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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳 The technology from the company Carbyne, which combines #AI with emergency call center management, is used in hundreds of centers worldwide, but not by the Israel Police - משטרת ישראל or Israel Fire and Rescue Authority. According to CEO Amir Elichai, the system could have significantly improved the response to Hamas’ terror attack by providing accurate real-time information, transcribing calls, and sharing data with field forces, enabling a faster reaction. Last week, Carbyne announced a $100 million funding round. According to Startup Nation Central, this brings the company’s total investment to $223 million. Elichai says the fundraising conditions were ideal: the company has been growing rapidly for several consecutive quarters, with a 477% increase in annual recurring revenue (ARR) over the past year, and revenues estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. The company expects to reach operational breakeven in 2026. The company also reports a 105% increase in the number of customers, many of them 911 call centers in various U.S. cities - nearly 300 centers in 23 states in the U.S. and other countries overall. With a 10% share of the U.S. market and a valuation estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, Elichai says the company is prepared to compete in the American market and expand to additional countries. Participants in the funding round included several companies active in the security call center market, such as AT&T Ventures, Axon Enterprises Limited (maker of Tasers and body cameras), Cox Enterprises, Global Medical Response, as well as the funds Hanaco Ventures, Hercules Capital, Rokos Capital Management, Silicon Valley Bank, and several private investors, including former CIA Director General General David H. Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), Peter Thiel (through his Founders Fund), and Indian-American venture capitalist Sandiip Bhammer. Read the full story (in Hebrew) in ynet. The link can be found in the first comment.

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“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀.” Translation for many Israeli tech veterans? “You’re over 45.” Last week a colleague confessed that after 25 years of building production systems she was rejected for being “𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱.” Sadly, she’s not alone: A Jerusalem Post report warns that tech employees here fear being “𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁” 𝗯𝘆 𝟰𝟱. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺 “𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀,” 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘆-𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝟯𝟰 % 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝟱-𝟲𝟰. Government programs now retrain workers 45 + because Israel is short 78 k tech professionals. 𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 “𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵” 𝗼𝗿 “𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱.” 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 • 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄-𝗵𝗼𝘄: Debugging a 3 a.m. outage is easier when someone in the room has already fixed it, twice. • 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀: Replacing one senior architect with three juniors rarely shortens time-to-market. • 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽: With tens of thousands of open reqs, turning away battle-tested talent is a luxury we don’t have. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝟭. 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟰𝟱 +? 𝟮. 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗽 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱. 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝟯. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀 • Keep skills current (AI, cloud, cyber—pick your lane). • Turn “too much experience” into a consulting super-power. • Share your story—normalizing the conversation is step one. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: Have you ever been told you’re over-qualified? Drop it in the comments so we can put real faces to these numbers. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 • Jerusalem Post – “Do scandals and ageism plague Israel’s tech scene?” (July 7 2023) Jerusalem Post • Calcalist-CTech – “The blight of ageism in the Israeli workplace” (Mar 7 2021) ctech • Times of Israel – “Israel to retrain workers over 45 to fill tech jobs” (Aug 8 2014) The Times of Israel • TheMarker – “שיעור העובדים בהייטק צנח ל-9.2% – וחסרים 78 אלף איש” (Jan 5 2025) TheMarker #StartUpNation #AgeDiversity #InclusiveHiring #TechTalent #Leadership Nissim Yves Ohayon MarketFit Sales Partners Startup Nation Central Calcalist כלכליסט CTech by Calcalist The Jerusalem Post TheMarker The The Times of Israel

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BIG CYBER M&A BOMBSHELL: American cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks just closed its massive $25 BILLION acquisition of Israeli identity security leader CyberArk! This is the 2nd largest tech acquisition in Israeli history coming hot on the heels of Google’s record-breaking $32B Wiz deal only months ago. Identity security just got a superpower upgrade as AI threats explode. Palo Alto is doubling down to secure human, machine, AND agentic identities. Israel’s cyber scene is on 🔥

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If there was one skill I’d encourage everyone to build in the age of AI, it’s cybernetics. And before the name scares you off, I promise it’s not as intense as it sounds. The literal Greek translation of “cybernetics” is the art of steering. At its core, it’s about using feedback and information to guide something toward a goal. From an AI lens, think reinforcement learning. But the beauty of cybernetics is that it’s not just about technology. It applies to humans, society, and every system we operate in. For example, the practice of cybernetics helps you understand how people behave, why systems respond the way they do, and how small inputs can create outsized outcomes. Why does mastering this matter now? Because as AI accelerates, the people who understand systems — both human and machine — will be able to build better ones. You’ll know how to shape environments that support AI, and how to guide human systems toward positive outcomes. I’m working on a deeper dive on this for my newsletter, so feel free to subscribe if you want more. In the meantime, I’d love to know: have you ever explored cybernetics, or what’s your take on the field?

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