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“𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟱% 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵.” These words come directly from Ofer LaOr, VP Engineering, and Avishay Cohen , Co-founder & CEO at Anima. Anima is a fast-growing tech company serving over 1.5M users. They faced a challenge: rapidly rising cloud costs and the need to scale quickly, all while keeping their team focused on building and innovating. That’s where CloudZone’s Max Squad stepped in. A dedicated team of a Customer Success Manager, Solutions Architect, and FinOps Expert, working side-by-side with Anima to cut waste, streamline operations, and always stay three steps ahead. In just one month, Anima reduced cloud spend by 25%, scaled seamlessly to handle 20× growth in LLM demand, and freed up its engineers to focus on its product and users. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

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"ZoomInfo to shut Israel R&D center, lay off 300 employees. The closure comes five years after the US software company acquired Israeli startup Chorus.ai for $575 million."  https://lnkd.in/eARRa6_A

Today, our Front-end and Mobile Software Engineer, Armen Khachatryan, shares five free tools that make a real difference in his day-to-day work, from version control to catching bugs before users do. 💡 Whether you're working solo or in a team, these tools can help you code smarter, debug faster, and keep things running smoothly. 🛠️⚙️ Check out the full list and how Armen uses each tool in practice 👇

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Everyone talks about a tech slowdown in Israel. But in the Sharon region, cloud hiring tells a different story. Here are #cloud companies currently recruiting in Kfar Saba, Herzliya, and Netanya: 📍 Kfar Saba *CONNACT – Junior Engineer, Head of Sales, Head of Marketing, Cloud Alliance Manager, AWS Marketplace Specialist and more * Matrix– Security Operations Center Analyst * Sogomatic – Automation Expert, Account Management * Shield-IoT Ltd. – Security Expert, BE/FE Team Leader 📍 Herzliya * Iguazio (a McKinsey company) – DevOps Engineer * CodeValue – DevOps Engineer, Go Developer * Microsoft – Software Engineering (Azure Monitor) 📍 Netanya * Bylith – Frontend Developer * UBTECH– Cloud Solutions Architect, Data Engineer, Azure Business Developer, Account Manager, Content Marketing and Communications Manager and more. What stands out is the mix. Yes, there are DevOps and engineering roles. But there are also sales, account management, and business development positions. Cloud is not a single job. It is an ecosystem. That is exactly why we are hosting #Women_in_the_Cloud next Monday AppsFlyer. Many women in the Sharon see these companies hiring. But they do not always understand how the ecosystem works or where they could fit within it. During the event, we will cover: * What “cloud” actually means in practical terms * How these companies are structured * What roles exist beyond pure engineering * How professionals entered this space, even from different backgrounds If you are thinking about your next move, this evening is for you. Spots are limited. Register now : https://lnkd.in/dESwZudc

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Another milestone for Israeli tech — and for us. Calcalist just published a list of the top Israeli startups that have crossed the $250M ARR threshold. 7 of them are Switchup clients 😇 Proud to partner with the teams behind: Wiz, Gong, Hibob, Claroty, Armis, Minute Media, Forter. When the biggest names in tech choose Switchup- we know we’re doing something right. Link to article- https://lnkd.in/ewv6Aq6B

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🚀 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗪𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 🚀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 #𝟮: 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! ⏱️ Cloud migration often sounds complex, overwhelming, and feels like it will take forever. In this episode, Uri Teva☁ and Danny Lev-Ran break down the process, explaining their step-by-step approach. Discover how you can be up and running in the cloud in just a few days! Join us to find out more about rapid migration strategies on our next meetup: Cloud Migration Accelerated event! 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁>> https://lnkd.in/d7a_KHPq #CloudMigration #DigitalTransformation #ITStrategy #CloudComputing #Efficiency #RapidMigration #AWS

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🎙️ New podcast episode, recorded at DevOpsDays TLV We sat down with Shahar Azulay, CEO & Co-Founder of Groundcover, to unpack the real challenges of monitoring Kubernetes and modern cloud environments. • Why Kubernetes observability is so complex • The advantages of BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) especially when it comes to cost control • How teams can get deep visibility without blowing up their cloud spend 👉 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dCWRrWwW #DevOpsDaysTLV #Kubernetes #Observability #CloudNative #BYOC #DevOps #CloudCosts Ofir Stein Eliran Wolf Apono TLVCommunity

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Here's the reality: Most Israeli AI startups wait 18+ months and a Series A round before accessing technical partnerships with companies like Confluent, Databricks, and Anthropic. By then, your core architecture is already locked in. Presenting Confluent's Data Streaming AI Accelerator. Hetz Ventures is proud to be Confluent's exclusive Israeli VC partner for this accelerator, with Guy Fighel leading, which means Israeli founders building real-time AI applications can now access this ecosystem at the stage where it actually matters. 🚀 10 weeks with a dedicated Confluent senior scientist 🚀 Early access to Confluent's AI infrastructure (Streaming Agents, Real Time Context Engine, Tableflow) 🚀 Product credits and technical support from Databricks, MongoDB, Anthropic 🚀 Exposure to Confluent's ecosystem 🚀 Who this is for: Early-stage teams (seed to Series A) building agentic AI, real-time generative AI, predictive analytics, or intelligent automation on streaming data infrastructure. Read more and apply by Feb 8th: https://lnkd.in/dif9juYD

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Ron Peled , founder of Sola Security , breaks down Anthropic’s latest update, and why it forces a fundamental shift in how security teams operate. “We’re past the Big Bang moment of AI, now we’re just trying to contain it.” At Sola Security , we see this clearly: security teams won’t just use tools anymore, they’ll orchestrate autonomous systems. This is exactly what we’re building for. https://lnkd.in/dqciJwUW

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“Within a year or two, I believe development teams won't just be engineers… the entire user-facing part will be developed by non-technical people, specifically designers or product managers using vibe coding tools.” In a new Jerusalem Post article, Keren Fanan, Co‑Founder & CEO of Myop, shares how vibe coding is already being put into practice together with Pic-Time and how this vision was put to the test in a special event with them and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design – where design students built real #UI components in a single day, without traditional coding. If you are: A #designer who wants more ownership over the product Or a #founder trying to move faster without endlessly scaling your dev team You’ll want to read this. Link in the comments below. Hadar Geva | Hanan Lehr | The Jerusalem Post | Ella Sverdlov - Keren

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Next week: Scaling Customer Care with AI: Learn from Wix, monday.com and Lemonade! Have you ever wondered how leading companies scale customer support using AI? In this meetup, led by Ayana Reiss, Ori Morhaim, Ido Finder and Lee Twito, we will share real-world experiences and actionable insights on AI-powered ticket resolution, dynamic routing and smart automation, and how to scale support without compromising on quality! Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or seeking ways to improve your existing solutions, you'll walk away with practical tools to enhance your customer experience: https://lnkd.in/d6Mpru7H

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🚨 TRAILER DROP! 🎥 🎙️ EP #22 of TACOS – Community Builders Unfiltered premieres in 2 days! I'm beyond excited to introduce our next guest — Mohammad-Ali A'RÂBI Senior Software Engineer at JobRad, a Docker Captain 🐳, DevSecOps Advocate 🔐, Snyk Ambassador 🛡️, and all-around backend wizard! ⚙️ In this upcoming episode, we go deep into: 🌐 Building secure DevOps communities 🐳 The world of containers and Docker 🛠️ The power of open source and more! 📅 Full episode premieres on July 25th at 6 PM (Germany time) But for now, enjoy this exclusive trailer and get hyped! 🎬👇 🔔 Set your reminder and subscribe on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dkCKqzTa Docker, Inc JobRad Leasing GmbH Mehul Patel #TACOS #DockerCaptain #DevSecOps #OpenSource #DeveloperAdvocate #TechCommunity #Podcast #CommunityBuildersUnfiltered #CloudCaptain

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Check Point bought three Israeli startups last week for $150M. Yesterday Palo Alto grabbed Koi for $400M. A week after closing CyberArk for $25 billion. That's just February. Every acquisition locks a team behind golden handcuffs for 2-3 years. These people are gone from the market. Not "passive candidates." Gone. Sourcing cyber talent in Israel right now feels like showing up to a fish market after all the fish are sold. You can stand there with your InMail templates, but nobody's biting. . What's your move when the talent pool keeps getting smaller every week? Check Point SoftwarePalo Alto Networks Koi CyberArk

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🧬 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚? 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙋𝙄 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙗 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘗𝘐, 𝘰���� 𝘭𝘢𝘣 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝: You don’t need a supervisor to validate your skills. Recruiters and PIs don’t hire based on who approved your project - they hire based on whether you can demonstrate real outputs. 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝘿𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 (𝙈𝘿) simulations are a perfect way to prove this, even if you’re learning solo. Here’s how to build a portfolio-ready MD project step-by-step ⬇️ 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: Choose Your Protein • Get a structure from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) → https://www.rcsb.org • Or predict one with AlphaFold if no structure exists. • Pick something connected to disease biology for higher impact. 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: Prepare the System • Use GROMACS or AMBER (free/open-source MD tools). • Add hydrogens, solvate in a water box, and neutralize with ions. • This setup ensures biological realism. 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: Define Parameters • Select a force field (e.g., CHARMM, AMBER99SB). • Set simulation time (start with 5–10 ns for practice). • Save configuration files for reproducibility. 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: Run the Simulation • Perform energy minimization, equilibration, and production runs. • Even short runs generate enough data to analyze. 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟱: Analyze Results • Track RMSD, RMSF, hydrogen bonds, radius of gyration. • Visualize trajectories using VMD or PyMOL. • Export graphs/plots to highlight stability and interactions. 📌 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟲: Package the Project • Create a clean workflow diagram. • Include graphs + snapshots of the simulation trajectory. • Write a short case study showing what you learned. 🎯 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 ✅ Adds independent research experience without a lab ✅ Shows recruiters your ability to handle MD simulations end-to-end ✅ Creates tangible outputs (plots, graphs, visuals) for your portfolio 🔥 This is exactly what we teach inside 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 - how to turn solo projects into recruiter-ready case studies that boost your visibility. 💬 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦? 𝘿𝙈 𝙢𝙚. 🎁 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 Every week, I’ll pick one of the best comments and create a 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 tailored to that person’s info - 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 6 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯! ⏰ 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙩 12 𝙋𝙈.

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🚀 Startup: Novee Security Founders: Ido Geffen — Co-Founder & CEO Gon Chalamish — Co-Founder & CPO Omer Ninburg — Co-Founder & CTO Founded: May 2025 Headquarters: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel + New York, USA Sector: AI-Powered Offensive Security / Cybersecurity 🧠 What Problem They Solve Modern cybersecurity faces a gap: attackers are increasingly automated and AI-driven, probing systems constantly, while most defenses rely on episodic or manual penetration testing that happens far too infrequently. Traditional tools often fail to detect complex business-logic vulnerabilities buried in dynamic production environments. >Novee’s AI platform addresses this by: ●Providing continuous penetration testing that mimics real attacker behavior. ●Automatically identifying and validating novel security vulnerabilities. ●Running end-to-end analysis from exploit detection to automated retesting of fixes. ●As co-founder Ido Geffen has said, “Attackers don’t wait for your annual pentest, and neither should your defense.” 🌟 What’s Unique About Novee: 🔹 AI-Driven Offensive Security ●Instead of static scanning tools, Novee’s system thinks like a real hacker, simulating sophisticated attack paths that uncover vulnerabilities traditional tools miss. 🔹 Proprietary, Purpose-Built AI ●Their AI models are specifically trained on offensive security data — not just generic LLMs — leading to high accuracy (up to ~90% in tests vs ~65% for general models). This allows detection of deeper logic flaws and exploitation opportunities. 🔹 Rapid Funding & Market Confidence ●Just four months after founding, Novee raised $51.5 M in combined Seed + Series A funding. Investors include YL Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Zeev Ventures, underscoring strong belief in their disruptive approach to security. 🔹 Elite Team ●Founders are veterans from Israel’s premier cyber units (Unit 8200, Talpiot, national cyber defense teams) with deep experience in offensive and defensive cybersecurity. 🔹 Real-World Traction ●Their platform is already gaining interest from enterprises across industries that need continuous defense against automated threats. Cybersecurity today is an AI arms race. Attackers already operate at machine speed — Novee’s launch shows how defensive tools must evolve accordingly, using AI to behave like attackers so defenses are proactive, not reactive. #AI #Cybersecurity #OffensiveSecurity #TechInnovation #Startups #FounderInsights #EnterpriseAI #AgencyGrowth #Entrepreneurs #owners

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Novee Security raises $51.5M in Seed and Series A. Led by YL Ventures, with participation from Canaan Partners and investor oren zeev through Zeev Ventures., marking one of the largest early-stage rounds in Israeli cybersecurity. Novee is building an AI-powered penetration testing platform that continuously simulates real attackers, helping security teams identify and prioritize real exploit paths in fast-changing environments. Founded by Ido Geffen, Gon Chalamish, and Omer Ninburg, the team combines deep offensive security, R&D leadership, and large-scale cybersecurity experience to rethink how organizations test and defend their systems. Follow Who Got Funded Israel for more startup funding updates.

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