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Data powers almost everything we do online.
Booking a flight. Shopping online. Training AI models. Comparing prices. Even understanding global events.

In this conversation, @YoelTIsrael sits down with @orlench, CEO of Bright Data, to explore the massive infrastructure behind public web data and why access to information has become one of the most valuable assets in tech today.

Or shares how Bright Data grew into a platform used by more than 20,000 customers, why Meta took the company to court, how they won, and what it takes to collect public information at global scale.

He also explains why he believes data is becoming as essential as water, electricity, or oil in the modern economy.

Hosted by Yoel Israel

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@WadiDigital Come say hi and share your story with us!

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Come say hi and share your story!

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See you at Creatives & Conversions TLV tomorrow!

The Wadi team will be there all day. Come say hello and meet the team.

We're also filming with @IsraelTech , so if you've got a great story, insight, or experience to share, we'd love to feature you on camera.

Come find us!

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Data powers almost everything we do online.
Booking a flight. Shopping online. Training AI models. Comparing prices. Even understanding global events.

In this conversation, @YoelTIsrael sits down with @orlench, CEO of Bright Data, to explore the massive infrastructure behind public web data and why access to information has become one of the most valuable assets in tech today.

Or shares how Bright Data grew into a platform used by more than 20,000 customers, why Meta took the company to court, how they won, and what it takes to collect public information at global scale.

He also explains why he believes data is becoming as essential as water, electricity, or oil in the modern economy.

Hosted by Yoel Israel

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@mikeeisenberg Thank you for all your contribution!

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@erenyeagerdtm @OmriHurwitz @YoelTIsrael Love to hear your input.

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Everyone is talking about social media.
But what happens when the algorithm changes?

In this conversation, @OmriHurwitz and @YoelTIsrael debate the role of new media versus owned platforms, and why a company's website may still be one of its most valuable assets.

As founders invest more time into building audiences across platforms, the question becomes: where does long-term value actually live?

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Link to the full interview in the comments 👇

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Watch the full interview - https://t.co/SS1UkU2sjU

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AI is not replacing humans. It’s replacing those who don’t know how to use AI.

Yoel Israel sat down with @OmriHurwitz, founder of Omri Hurwitz Media. Omri grew his firm to 60 active clients by owning the media outlets his competitors were still pitching. He joins the show to talk execution, VC incentives, PR, AI, media ownership, founder branding, and why most marketers move too slowly.

Omri breaks down why founders fail by trying to please investors, why great operators are rare, and why the future of PR belongs to companies that own both the asset and the distribution.

Hosted by @yoeltisrael

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@erenyeagerdtm @LironeGlikman Glad you found us!

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Most people spend hours perfecting their pitch.

@LironeGlikman says you should start by Googling yourself.

Before an investor, customer, or partner takes a meeting, they're probably searching your name. So make sure you know what they will find out about you before you even set foot in the pitch meeting.

Full interview hosted by @YoelTIsrael

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Watch the full interview - https://t.co/BOYBtYvGNq

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@PrasVector @YaronLavi @deel @PrasVector It is so important to make personal connections with the people you work with. They are the people you spend most of your week with and sometimes you barely know more about them than their email signature.

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Remote work sounds simple until you realize some teammates might go years without ever meeting in person.

So how do companies actually build strong teams across different countries, cultures, and time zones?

@YaronLavi, CTO of @deel, sat down with Yoel Israel to talk about what makes remote teams actually work, from hiring people with the right mindset to why self discipline and energy matter just as much as technical skill.

One detail stood out: Deel usually looks for people who already have years of experience before going fully remote. Because working remotely all day, every day, is not for everyone.

As global teams become normal across tech, conversations like this are becoming a bigger part of how companies scale. Especially in Israel’s ecosystem, where teams are increasingly built across borders from day one.

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The future of air mobility isn’t just about passengers.

At the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv, Yoel Israel spoke with @maxim_levy1978, COO of Dronery, about the company’s work operating aerial logistics services in Israel.

Dronery and Cando Drones are already flying drones for civilian use cases, including transporting medical supplies between hospitals and clinics, and moving critical equipment to locations that are difficult to reach by road. The company is also working with @ehang's air taxi platform, which has already completed test flights in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Caesarea.

While passenger flights are still being tested, aerial logistics is already becoming a reality, and Israel is one of the places helping make it happen.

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IsraelTech Live! This Week in Israeli Technology with @YoelTIsrael & @NinaRaab5 https://t.co/y41fYuMJF4

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Every Anglo in Israel knows of @Davidmeirsiegel, former CEO of Meetup and Investipedia.

Now his new initiative Israel Tech Mission helps non-Jewish Americans connect and profit off of Israeli technology.

David was a double client of mine. I did his SEO for Meetup and we filmed and interviewed attendees of their tech tours.

David did over 200 podcasts. He said mine was the most fun and laid back.

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Why are global tech executives continuing to pour capital into Israel, even in times of crisis?

Former Meetup and Investopedia CEO @Davidmeirsiegel joins Yoel Israel for a wide-ranging conversation about Israeli tech, aliyah, resilience, and why global executives continue investing in Israel even during wartime.

David shares the story behind Israel Tech Mission, an initiative bringing global tech and business leaders to Israel to experience the ecosystem firsthand. Since October 7, hundreds of executives, investors, and founders have joined the missions, leading to investments, partnerships, mentorships, and deeper ties to Israel’s startup ecosystem.

The conversation also explores what international leaders misunderstand about Israeli founders, why health tech may be Israel’s next major sector, and how Israeli culture shapes entrepreneurship differently from Silicon Valley.

Featuring David Siegel, former CEO of Meetup and Investopedia, founder of Israel Tech Mission, and professor at Tel Aviv University.

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🌐 🇮🇱 This week in IsraelTech:
1. @Olympus_Corp Agrees to Acquire BioProtect for $270M
BioProtect developed a biodegradable balloon spacer system used during prostate cancer radiation therapy to help protect healthy tissue and preserve patient quality of life.

Founded in 2004 and led by CEO Itay Barnea, the Israeli medtech company generated approximately $14.5M in revenue in 2025. Since launching commercially in 2023, its Balloon Spacer has been used in more than 11,000 procedures worldwide as Olympus expands deeper into urology and oncology.

2. @ElbitSystemsLtd's FUSE Acquires @bluewhiteag built AI-powered autonomous systems for off-road and defense applications, including its Pathfinder autonomy kit and Compass fleet operations platform.

Led by CEO Ben Alfi, the Tel Aviv-based company brings more than 100,000 cumulative autonomous operating hours into Elbit Systems’ growing robotics and unmanned systems ecosystem under FUSE CEO Eyal Dahan.

3. @Amdocs Acquires AI Startup Yess
Amdocs is accelerating its push into agentic AI through the acquisition of Yess, an Israeli startup focused on autonomous AI agents for enterprise workflows.

Founded by former AWS Israel executives Jonathan Bregman, Ido Perlson, Matan Zutta, and David Feldstein, the entire Yess team is joining Amdocs’ Generative AI and Data division led by Ilan Sade.

4. @phytolon Raises $23.6M to Replace Artificial Food Dyes
Israeli foodtech company Phytolon uses precision fermentation and baker’s yeast to produce natural alternatives to petroleum-based synthetic food dyes like Red 40.

Led by co-founders Halim Jubran and Tal Zeltzer, the company recently received FDA approval for its fermentation-derived beetroot red dye and raised $23.6M with participation from Millennium Foodtech, NextGen Nutrition, Colorcon Ventures, and Yossi Ackerman.

5. @BIRDFoundation1 Energy Opens Applications for New U.S.-Israel Energy Innovation Grants
The BIRD Foundation, together with the U.S. Department of Energy (@ENERGY), Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the @ILInnovationAut, opened applications for joint U.S.-Israel energy R&D grants of up to $1.5M per project.

Priority areas include AI-integrated data centers, grid optimization, cybersecurity for energy infrastructure, and water-energy technologies, continuing the long-running collaboration between the U.S. and Israeli innovation ecosystems.

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Israel is producing unicorn founders at one of the highest rates in the world.

Israeli immigrants in America are 162.5× more likely to found unicorn companies than native born Americans the highest rate among major countries measured.

From AI to cybersecurity, Israel’s startup ecosystem is built for speed, resilience, and global scale.

Source: @cremieuxrecueil

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@InnovizLiDAR @YoelTIsrael @KeilafOmer Thanks for sharing what you do with us! Keep up the great work.

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At the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv, @YoelTIsrael spoke with @KeilafOmer of @InnovizLiDAR about what it takes to build autonomous driving technology that can actually scale.

“It’s the combination of reach and monetization that matters.”

Innoviz also gave a live demo on the summit floor, where their LiDAR system was able to detect Yoel standing in the crowd, showing how these systems map and identify objects in real time.

As autonomous vehicles move closer to mainstream deployment, Israeli companies like Innoviz are building the perception systems helping cars understand the world around them.