Inside Israeli Innovation

Tune in to this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation with Maayan Hoffman as Avi Dadon , Techtonic's expert in new facility deployment, delves into the critical realm of data center security. With a background in the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Dadon emphasizes the need to shield against cyber threats and physical breaches. In the aftermath of the IDF's recent discovery of Hamas server farm...

On this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, dive into the cutting-edge realm of defense technology with host Maayan Hoffman and special guests Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post Senior Contributing Editor, and Yonatan Mandelbaum, a partner with TLV Partners. We’ll explore what’s new in modern warfare, ask about the sophistication of the technology used by Israel in its war against Hamas, and...

This week on Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman takes you deep into the world of cutting-edge healthcare and groundbreaking research coming straight from the heart of Israel. First, she interviews Prof. Salman Zarka, the director-general of Ziv Medical Center and Israel's former coronavirus coordinator. Zarka unravels the mysteries behind the latest COVID variant that has sent ripples acros...

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about the ripple effects of judicial reform on the Israeli economy in general and the high-tech sector specifically. According to the latest report by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), the reforms could be the catalyst for decreased funding and fewer Israeli start-ups being formed. Hoffman talks to Eliran Eli...

The world is hot - including Israel. So, in this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about managing extreme weather. Hoffman interviews Nostromo Energy, a Jerusalem-based pioneer in thermal energy storage solutions. The company’s modular IceBrick system uses solar energy to charge and store clean energy as ice during daylight hours to cool the water...

The Israel Innovation Authority released its "State of High Tech" report. Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey unpack that report, looking at how Israel will hold up in the summer months. They share five things you need to know about the state of Israeli high-tech, with data from this recent report. This week's podcast also features an interview with Batsheva Moshe, GM Israel at WIX.com and chairper...

Israel is known as a cybersecurity powerhouse. This week, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey get ready for Cyber Week with talks with three Israeli cyber experts: Udi Mokady, co-founder and executive chair of CyberArk Dvir Reznik, vice president of marketing for C2A Security Gadi Mazor, CEO of BioCatch They look at who commits cyber attacks and their “attack journeys.” They ask what’s the actual t...

Live from the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of Strategy and Innovation, brings listeners an inside look at some of the most critical developments in Israeli tech. She talks about artificial intelligence in the health sphere with Brachie Sprung, chief communications officer & head of investor relations for aMoon Fund; Aryeh Myers, senior paramedic and liaison with...

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey focus on femtech - technologies for women - and women in technology. According to Start-up Nation Central, in 2022, there were 130 start-ups and growth companies explicitly geared toward women in Israel. This week, Hoffman talks to AVIF CEO Daniella Gilboa , who is based n Tel Aviv, about the company's recent i...

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessy talk about everything solar: Challenges, opportunities, new technologies and more. Did you know? Solar energy generation was 95% of the total renewable energy generation in 2021. However, only around 10% of Israel's energy comes from solar, according to reports by the Environmental Protection Ministry. But, the...

In this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey take you behind the scenes of the recent “GoforIsrael” investment event. Over 1,000 tech experts, entrepreneurs and investors from Israel and around the world took part in the event, and Hoffman and Hennessey interviewed many of them. They share their discussions with leaders in cyber, robotics, medical, green,...

In this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessy take on the future of the Internet and data safety and the role that Israel can play. The podcast features an interview with Reputation.com and Heroic Ventures founder Michael Fertik, who tells Hoffman why he is “bullish on Israel.” “So many skills that made Israel successful in cyber … are also elements of AI a...

Israel celebrates 75 years of independence on Wednesday. So, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey weigh in on some of the country's leading innovations - the kind of inventions that gave Israel the name the Start-up Nation in less than a century. Hoffman and Hennessey compiled a list of the top dozen Israeli innovations from various sectors. The list is not scientific or in any order.

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Zachy Hennessey and guest host Eliav Breuer discuss the recent downgrade of Israel's economic forecast by credit rating organization Moody's. Calanit Valfer, founder and managing partner of Elah Fund, offers the perspective of an Israeli VC on the situation. Is this a non-issue as the Knesset has suggested, or merely the first straw on the camel...

This Passover holiday, Israel has been battered by rockets and terror. So, in this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, hosts Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey ask: What kinds of weapons are being used against Israel? Are they more sophisticated now than they were in previous escalations? What weapons and defense technologies are needed to keep citizens safe? How much does Israel invest i...

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO of Strategy & Innovation, and Zachy Hennessey, business correspondent, talk about fusion energy - a hot topic as it is what many scientists and governments consider to be humanity's energetic lifeline. A breakthrough in fusion will have a significant impact on the environment and geo-strategic and economic developm...

In this episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman, deputy CEO of Strategy & Innovation, and Zachy Hennessey, business correspondent, define artificial intelligence and discuss its impact on our daily lives. They examine a question raised by Bill Gates last week, is there "a threat posed by humans armed with AI." Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler joins the show to talk about the need for...

In this week’s edition of Inside Israeli Innovation, Jerusalem Post Deputy CEO Maayan Hoffman and Business Correspondent Zachy Hennessey discuss the collapse of the California-based Silicon Valley Bank or SVB and its impact on Israeli start-ups and technology companies in general. Then, Maayan talks about Fashion Week and its new focus on “FAC” or fashion, agenda and community, which combines the...

In this week's episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about the food tech revolution as investments in Israel and worldwide continue to flow into the alternative protein and food additive arenas despite the economic downturn. You'll learn how plants, the cloning of cells and even flies (yes, bugs!) could offer a high protein option for less money and without...

In this week's edition of Inside Israeli Innovation, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey talk about technology: the good, the bad and the ugly. First, they discuss Israel's focus on 5G and some new uses of 5G to improve the country's medical system. Then, Maayan interviews Rafi Fischer, director of public and media relations for OrCam, who shares about the company's latest technology. OrCam Learn i...

In this first episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, meet your hosts, Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey, as they take you to the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, where around 9,000 people from around the world gathered to touch and feel Israeli technology. Talk about the Top 10 tech trends for 2023 with Eli Nir, Senior Investment Partner - OurCrowd, and Stav Erez, Partner - Labs/02. Then, join Maa...