Mind the Tech NY 2025
From twin brains to a smart tractor bucket: Presenting The Mind the Tech New York 2025 Dream Team
“The Dream Team” of Israeli startups will be presented at the Mind the Tech New York 2025 conference. The entrepreneurs will meet with executives, investors and potential partners in the city.
"The Dream Team" of Israeli startups for the Mind the Tech New York 2025 conference has set off. From a smart bucket for a tractor and a personal breast examination kit to developer tools and a biological intelligence system—these are just some of the innovative Israeli technologies that will be showcased in New York this year. Out of dozens of companies that applied, 11 entrepreneurs were selected to join the official conference delegation and participate in a unique roadshow, culminating in meetings with managers, investors, and potential partners in the city.
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As with all Mind the Tech conferences organized by Calcalist and Bank Leumi, the delegation for the March 25-26 event will feature a selection of Israeli entrepreneurs presenting their technological innovations to a professional audience in New York. They will gain rare, direct access to industry leaders, senior investors, and strategic partners. The exclusive roadshow includes personal meetings with venture capital funds, private investors, and global companies, along with broad media exposure, ongoing professional support, and a powerful network of contacts—all of which provide Israeli companies with a significant springboard for success in the American market.
The startup selection process was conducted this year in collaboration with Showcase IL and included a rigorous screening phase followed by a professional bootcamp workshop. Entrepreneurs underwent intensive training, receiving guidance from leading experts in business strategy, investor pitching, marketing, and U.S. regulatory requirements—preparing them for entry into the international market.
The bootcamp, held last week at Google Campus, was opened by Yuval Passov, head of Google for Startups, and Mike Calvert from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. The event included an investor panel titled "A Guide to Doing Business in the U.S." and a lecture on deal readiness. One of the day's highlights was a public speaking workshop led by Idit Neuderfer. Additional panels covered strategies for conducting business in the U.S. and key "Do’s and Don'ts" for fundraising. The event concluded with a lecture on global business expansion, focusing on working with international brands.
"I founded Showcase IL with the mission of helping Israeli startups," said Hilla Ovil Brenner, Partner, Director, and CEO of Showcase IL. "I couldn’t be more excited about the diverse and talented group of entrepreneurs chosen to represent Israeli high-tech at the New York conference. Connecting groundbreaking Israeli startups with global opportunities is at the core of our mission, and we are fortunate to have such strong partners. We can’t wait to see them succeed."
Dror Shaked, VP of Business Development at Wix, who participated in mentoring the startups, emphasized the importance of local talent: "The American market is vital, and one of the biggest challenges in entering it is building a dedicated and professional local team, especially for sales. You need people you can trust—people who can execute, protect the company’s interests, and uphold its brand. This is a key component of success."
Eyal Bino, founding partner at 97212 Ventures, a New York-based fund, highlighted the potential for Israeli innovation: "Israeli startups have an incredible opportunity to build significant companies in the age of artificial intelligence. I’m excited to support Israeli entrepreneurs as they expand into the American market and help bridge the gap between the New York and Israeli tech scenes. My belief in Israeli startups is as strong as ever."
The judging panel that selected the "Dream Team" for the seventh Mind the Tech NY 2025 conference, organized by Calcalist and Bank Leumi, included: Yoel Esteron, founder and publisher of Calcalist; Noa Tamir, CEO of Calcalist; Maya Eisen Zafrir, CEO of LeumiTech ; Carine Wiener-Perlmuter, SVP of Startups at Leumi Tech; Micha Motlis, Innovation Manager at Bank Leumi; Dina Pasca-Raz, Partner, Head of Technology at KPMG Israel; Raz Bachar, Managing Director at Microsoft for Startups; Liat Ashkenazi, SVP Engineering & GM Israel at Own; Yoram Avidan, CTO Innovation Lab & Global Head of Citi Accelerator; Eyal Redler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Garage; Yair Snir, Managing Director at Dell Technologies Capital; Atir Yaffe, Partner, Pearl Cohen; Yael Shimon Many, Partner, Pearl Cohen; Yifat Cohen, Business Development, ESOP-Phoenix; Ran Levitzky, Partner, Magenta Ventures; Asaf Charnilas, Investor, Team8; Dror Shaked, Senior VP of Business Development, Wix; Eyal Zilberman, Co-Founder and Chairman, SpeedValue; Meirav Harnoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Moneta Venture Capital; Ben Enosh, Co-Founder, Antidote Health; Aya Peterburg, Managing Partner, SCapital VC; Alon Barnea, VP of Development and Strategic Partnerships, Afeka Academic College Tel Aviv.
The 11 startups selected:
Wisor.ai
Industry: Fintech
Founded: 2021
Founders: Raz Ronen, Eran Boles
Number of employees: Approximately 50
Capital raised to date: $18 million
Investors: Team8, Fresh Fund, New Era, Atooro, theDock
Wisor.ai has developed a customized software solution tailored to the specific needs of shipping agents, automating the manual process of collecting pricing data and optimizing shipping routes across the global logistics network. With Wisor.ai’s technology, shipping agents can work smarter, faster, and more efficiently while addressing market challenges in an innovative way. The future of international shipping is not just digital—it is intelligent. Artificial intelligence does not replace shipping agents but empowers them, enabling them to win more shipments, maximize efficiency, and scale seamlessly.
Myop
Industry: Development Tools
Founded: 2024
Founders: Keren Fanan, Hadar Geva, Amir Karby
Number of Employees: 5
Capital Raised to Date: $2 Million
Investors: Radian Capital, Amir Karby
Myop is an innovative developer platform that is transforming how user interfaces and user experiences are built, managed, and deployed. It provides technology companies with a significant advantage—full control over their UI/UX remotely and in real-time while the code is running. Myop makes web applications entirely flexible in terms of design, allowing for remote interface updates with built-in A/B testing, segmentation, and personalization capabilities. Integrated directly into a developer’s toolkit, Myop enables immediate updates and optimization of complex interface elements without the need to reopen the code or redeploy the application.
Flexspace AI
Industry: Future of Work
Founded: 2021
Founders: Eyal Lasker, Justin Lowe
Number of Employees: 15
Capital Raised to Date: $8 Million
Investors: M13, Magenta Capital, R2 Ventures
Flexspace offers an operating system designed to help flexible workspace managers meet the increasing demand for hybrid work environments. It enhances revenue generation throughout the customer booking process via an AI-powered personalized booking experience, a dynamic pricing engine, and business insights to drive profitability. Flexspace also facilitates payments and charges a commission on each transaction. Additionally, the company has created a direct integration with Google, allowing users to book workspaces directly through Google Search and Google Maps.
BrainVivo
Industry: Biological Intelligence
Founded: 2019
Founders: Dr. Assaf Horowitz and Prof. Yaniv Assaf
Number of employees: 10
Capital raised so far: $8 million
Investors: iAngels, Corner Capital, LionBird
BrainVivo enables human thought processes and worldviews to exist indefinitely by leveraging artificial intelligence. Its system creates models based on biological neural networks, mimicking an individual's unique senses, emotions, and perceptions to develop a form of "brain twin." BrainVivo’s AI technology, which relies on MRI scans, replicates human cognition while eliminating the need for massive data centers, thereby enabling scalable intelligence. These brain twins power its cognitive twin platform, which AI developers and businesses can utilize to integrate human expertise with artificial intelligence.
Tagado
Industry: Enterprise AI
Founded: 2021
Founders: Dor Stern, Eli Lepkifker, Ohad Zadok
Number of employees: 14
Capital raised so far: $4.5 million
Investors: Blumberg Capital, Bling Capital
Tagado has developed a platform that collects and organizes company-related insights to drive growth with a strong customer focus. Using NLP-based technology, the system learns to interpret content similarly to a human, identifying key insights across various aspects of the customer experience. Tagado transforms unstructured data—gathered from calls, inquiries, emails, chats, social media, and more—into a continuously updated, AI-driven "source of truth." The platform uncovers hidden issues and enables cross-functional execution based on business impact.
Engageli
Industry: Educational Software
Founded: 2021
Founders: Dan Avida, Daphne Koller, Serge Plotkin
Number of Employees: 54
Capital Raised to Date: $47.5 Million
Investors: The Founders, BRM, Maveron, Corner Ventures, and other Investors
Founded by a team that includes the founder of Coursera and Stanford professors, Engageli is an AI-driven, goal-oriented digital classroom designed to enhance student success through active engagement between the system, teachers, and students. Engageli offers interactive learning tools, including study groups (Engageli tables), surveys, quizzes, and shared documents. By leveraging real-time data collection and analysis, the platform creates a dynamic and flexible learning environment that improves both student and teacher outcomes. Engageli is used across higher education, K-12 institutions, and corporate learning, currently surpassing one million learning hours per week.
Meala
Industry: Foodtech
Founded: 2022
Founders: Hadar Ekhoiz Razmovich, Dr. Tali Feldman-Sivan, Liran Gruda
Number of employees: 15
Capital raised so far: $6.5 million
Investors: The Kitchen Incubator, Milk & Honey, DSM
Meala is developing innovative food technology to create functional, healthier, and clean-label ingredients. Using advanced biotechnology, Meala’s proteins enable food manufacturers to produce products with optimal texture and strong nutritional value. This solution provides a fast and efficient way to create nutritious, clean-label food products. Meala’s first focus is the alternative meat market, followed by expansion into the bakery sector.
ANINA
Industry: Foodtech
Founded: 2020
Founders: Anat Nathan, Maydan Levy, Estee Bruntz
Number of employees: 12
Capital raised so far: $13.5 million
Investors: Ghitha, The Kitchen Greenhouse, Strauss, Unovis, UV, Wordcreate, AgFunder
ANINA is redefining the culinary consumer experience with healthy, convenient, and sustainable meals. Made from 100% natural ingredients, rich in vegetables and nutrients, ANINA’s products repurpose fresh produce that would otherwise go to waste. By combining innovative technology, creative design, and culinary expertise, ANINA transforms surplus vegetables into highly nutritious meals. With the addition of water and a brief heating process, their capsules expand into a complete, nutrient-rich meal.
Velotix
Industry: Database Security
Founded: 2021
Founders: Dr. Adi Hod, Uriel Eckstein
Number of Employees: 45
Capital Raised to Date: $23 Million
Investors: Barclays, Capri Ventures, Regah Ventures, Plug'n'Play, Sarona Ventures, Genedant Capital
Founded in 2021 by serial entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits, Velotix offers an AI-powered information security platform. As a B2B SaaS company, Velotix helps organizations unlock the full potential of their data through Conversational AI. Its patented generative technology provides a highly scalable enterprise solution. With deep expertise in information security and $20 million invested in R&D, Velotix leverages advanced AI models (LLMs) to deliver a significant competitive advantage.
RodRadar
Industry: Con-Tech
Founded: 2013
Founders: Moshe Dalman, Yossi Gershon
Number of employees: 30
Capital raised to date: $20 million
Investors: Brick and Mortar Ventures led the latest round, in partnership with Dysraptek and the Meir Group
RodRadar is revolutionizing excavation at construction and infrastructure sites by eliminating uncertainty. The company’s Live Dig Radar (LDR) technology, embedded in excavation machinery, provides real-time alerts about buried infrastructure, offering direct insights to on-site managers. This innovation significantly reduces the risk of damage to underground utilities, improving safety and efficiency in excavation processes.
Feminai
Industry: Healthcare
Founded: 2023
Founders: Dr. Karny Ilan, Shani Klein Antman, Gal Yanuka
Number of employees: 8
Capital raised so far: $1.5 million
Investors: ICI Fund, Fusion VC, Arben Ventures
Feminai empowers women to conduct breast cancer screenings from home with its AI-driven early detection tool. The system provides an alternative to remote clinical breast exams through a wearable solution powered by artificial intelligence. Feminai’s patented technology has demonstrated exceptional accuracy, with 96% sensitivity and a 98% negative predictive value (NPV) for early breast cancer detection. After completing pre-seed funding and achieving promising results in clinical trials at Sheba Medical Center, Feminai is now preparing for a pilot program in the U.S.
