About

About

We Are Committed to Fostering the Growth and Development of Large, Leading, Global Companies in Israel.

Israel's tech scene is renowned for its innovation and dynamism, often referred to as the "Startup Nation.” It is home to exciting new tech companies and serves as an attractive hub for R&D centers of multinational corporations.

However, Israel is no longer just a "Startup Nation." Over the past decade, Israel's tech industry has experienced unprecedented growth, solidifying its role as a key sector in the national economy.

The tech sector's output grew by over 10%, reaching approximately 237 billion NIS, maintaining a 15.3% share of Israel's GDP. Additionally, tech exports surpassed 50% of total exports for the first time, totaling $67 billion. The sector's resilience was highlighted in a Bank of Israel report, noting its significant role in mitigating the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic .Against this backdrop and amidst the emphasis on startups, the growth sector—comprising Israeli tech companies that have scaled beyond the startup phase—remains crucial to the resilience and success of the Israeli economy but is often overlooked and underrepresented.

In 2021, the industry saw record-breaking IPOs and fundraising, culminating in $27 billion in investments.

To address this gap in policymaking, it is essential that the Israel Growth Forum ensures the growth sector is heard. By actively involving leaders of growth companies in policy-shaping processes, their unique perspectives and experiences can help craft better legislation and government initiatives. This inclusive approach will ensure that both emerging startups and established tech companies can thrive, driving sustained innovation and economic growth in Israel's tech ecosystem.

At The Israel Growth Forum, we address the specific challenges faced by growth companies in Israel, ensure the growth sector has a place within the national narrative, and promote the sharing of best practices and knowledge throughout our ecosystem. All as part of our dedication to creating a supportive environment that nurtures the growth of tech companies in Israel.

The member companies of The Israel Growth Forum are leading tech firms that have chosen to grow in and from Israel, driven by the conviction that Israel is a prime location for technology, innovation, and growth. These companies, which range from private to public, have progressed well beyond the early stages and represent a diverse and rich cross-section of the Israeli tech industry. Together, they reflect the strong, talented, and value-driven leadership that defines the Israeli tech sector.

Member Companies

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We're the world's fastest data platform. From our open source origins in 2011 to becoming the #1 cited brand for caching solutions, we've helped more than 10,000 customers build, scale, and deploy the apps our world runs on. With cloud and on-prem databases for caching, vector search, and more, we're helping digital businesses set a new standard for speed.

Fiverr is a global digital services marketplace connecting businesses with talented freelancers specializing in everything from programming & web design to business consultation & AI to graphic design & copywriting, and much more. We're a tech company at our core—product innovation drives us to continuously enhance the value we bring to our customers.

Since 2011, we have been reinventing the way people interact with technology. Our vision is to fundamentally transform the productivity of humanity by harnessing the power of technology. Our enterprise guidance and engagement platform enables website owners and software developers to create interactive on-screen guidance sequences to help users complete complex tasks.

Yotpo is on a mission to help marketers be the best they can be. With sophisticated, unified, and data-driven solutions for loyalty, SMS marketing, email, reviews, subscriptions, visual user-generated content, and more, Yotpo helps brands like Aviator Nation, Princess Polly, Rothy’s, Moroccanoil, and Steve Madden easily deliver winning, cohesive experiences that drive sustainable eCommerce growth and customer retention. Yotpo is the first eCommerce retention platform giving marketers everything they need to know their customer deeply and effectively plan, build, and execute their retention strategy .

Our mission is to power recommendations for the open web and help people discover things they may like. Taboola is the leading recommendation engine in the $80+ billion open web market. The company’s platform, powered by deep learning and artificial intelligence provides a 2-sided marketplace. We work with the top digital property owners on a long-term, exclusive basis to deliver audience, engagement and monetization. We also work with over 18,000 advertisers directly, enabling them to reach almost 600 million daily active users in a brand-safe environment.

Our mission is to make driving and cities better and safer. Nexar’s AI cameras help drivers stay safe on the road, and understand every road and street in the process, powering a global live map updating every second and providing real time insights to drivers everywhere.

We Imagine a World Where Software is Liquid.
At JFrog, we are making endless software versions a thing of the past, with liquid software that flows continuously and automatically from build all the way through to production. More than a decade after our founding, with thousands of customers and millions of users globally, JFrog has become the “Database of DevOps” and the de-facto standard in release and update management.

Similarweb powers the data-driven decisions that help businesses win their market by revealing what is happening online. Similarweb provides businesses with the essential digital data & analytics needed to build strategy, optimize customer acquisition and increase monetization. We enable our users to become the first to discover and capture the best business opportunities and to stay alert and react instantly to emerging threats to their business.

We believe global business should be just as easy and hassle-free as doing business locally, for everyone. Payoneer’s payment platform empowers you to reach new markets, do business in multiple currencies, and comply with local regulations – all while simplifying the payment experience for you and your clients, partners, and suppliers.

Pyramid brings data prep, business analytics, and data science together into one frictionless business and decision intelligence platform that helps you deliver timely and effective decision-making. It empowers your users with AI-augmented, automated, and collaborative insights that simplify and guide the use of your data in decision-making. By lowering the skills barrier, Pyramid empowers you to integrate faster, more intelligent decision-making across your organization.

Founded in 2009, Natural Intelligence is a leader in intent marketing, connecting tens of millions of consumers with hundreds of brands worldwide in over 80 categories through its comparison platforms, Top10.com and BestMoney. Its innovative marketplaces and AI-driven, proprietary technology optimize decision-making and user conversion at scale.

Lightricks is a pioneer in innovative technology that bridges the gap between imagination and creation. As an AI-first company, with a mission to build an innovative photo and video creation platform, we aim to enable content creators and brands to produce engaging, top-performing content. Our state-of-the-art technology is focused on photo and video processing and is based on both groundbreaking computational graphic research and generative AI features.

As a leader in social investing, eToro aims to revolutionise the way people invest while helping to grow their financial know-how. eToro is the trading and investing platform that empowers you to grow your knowledge and wealth as part of a global community. We believe there is power in shared knowledge. So we’ve created an investment community built around social collaboration and investor education.

The world’s top brands use the AppsFlyer Cloud to build great products, create exceptional experiences, and preserve customer privacy. Our open platform provides the measurement, analytics, engagement, and fraud protection technologies you need to get the answers to all of your questions, and make good choices for your business and customers.

The monday.com Work OS is a low code-no code platform that democratizes the power of software so organizations can easily build work management tools and software applications to fit their every need. The platform intuitively connects people to processes and systems, empowering teams to excel in every aspect of their work while creating an environment of transparency in business.

Wix is the leading SaaS website builder platform globally to create, manage and grow a digital presence. What began as a website builder in 2006 is now a complete platform providing users with enterprise-grade performance, security and a reliable infrastructure. Offering a wide range of commerce and business solutions, advanced SEO and marketing tools, Wix enables users to take full ownership of their brand, their data and their relationships with their customers.

Global enterprise retailers use Bringg’s modular last-mile technology platform, 250+ delivery provider network, and expert services suite to manage complex last-mile operations. With Bringg, retailers and brands automate processes, optimize orders across fleets, and invent new last-mile business models and customer experiences.

HiBob is on a mission to transform how organizations operate in the modern world of work with its HR platform Bob. Leading the way for the future workplace, Bob offers resilient, agile technology that wraps all the complexities of HR processes into a game-changing, user-friendly tool that touches every employee across the business.

Pixellot is revolutionizing the world of sports with our pioneering AI-automated solutions for capturing, producing, streaming, analyzing and monetizing games. Pixellot offers cutting-edge analytics, enabling detailed game insights and enhancing viewer engagement. Our white-label OTT service allows clients to distribute live and on-demand sports content globally, while our AI-driven highlights service efficiently captures key moments.

Windward (LSE:WNWD) is the leading Maritime AI™ company, providing an all-in-one platform for risk management and maritime domain awareness needs to accelerate global trade. With advanced technology and extensive industry expertise, we help organizations and governments to make real time, predictive intelligence-driven decisions to achieve business and operational readiness.

CyberArk is the global leader in identity security. Centered on intelligent privilege controls, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity – human or machine – across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud environments and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world’s leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets.

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world's leading platform of tools for creators to build and grow real-time games, apps, and experiences across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

Since 2010, Playtika has been a pioneer in the games industry. Creating Infinity ways to play - We smash art together with science to bring the most engaging and fully customized game experiences. Through our diverse and constantly growing portfolio of games, we seek to create the most engaging and beloved entertainment experiences in the world.

Timeline

How it All Started?

2014 – 2016

Early years

In 2014 The Israel Growth Forum [IGF] was Founded by 7 member companies, Led by Mr.Nir Zohar as Chair and Ms Kerem Nevo as director.

From the get go, The IGF set out to vocalize the tech industry's challenges for growth in 3 main areas: Taxation, Corporate Governance, Labor Law.

The IGF is successfully engaged in discussions that lead to positive change in the israeli regulatory infrastructure so as to encourage Israeli tech companies to grow in and from Israel.

2017 –2018

Trailblazers

The IGF continues to grow with approximately 20 member companies. It decides to take a proactive role not only in regulatory challenges but also in matters of policy.

The Forum publishes “The Growth Companies Reform”

(5-year plan) for Israel to foster the growth of the sector while setting a national goal - 10 Israeli companies that within 10 years exceed 10 Billion US.

The first Israel Growth Summit is held In partnership with VIola Growth aiming to help strengthen the networks within the sector.

2019 –2020

Implementation

The IGF is solidifying its unique position as a key partner for policy makers in Israel in all tech related matters.

The forum is diligently working to turn the 5-year plan into a reality, with active involvement from the top leaders of the member companies.

65% of the reforms suggested in our paper are addressed when covid hits.

2021–2022

Lighthouse

During COVID, the IGF facilitated effective communication between growth companies, the government, and each other.

The IGF harnessed the expertise of its member companies for the greater good in the nation's challenging battle against the pandemic.

The IGF led discussions with decision-makers, resulting in the decision to keep the sector open and operating during lockdowns, which contributed immensely to the resilience of the Israeli economy during the pandemic.

2023 –Today

Colloborations

The IGF continues to play a key role in professional, cross-sector policy committees and task forces that address the major challenges facing the Israeli tech industry.

The IGF partners with various organizations and academic institutions to promote and catalyze the development of the Israeli tech ecosystem.

The IGF is setting up new collaborative platforms for it’s member companies, to share best practices, especially during times of turmoil.