As many VC Cafe readers know, I’ve maintained a deep fascination with startup landscape maps – these visual guides have become essential tools for understanding the evolving Israeli tech ecosystem. What started as an occasional collection in 2019 has grown into one of our most anticipated regular features, offering a bird’s-eye view of Israel’s thriving startup sectors.
The rapid pace of innovation in Israeli tech continues to astound, with new sectors emerging and existing ones transforming at breakneck speed. From cybersecurity to digital health, climate tech to AI infrastructure, these landscape maps help us track the pulse of the Startup Nation’s technological evolution.
This post will be updated regularly throughout the year with the new startup landscape maps. To see how far we’ve come, you can browse the previous editions from Q3-Q4 2022, Q1-Q2 2022, July 2021, July 2020 and May 2019 as well as the 2023 annual landscape collection and the 2024 startup landscape collection.
Mental Health
The Israeli mental health landscape, published by Startup Nation Central in March 2025. As of today (early 2025) there are 117 active tech companies in Israel addressing mental health. The need for mental health startups increased sharply post October 7th. In 2024, Israeli mental health startups raised $123 million.
Within mental health Israeli startups are active in the below four main categories:
- Managed care – These startups bridge the gap between individuals and professional mental health support, whether through telehealth, AI-assisted interventions, or hybrid digital-clinical therapy. Managed Care solutions represents 39% of the companies and 37% of the total private funding in Mental Health.
- Self Care solutions – represents 35% of the companies in mental health. Includes startups that empower individuals to take control of their mental health, often before they seek professional intervention.
- Mental Health Research – solutions that focus on early detection, precision psychiatry, and biomarker-driven diagnostics.
- Workflow automation – AI-driven automation solutions that help clinicians reduce manual work (note taking, communication) and ensure that individuals in crisis receive timely interventions, making the system more efficient and effective.
Agriculture & Food Tech
The 2025 Agriculture & Food Tech Landscape Map by Startup Nation Central highlights Israel’s innovative agrifood tech sector, featuring over 750 companies with 150+ highlighted startups. A few interesting insights: 10% of Israeli startups are in agriculture/food tech. In 2024, there were 33 investments over $1M in agritech and food tech startups in Israel. Over 50% of the companies in the sector.are early-stage startups and 30%+ of the investments focused on robotics/farm equipment.
Emerging innovation areas include:
- Precision nutrition for chronic disease prevention
- AgriTech and clean energy solutions
- Synthetic biology and cellular agriculture
- Bioconversion and upcycling of agricultural waste
Despite challenges from global conflicts and economic trends, the sector demonstrated resilience through strategic partnerships and technological advancements. The map emphasises the interconnected nature of agriculture and food innovation, showcasing Israel’s capability to transform challenges into opportunities in global food security and sustainability.
Fintech
The 2025 Israeli fintech landscape was published by Viola Ventures in “The state of Israeli fintech report” in February 2025. Israeli FinTech in 2025 is experiencing a resurgence after a period of decline. Public FinTech companies are recovering strongly, exceeding market benchmarks, while private FinTech financing remains challenged despite improved valuation multiples.
A few interesting nuggets from the report:
- FinTech remains the second-largest category in Israel’s tech ecosystem, accounting for 12% of total capital raised in Israel in 2024
- Israeli FinTech funding peaked at $6.4 billion across 216 deals in 2021, then dropped to $1.1 billion in 2024, with only 81 deals recorded
- FinTechs make up nearly half of the top 15 highest-valued private tech companies in Israel, including Rapyd ($15 billion), Deel ($12 billion), and Tipalti ($8.3 billion)
According to the report:
AI will disrupt traditional banking, embedded finance will redefine customer experiences, and vertical FinTech will revolutionize industries like healthcare, travel, and real estate.
Digital Health & Wellness
A report published by Good Company on February 3rd 2025, shines a spotlight on the Israeli digital health and wellness landscape. The report highlights key challenges like high costs, fragmented data systems, and workforce attrition, alongside promising trends such as AI-driven diagnostics, personalised medicine via genomic sequencing and 3D printing, as well as remote patient monitoring. Overall, the Israeli digital health landscape is characterized by a high concentration of innovative startups, significant investment in software solutions, and a focus on leveraging AI, personalized medicine, and advanced technologies to address critical challenges in healthcare
Israeli space tech
The new space economy projected to reach $1 trillion globally by 2040, fuelled by the increasing role of private companies in driving innovation and commercial opportunities in space.
The “Space Tech Innovation Spotlight” report by Startup Nation Central highlights Israel’s burgeoning space technology sector, emphasising its rapid growth and innovation. The landscape showcases 104 companies, key areas of development, including satellite communications, space exploration, and related technologies, underscoring Israel’s position as a significant player in the global space tech arena.
Israel’s 2025 Retail tech Landscape
Opening this year’s collection is the updated retail-tech landscape by Coresight Research with the Retail Innovation Club.
This report provides an overview of Israel’s retail-tech landscape, showcasing 151 startups offering solutions across the retail value chain. These companies, many having secured over $25 million in funding, are categorised into four segments: Business Intelligence—Analytics, Logistics, In-Store Technology, and Online Shopping.
I'm a former general partner at google ventures, head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe and founding head of Campus London, Google's first physical hub for startups.
I'm also the founder of Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read. Since inception in 2012 we've built 11 schools and 50 libraries in the developing world.
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