issue and an October 23 fix.
IVC–LeumiTech's October 2026 report estimates Q3 funding at $4.136 billion across 97 deals.
High-tech share of GDP
18.3%
Innovation Authority: high-tech's share of Israeli GDP rose to 18.3% in 2025, up from 17.7% in 2024.
High-tech exports
$85B
In 2025, Israeli high-tech exports totaled $85 billion, 58% of all exports, according to the Innovation Authority's 2026 report.
High-tech employees
~400K
Israel Innovation Authority's 2026 report for 2025, equal to 11.4% of total employment.
Selected funding rounds by sector
Selected Israeli technology funding announcements, 1 September–22 October 2026. This sample excludes fundraising targets, secondary sales and cumulative totals spanning multiple rounds; it is not a national funding total. Debt financing is excluded.
Cyber, identity and data securityCompanies: 13About $1.44B
AI agents and enterprise softwareCompanies: 7$797M