Oak Leads LinkedIn's List of Israel's Most Desired Startups
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LinkedIn's annual ranking of Israel's most desired startups places Oak at number one, followed by doubleAI and Wonderful. The list evaluates companies based on workforce growth, candidate interest, and talent acquisition. To qualify, startups must meet strict criteria including being privately held, having at least 30 employees, and operating for a maximum of seven years. Companies with significant layoffs were excluded from consideration.
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- Oak startup ranked first among Israel's most desired companies on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn's ranking evaluates startups based on workforce growth and talent attraction.
- DoubleAI, led by Professor Amnon Shashua, secured the second position.
- Startups must be privately held with at least 30 employees to qualify.
- Companies with significant layoffs were disqualified from the ranking.
- Oak raised $60 million in seed funding and works with major global organizations.
LinkedIn has released its annual ranking of Israel's most sought-after startups, based on metrics like workforce growth, candidate interest, and talent attraction. Oak, a company launched in July with a significant $60 million seed round from Greylock, Accel, and CRV, secured the top spot. The company, which already partners with major global organizations, was founded by Shai Morag, who previously sold Secdo to Palo Alto and Armetis to Tenable.
In second place is doubleAI, founded in 2023 by Professor Amnon Shashua. This company develops advanced AI systems for complex scientific and technical problem-solving. Rounding out the top five are Wonderful at number three, offering an AI-based operating system for organizations; Kela at number four, enabling militaries to integrate commercial technologies into defense systems; and cybersecurity firm Echo at number five. Echo, founded by serial entrepreneurs Eilon Elhadad and Eilam Milner (founders of Argon, sold to Aqua Security), raised $50 million.
Other notable companies in the top ten include Cyera (6th), Notch (7th), Mate (8th), which raised over $50 million and includes veterans from Unit 8200 and Wiz, and Eon (9th). Port ranked 10th, having raised $158 million and reaching a valuation of $800 million, notably remembered for a summer recruitment campaign featuring an ice cream truck in Tel Aviv. The list continues with Encore (11th), Limitless Labs (12th), Adaptive6 (13th), Dream (14th), and FINQ (15th).
To qualify for LinkedIn's ranking, startups must be independent, privately held, employ at least 30 full-time staff, have been operating for no more than seven years, and maintain offices in Israel. Companies that laid off 10% or more of their workforce were disqualified. The ranking considered workforce growth exceeding 10% over 12 months (from July 2025), page views, application rates, and the attraction of high-quality employees.
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