The stories behind Israel's most promising startup of 2023

“We had to be commandos": How Semperis became one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Within nine years of its founding, Semperis has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the world, whose revenues are approaching the $100 million mark without connections or a background in the IDF's technology units. This is the story behind Calcalist's most promising startup for 2023.

AI21 Labs: “It’s like the mobile revolution but maybe even bigger." The explosion of new generation artificial intelligence, with ChatGPT becoming a household name, also boosted the business of AI21 Labs - with Amazon being just one of its new customers.

Locusview: "We take a process that used to take nine months and complete it in 24 hours."? Locusview is not very well known in Israel, but in the US the company's platform helps manage huge infrastructure projects, and synchronizes thousands of workers with incredible efficiency.

Optibus CEO pauses to reflect one year after obtaining unicorn status. In the economically unstable year that has passed since Optibus was ranked number one on Calcalist’s annual list of the most promising Israeli startups, the company has doubled its revenues and workforce.

Opinion | Monday takeaway: "The future of the Startup Nation is in our hands." As Israel celebrates 75 years of independence, monday.com co-founders Eran Zinman and Roy Mann share their vision for the country.

Opinion | Startup nation must grow up. The transition from a development-based start-up nation to a high-tech country that is home to the management of international companies is already happening. But first, we must solve this current crisis.