Photo: Amit Cotler It’s impossible to ignore the powerful presence of the Israeli pavilion at Israel Tech Week, which was held as part of the international eMerge Americas tech conference in Miami on March 27–28.
Unlike many global events where the Israeli booth is tucked away for security reasons, here the Israeli delegation took center stage, right in the heart of the Miami Convention Center—with high visibility and even higher energy. The buzz surrounding the pavilion was unmistakable, drawing attention from investors, innovators, and tech enthusiasts alike.
Over 70 Israeli companies participated, representing a broad spectrum of sectors—from tourism and fintech to food tech, sports, and science. The diversity of ideas and the innovation on display captured the interest of many attendees.
Among the standout participants was Hadas Frank, 22, originally from Rishon LeZion and now based in New York. She founded NEXTGEN AI, a consultancy focused on AI education and strategy.
“Artificial intelligence is a very broad term,” Frank explains, “and people need help understanding how to actually implement it.”
Here are four standout Israeli startups making waves at the conference—names you’ll likely be hearing much more about soon.
Photo: Amit Cotler"What I do is primarily connect business needs with the available tools in the market. It is simply optimizing the operation from A to Z. It is hard to understand today which tool is good for what. People spend hours on CHAT GPT without knowing what their true need is, and I help them with that. Even searching requires learning."
How do you teach yourself what’s most right, or most new for businesses?
"I also learn myself through AI! In general, this world is like a Turkish soap opera. It has new drama and fascinating internal conflicts," says Hadas, who is also a participant in the most inner and secretive groups in the world of new AI developments. "I compare the revolution of artificial intelligence to the computer revolution. Nothing less. Computers help us be more efficient. Now it’s the time for artificial intelligence."
Amir Twig (31), in Miami, originally from Ramat Gan, is the entrepreneur behind NextPropAI, previously a marketing professional in the field of law.
Photo: Amit Cotler"For the past year and a half, I have been working on an AI product that provides relevant alerts for real estate investors. The AI creates relevant text interactions with them and saves 70-80 percent of the workforce involved in sales.
As an Israeli high-tech worker during a challenging time, how does the situation in the country affect your work?
"It is not easy on a personal level. In the first half year of the war, no one really functioned, I traveled to the country and returned. But Miami embraces us and feels safe. The locals are generally on our side. It’s a good place to be Israeli. We see what we do as part of the Israeli advocacy, part of the help we can provide from here to the country."
Daniel Kashmir (45) from Tel Aviv is the CEO of Momentick. On the surface, it seems like a rather non-communicative startup, one might say quite gray. In practice, it is a futuristic development on a global scale. His company, he says, assists in monitoring greenhouse gases, focusing on natural gas, using satellite-based information.
Photo: Amit Cotler"Any place on earth can be scanned once every 48 hours," he explains, stating that the company helps gas companies reduce emissions and slow down global warming. In addition to gas companies, Momentick also works with insurance agencies that receive an indication of whether they want or do not want to insure the companies.
Matias Gal is a newcomer from Argentina, 27, living in Tel Aviv. "Replace" he developed, is a platform for renewable energy. "We help find the best places to set up solar farms," he explains.
Photo: ShutterstockHow do you do that?
"Using algorithms that analyze land based on several types of information."
Tell us a bit about you as a newcomer startup entrepreneur. "I came from Argentina and have always been an entrepreneur. Israel is the best place in the world for high-tech because everyone in Israel is an entrepreneur. I traveled all over the world and they told me 'call when your development progresses'. In Israel, they told me 'let's go for it'. The people in the industry in Israel are full of energy. I met a guy on the street who eventually invested billions in us."
Photo: Amit CotlerPassportNews continues to follow the Israeli technology conference in Miami Israel Tech Week, which will also continue next week with Travel Tech Day, featuring PassportNews.