War can't stop Israeli cyber growth
CTech by Calcalist
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War can't stop Israeli cyber growth. Israeli cyber startups raised $2.9 billion between January and mid-June, compared to $1.9 billion in all of 2023 and $3.2 billion in 2022. There were also 12 exits in early 2024, compared to 21 in 2023, 16 in 2022, and a record 35 in 2021, according to a report by YL Ventures.
“Intel is the only Western company that manufactures silicon chips with the most advanced technology and this is an opportunity.” Karin Eibschitz Segal, VP at Intel, added that “Intel's uniqueness in AI is that it is one of the only companies in the world that has a full portfolio—meaning the ability to develop end-to-end solutions."
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