About Us

GoforIsrael has been one of the most influential business conferences in Israel for over 30 years. The Conference addresses current issues in fundraising and M&A while establishing strategic alliances globally between Israeli companies and financial institutions.

GoforIsrael is co-organized & backed by Cukierman & Co., Catalyst Funds & Catalyst Investors' Club.

It brings together an increasing number of investors, participants and organizations.

Our last conference was a huge success for the GoforIsrael Conference, with one event held at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv. In our conference, there were 1000+ attendees, 60 Israeli Tech companies, over 500 investors coming from Europe, America, Israel and Asia and 600+ 1:1 meetings generated.

The Conference displays the best innovation out of Israel on an international level, in areas such as Life Sciences (Biotech, Healthcare, Medical Devices, Pharma), High Tech (Cyber, AI, Defense, Fintech) & Foodtech & Agritech and many more.

Conference History

GoforIsrael is one of the most prestigious conferences in Israel focusing on leading technologies: Life Sciences (Biotech, Medtech, Pharma), High Tech (AI, Defense, Cyber & Mobility) and Food Tech & Agri Tech. Since its launch in 1997, the conference has welcomed political figures and business leaders such as Isaac Herzog, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Benny Gantz, Ariel Sharon, prof. Amnon Shashua, David de Rothschild, Elie Hurvitz, Maurice Lévy, Yossi Vardi, Michael Federman, and many more.

Israeli companies that appeared were well-established technology companies alongside young startups, all of them received tremendous interest; to name just a few of those present: Mobileye, Civan Lasers, Similarweb, Arbe, Taboola, Playermaker, Curalife, BioHarvest, NanoX, SatixFy, Stargo, Addionics, Nexar, Lantronix, Freightos, Storedot, Sonovia and more.

Participants

In our conference some of the major participants will come from publicly traded companies, Global VC and PE Funds, conglomerates, family offices, financial institutions and Israeli technology companies.

In previous years, our conference has welcomed several Heads of State, including Isaac Herzog, Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Ariel Sharon, Antonio Tajani and more.

Sponsors & Partners

Sponsors come from leading investment and technology firms in Israel, America, and Europe. CEOs, Founders, CFOs, Directors, Managers and other key executives from renowned companies participated including: Mobileye, Bank Leumi, Greenberg Traurig, Gornitzky, Novartis, Lenovo, Jefferies, Catalyst IV, Shibolet, Stargo, China Everbright Limited, Hellenic Bank Corporation, Orbimed, Gal Medics, and Netafim.

Moreover, partners such as NYSE Euronext, London Stock Exchange, HSBC, Calyon, Credit Suisse, Nokia, PWC, Deloitte, EY, France Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, Alcatel, Schneider Electric, Veolia, Sanofi-Aventis, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Banca Generali, Medtronic, Merck, Roche, and Teva have contributed to the growing success of the conference.