Israel's Shift from Sanctuary to Talent Magnet

Find us on: 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 💼 LinkedIn 𝕏 Michal on X 𝕏 Yonatan on X 📩 Write to us here 📈Our WYNDEX update for today: WYNDEX is up 3.16% this week, beating both NASDAQ which ended the week with 0.56 in the red and S&P with 0.34% in the green. The market is starting to digest the Palo Alto Networks/Cyberark deal as these two now complete a second week in the green. This is also following the news of the company’s founder, Nir Zuk, stepping down. Monday.com is slightly in the green this week after shedding nearly 30% of its market cap last week. And topping the greens this week is Israeli 3D Printing leader Stratasys with a 17% gain. 🎯Our Big Shorts for today: Israelis are withdrawing funds from “self improvement” savings accounts at a higher rate than before. Could this be a worrying economic trend? The Israeli Cabinet is approving a budget increase, which includes $473 million toward Gaza humanitarian relief. We discuss how Israelis feel about this line item and what it means for the overall budget. 🔎And our Long Play today is an interview with tech investor Michael Eisenberg, all about Israel’s ability to attract top talent, and what new incentives for those making Aliyah can do to push these efforts along. Michael is co-founder of Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm Aleph. He was an early backer of startups like Lemonade and Wix (both WYNDEX companies), and he’s also an influential voice not just on tech & investing but also economics and policy, not to mention Judaism. 📅 New episodes drop every Wednesday What’s Your Number? is hosted from Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley by Yonatan Adiri — Israeli entrepreneur and former advisor to President Shimon Peres — and Michal Lev-Ram, Israeli-born Silicon Valley-based tech journalist and contributing editor at Fortune . Together, they unpack the headlines, trends, and data driving Israel’s economy and its future. ⚖️ LEGAL DISCLAIMER This podcast offers general business and economic information and is not a comprehensive summary for investment decisions. It does not recommend or solicit any investment strategy or security. 🎧 CREDITS: ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research Theme Music by MIDNIGHT GENERATION