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Best Semiconductors Companies in Central District, Israel

The 53 best Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Nova.

53companies tracked
$712.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
16have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × CENTRAL DISTRICT

Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies

$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

219companies analysed
70%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
13unicorns
2017median founding year

Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Central District

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Nova
Provider of metrology solution for semiconductor manufacturing industry
$175M69 mo ago1,177—WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+22Top 5M305 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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2Siano Mobile Silicon
Silicon receivers for mobile digital TV market
$96M170 mo ago51Hamutal Raab
CFO & COO (Co-founder)
——47 patents
Integrated RF/ digital SoCs enabling wireless medical therapy and monitoring devices.
—
3Mantis Vision
Developer of 3D capturing technology for mobile devices or handheld scanners
$83M96 mo ago50Gur Bitan
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+25Top 50M14 patents
Structured-light 3D imaging and marker-based motion capture systems
—
4Quantum Source
Developer of quantum computers with qubits
76AI top 15%Growth top 20%Funding top 27%Innovation top 28%
All 11 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Growthtop 20%
Fundingtop 27%
Innovationtop 28%
Moattop 32%
Patentstop 36%
Talenttop 38%
Techbottom 48%
Marketbottom 38%
Globalbottom 36%
Newsbottom 22%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$77M22 mo ago30Oded Melamed
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowUploadcarejsDelivr+17Top 5M28 patents
Integrated photonic quantum computing hardware: entangled photon sources, detectors, switches, and resonator emitters.
3 job openings · 1 launch · 1 award
5Speedata
Provider of a platform offering analytics processing solutions
60Funding top 28%Patents top 28%Moat top 28%Innovation top 30%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
Patentstop 28%
Moattop 28%
Innovationtop 30%
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 46%
Producttop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 43%
Marketbottom 42%
Newsbottom 21%
Funding: Raised $70.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr)
Patents: 32 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$70M13 mo ago62Rafi Shalom
Co-Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+20Top 50M32 patents
Hardware-accelerated database query and file I/O on reconfigurable coarse-grain arrays.
3 job openings
6Oryx Vision
Depth sensing technology for autonomous vehicles
$67M107 mo ago45———17 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
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7OrSense
Provider of non-invasive sensing technology for body vitals measurement
$33M182 mo ago24Yoav Reisman
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14Top 50M60 patents
Non‑invasive optical spectroscopy for measuring blood analytes and physiological parameters.
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8Sansa Security
Embedded chip security for IoT devices
$30M234 mo ago105—————
9Pentalum
Offers wind remote monitoring system
$23M121 mo ago31———6 patents
Lidar-based remote wind measurement and laser anemometer technologies for atmospheric sensing
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10Plurality
Limited information available
$12M199 mo ago—Peleg Aviely
Co-Founder and CTO
——10 patents
High‑performance tightly‑coupled multiprocessor cache/memory and flow‑rate distribution architectures
—
11NeoLogic
Provider of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor manufacturing equipment
$8M11 mo ago13—WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 50M19 patents
Low-power digital arithmetic circuits and AI-driven transistor-level place-and-route optimization.
1 job opening
12Visionsense
Developer of minimally invasive visualization solutions
$8M201 mo ago15Alex Chanin
CEO
——91 patents
Intraoperative fluorescence imaging and real-time surgical instrument tracking systems.
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13GalayOr Networks
Developer of optical components
$8M294 mo ago——————
14Viridix
Provider of precision irrigation solutions using real-time soil moisture sensors and analytics
$7M39 mo ago16Tal Maor
Co-Founder
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15Ethernity Networks
Provider of system-on-chips for networking technology applications
$7M57 mo ago13David Levi
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 10M5 patents
Aggregating high‑throughput wireless links and efficient packet queuing/processing hardware.
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16RunEL
Developer of SoC chipsets for 5G mobile wireless communication
$5M42 mo ago38Yinon Levy
Co-Founder
————
17Oxitone
Wrist-based Pulse Oximetry health monitor
$3M134 mo ago11Leon Eisen
Founder & Executive Chairman
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 50M——
18SensoGenic
Provider of diagnostics biosensor for food allergens
$720K85 mo ago2Gidi Halaf
Co-Founder & COO
——5 patents
Cellulose‑binding domain affinity biosensors for detecting target analytes
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19Liola Technologies
Optimization algorithm for complex manufacturing environments
$100K126 mo ago3Daniel Porat
Co-Founder
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Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Central District

#1
Series B · Netanya, Central District · founded 2019 · 62 employees
$70Mraised
▾

Provider of a platform offering analytics procession solutions. It provides an analytics processing unit to optimize big data and analytics workloads. It also delivers hardware and software solutions with chip architecture to maximize performance efficiency by providing seamless migration for various software frameworks.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%
Patents
top 28%
Moat
top 28%
Innovation
top 30%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 46%
Funding: Raised $70.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Jun 2025)
Patents: 32 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 32 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Senior Software Engineer, Technical Operations Team Leader
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B$44M
  • Sep 2021Series A$55M
  • Series A$15M
Founders & team
Rafi ShalomCo-Founder
Investors
Walden Catalyst, 83NORTH, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Pitango, Viola Group, Redline Capital Management
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#2
Series A · Netanya, Central District · founded 2021 · 13 employees
$8Mraised
▾

Provider of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor manufacturing equipment

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Datapath team leader (arithmetic)
Investors
Maniv Mobility, Lool Ventures, M Ventures, Kompas
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Series A · Rehovot, Central District · founded 2021 · 30 employees
$77Mraised
▾

Developer of quantum computers with qubits. It provides users with quantum computers with large-scale error-corrected systems using qubits. Its features include photonic quantum computers and practical values.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Growth
top 20%
Funding
top 27%
Innovation
top 28%
Moat
top 32%
Patents
top 36%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $77.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: System Architect, Physicist,Experimental Group (scaleup)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$50M
  • Apr 2023Seed$12M
  • Jul 2022Seed$15M
Founders & team
Oded MelamedCo-Founder & CEOGil SemoVP R&D and Co-Founder
Investors
Pitango, Grove Ventures, Eclipse, Dell Technologies Capital, 10D, Standard Investments
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#4
Public · Rehovot, Central District · founded 1993 · 1177 employees
$175.2Mraised
▾

Nova offers metrology solution for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Its product portfolio includes equipment for dimensional metrology, materials metrology, and software modeling. It offers optical scatterometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray fluorescence (XRF), scatterometry modeling software and high-performance computing solutions for thin film measurements. Its products are used in advanced imaging, hybrid metrology, and big data analytics.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 79k LinkedIn followers — 70.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Post IPO$175M
  • Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$226.7K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComeetComplianzContact Form 7
#5
Series A · Kfar Saba, Central District · founded 2016 · 16 employees
$7.2Mraised
▾

Provider of precision irrigation solutions using real-time soil moisture sensors and analytics. The system delivers accurate root-zone data for actionable irrigation insights. Farmers can optimize productivity, reduce water waste, and improve sustainability. Its technology supports autonomous irrigation for orchards, vineyards, and greenhouses.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series A$4.1M
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$400K
  • Oct 2019Series A$3.1M
Founders & team
Tal MaorCo-FounderArik ShitritCo-Founder & CEOMor YegermanCo-Founder
Investors
Israel Innovation Authority, ICI Fund, ScaleUp inBrazil, Bridges Israel, Entree Capital, Florida-Israel Business Accelerator
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpUbuntuAmazon Web ServicesApache Http Server
#6
Series D · Petah Tikva, Central District · founded 2005 · 50 employees
$83Mraised
▾

Mantis Vision is an Israeli company that develops software and hardware solutions to capture 3D content on mobile devices or handheld scanners. It uses its proprietary coded structured-light technology to enable a high resolution of 120K points and accuracy for lower MOS (minimal object size). Its software solution features depth sensing, auto-calibration, high-quality segmentation, VR/MR shading, data compression, and streaming. Its technology was used by Google for its 3D-sensing Project Tango smartphone. Applications are in the areas of automotive, CSI, military, among others.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Series D$55M
  • Jun 2015Series A$9.7M
  • Jun 2014Series A$12.5M
Founders & team
Gur BitanCEO
Investors
Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung, Flex, Sunny Optical Technology, Formation 8, Samsung Catalyst Fund
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpUikitWp RocketElementor
#7
Funding Raised · Rishon Lezion, Central District · founded 2015 · 38 employees
$5Mraised
▾

RunEL develops SoC chipsets for 5G mobile wireless communication. Its offering Sparq-2020 is a 5G 3GPP standard compliant system on a chip that is claimed to be optimized for low latency operations. It uses sparq minislots technology that enables it to be integrated with Mobile Edge Computing (I-MEC) architecture. Additionally, it also offers a product Sparq-2020RFB which is a reference design board that supports multiple products available in the 5G architecture. It supplies its products to 5G equipment vendors, URLLC vertical market system integrators, and FPGA vendors. The products have application in multiple areas including connected cars, drones, remote surgery, interactive games, factory automation, VR/AR, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$657.7K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$527.6K
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$466.1K
  • Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$1.1M
Founders & team
Yinon LevyCo-FounderZion HadadCo-Founder & CEOEli ShashaCo-Founder
Investors
Europa, Concord Ventures
#8
Deadpooled · Petah Tikva, Central District · founded 2010 · 45 employees
$67.3Mraised
▾

Oryx Vision is a company developing 360° vision systems for autonomous vehicles based on depth-sensing technology. It uses nano-sized electro-optic antennas that can receive light’s tiny and ultra-fast waves to sense objects at distances of up to 150m. It claims that its sensors can detect & identify objects that are 3-4 times and use 50x less energy than other LiDARs in operation on the road.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Series B$50M
  • Oct 2016Series A$17M
  • Angel$300K
Investors
Third Point Ventures, Union Tech Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Maniv Mobility, Trucks Venture Capital, Celesta Capital
#9
Deadpooled · Netanya, Central District · founded 2004 · 51 employees
$95.5Mraised
▾

Operator of an innovative technology platform intended to offer integrated silicon receiver chips. The company's innovative technology platform provides high-performance and fast time-to-market digital TV services, enabling clients to avail premium experience.

Founders & team
Hamutal RaabCFO & COO (Co-founder)Alon IroniCEO
Investors
Plenus Venture Lending, JVP, Star Ventures, Walden Israel, Bessemer Venture Partners, DFJ Tamir Fishman
#10
Acqui-Hired · Rehovot, Central District · founded 2009 · 31 employees
$23Mraised
▾

Pentalum develops cost effective, patent pending, wind LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) system, for remote sensing of wind. The system targets all three main wind farm applications: Wind resource assessment, Wind farm operation optimization and Wind forecasting. Pentalum is a privately held company, funded by VCs and headed by highly experienced entrepreneurs, professionals in optics, fluid mechanics and atmospheric remote sensing.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Grant (prize money)$291.2K
  • Jul 2013Series C—
  • Feb 2013Series C$5.5M
  • Mar 2012Series B$7M
Investors
DFJ, Cedar Fund, Evergreen Venture Partners, General Electric, Bright Capital, ABB
#11
Public · Lod, Central District · founded 2004 · 13 employees
$6.8Mraised
▾

Provider of system-on-chips for networking technology applications. It provides FPGA based networking technology that allows the integration of new technology. Its SoCs utilize a single flow-based processing engine to process any data unit in variable size, offers multi-protocol interworking, traffic management, switching, routing, CFM, OAM, and network processing. The products are used in carrier ethernet switching, including broadband access, mobile backhaul, carrier ethernet demarcations, and data centres.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Post IPO$5.7M
  • Apr 2021Post IPO$356.1K
  • Sep 2020Post IPO—
  • Jul 2015Grant (prize money)$783K
Founders & team
David LeviCEO
Investors
Europa, Alice Ventures, Bergen Asset Management, Pix Vine Capital, Herald Investment Management, Cipio Partners
Tech stack
Contact Form 7FancyboxGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerGsapJquery
#12
Acquired · Kfar Saba, Central District · founded 2000 · 105 employees
$29.5Mraised
▾

Sansa Security provided embedded system security solutions at chipset level for the IoT and mobile devices. Product included Platform Security, PlayReady DRM, Link Protection and Premium Trusted Applications. Claims to have been deployed security features into over 250M devices. Acquired by ARM in 2015, upon which ARM's R&D center was started.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2007Series B$20M
  • Feb 2004Series A$9.5M
Investors
Pitango, Accel, Genesis Partners, Jerusalem Global Ventures, Poalim Capital Markets, sfk group

Funding & investor landscape

$712.6Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
41disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa7 rounds
Saints Capital4 rounds
MassChallenge3 rounds
Pitango3 rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners2 rounds
Cipio Partners2 rounds
Concord Ventures2 rounds
DFJ2 rounds
Drive TLV2 rounds
Eclipse2 rounds

Notable founders

Rafi Shalom
Co-Founder · Speedata
Oded Melamed
Co-Founder & CEO · Quantum Source
Gil Semo
VP R&D and Co-Founder · Quantum Source
Tal Maor
Co-Founder · Viridix
Arik Shitrit
Co-Founder & CEO · Viridix
Gur Bitan
CEO · Mantis Vision
Yinon Levy
Co-Founder · RunEL
Zion Hadad
Co-Founder & CEO · RunEL
Hamutal Raab
CFO & COO (Co-founder) · Siano Mobile Silicon
Alon Ironi
CEO · Siano Mobile Silicon
David Levi
CEO · Ethernity Networks
Yoav Reisman
CEO · OrSense
Prism market signals · Israel · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,206,745 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Israel

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Israel

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 139 Israel-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201120172025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 60% across 2011–2025.
top research entities
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology27
  • Bar-Ilan University22
  • Tower Semiconductor13
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev12
  • Intel11
leading researchers
Alexander Fish · Joseph Shor · Adam Teman · J.B. Bernstein · Mor Mordechai Peretz · Tom Urkin · Anatoli Mordakhay · Félix Palumbo
▲ Breakthroughs65 · 47%
▲ 39%→50% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Standard cell research is surging — Israeli semiconductor papers rose from 1 to 5, driving breakthroughs to 50% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Standard cell1→5
  • Transistor1→4
  • Integrated circuit5→6
Landmark Compact BJT-Based Thermal Sensor for Processor Applications in a 14 nm tri-Gate CMOS Process · 90 cites
◆ Advancements37 · 27%
▲ 28%→32% share
▲1.1× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electronic circuit advancement research is intensifying — Israeli papers grew from 4 to 6 as advancements reached 32% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronic circuit4→6
Landmark Miniaturized BJT-Based Thermal Sensor for Microprocessors in 32- and 22-nm Technologies · 72 cites
▼ Concerns22 · 16%
▼ 20%→12% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations23% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-flagged CMOS and integrated circuit papers persist at 5 each, though concerns shrank from 20% to 12% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronic circuit6
  • Integrated circuit5
  • CMOS5
  • Transistor5
  • Reliability (semiconductor)4
Landmark A Review on Dielectric Breakdown in Thin Dielectrics: Silicon Dioxide, High‐k, and Layered Dielectrics · 247 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Israel

Where semiconductors is researched across Israel

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Haifa32 · +0.60
Hot · OptoelectronicsAdvancing · Semiconductor deviceOpportunity · Design flow
Tel Aviv29 · +0.43
Hot · Integrated circuitAdvancing · Logic gateOpportunity · Photonics
Beer Sheva12 · +0.73
Hot · Standard cellAdvancing · CMOSOpportunity · Pulse-width modulation
Rehovot9 · +0.53
Hot · NanotechnologyAdvancing · Electronic circuit
Jerusalem8 · +0.86
Hot · PhotonicsAdvancing · Integrated circuitOpportunity · Miniaturization

Common questions

How many Semiconductors companies are there in Central District, Israel?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in Central District, Israel that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel?
The Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel on this list have raised a combined $712.6M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Central District, Israel?
Nova is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Central District, Israel, with $175.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel are funded?
20 of the 53 Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in Central District, Israel?
None of the Semiconductors companies in Central District, Israel on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Central District, Israel Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in Central District, Israel Semiconductors companies on this list include Europa, Saints Capital, MassChallenge, Pitango, Bessemer Venture Partners.
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