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"Israel is becoming a pariah state, a hated country, and it’s trickling down to high-tech"

06.06.24|Sophie Shulman

High-tech executives point to the depth of the crisis in the industry: from the more extensive recruitment of employees from abroad at the expense of workers in Israel to the difficulty of raising money due to criticism of Israel.

מוסף שבועי 14.7.22 יואב לייטרסדורף

"Almost all Israel's cyber giants will lay off employees this summer"

14.07.22|Sophie Shulman

Yoav Leitersdorf, Managing Partner at YL Ventures, the world's largest cybersecurity-dedicated fund, predicts that the decline in inflated values will affect the entire industry, but will not end the boom: "Demand is still high. Those who sell hype and air are the main ones who will be hurt"

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