LinkedIn Names Oak Cybersecurity Startup Israel's Most Attractive
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
LinkedIn's annual ranking of Israel's top 15 tech startups places cybersecurity firm Oak in first place. Oak, founded in 2025, recently raised $60 million and focuses on digital identity security. The list, based on LinkedIn data from mid-2025 to mid-2026, evaluates employee growth, user interest, and talent attraction. Other notable companies include doubleAI, Wonderful, Kela Technologies, and Echo, with specific criteria for inclusion.
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- LinkedIn's annual ranking names Oak, a cybersecurity startup, as Israel's most attractive tech company.
- Oak, founded in 2025, raised $60 million and focuses on digital identity and access management.
- Professor Amnon Shashua's doubleAI, developing expert AI systems, ranked second on the list.
- Wonderful, Kela Technologies, and Echo also made the top five most attractive Israeli startups.
- The ranking considers employee growth, user interest, and talent attraction from July 2025 to June 2026.
- Companies had to be less than seven years old, based in Israel, and employ at least 30 people.
LinkedIn has released its annual list of the 15 most attractive Israeli startups for high-tech professionals, with cybersecurity firm Oak taking the top spot. Oak, founded by Shai Morag and Tal Marom in 2025, officially launched in July 2026, announcing $60 million in funding from Greylock, Accel, and CRV. Morag previously founded Secdo, sold to Palo Alto Networks, and Ermetic, acquired by Tenable. Oak's platform manages access and digital identities for employees, systems, and AI agents, employing around 60 people.
Coming in second is doubleAI, a venture by Professor Amnon Shashua, a co-founder of Mobileye. This company develops AI systems designed to replicate expert knowledge and tackle complex scientific and technical challenges. Wonderful secured third place for its AI platforms aimed at automating operations for large enterprises. Kela Technologies, which creates software solutions for integrating commercial tech into military systems, ranked fourth. Echo, specializing in protecting software from cyber threats, rounded out the top five.
The list also includes Cyera, Notch, Mate, Eon, and Port in positions six through ten. The second five are Encore AI, Limitless Labs, Adaptive6, Dream, and FINQ, the latter focusing on AI for investment and asset management. The ranking is based on LinkedIn data from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, evaluating employee growth, user interest, job seeker activity, and talent attraction. Eligible companies had to be independent, private, founded within the last seven years, based in Israel or headquartered there, and have at least 30 employees. Companies that reduced their workforce by 10% or more during the period were excluded.
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