ICON - Israel Collaboration Network

At ICON, we take our costume contest very seriously. A huge shoutout to Yosef Peterseil & Yonatan Schreiber, and the entire Blings team for taking first place, and dressing up as each of the SV101 by ICON alumni startups - genius idea! Stay tuned – our Purim Party recap is coming soon. And Yosef Peterseil, you definitely nailed the Or Shani look!

Imagine seeing your startup through the eyes of top cyber mentors 👓 Well, now you can. Applications for Cyber 1:1 Office Hours are now open! From March 20-28 2025, apply to connect 1:1 with an exclusive lineup of #CISOs and cyber-focused #investors to gain their perspective on your startup and receive invaluable, personalized feedback. Apply now- https://lnkd.in/dd4_wNDn Check out our lineup of mentors here- https://lnkd.in/dGKbjV6B Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn 

Today and every day As a non-profit founded and run by women, we celebrate #Women’s Day every day. But, especially today, it’s our chance to celebrate our trailblazing mentors, SV101 by ICON alumni, and community members. Cheers to us! Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn

Batch 1, Still Crushing It Our SV101 by ICON alumni, Orly Shoavi and Ronnie Sternberg 🔜 GDC, founders of ClarityQ, have raised $3.7M in pre-seed funding! Orly and Ronnie, alumni from our very #first batch, have remained ICONic even after selling their previous startup, SafeDK, to Applovin in 2019. Now they’re back at it, having founded ClarityQ, an AI-powered platform that helps businesses analyze product usage and enhance user engagement, and raising their pre-seed funding. We’re sooo excited to celebrate this milestone with them! Congratulations to Orly, Ronnie, and the entire ClarityQ team. Read all about it here- https://lnkd.in/dNUJG7fG And yes, the photo is from the good old days. Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn

We’re on! 🎙️ Launching Living Room Talks has been a wild ride—way more difficult than I thought, but also way more rewarding. More than anything, it taught me a lot about myself. Here are the top-5: 1.⁠ ⁠I can't wing everything. I love moving fast, but a great podcast takes serious planning.   2.⁠ ⁠When the product is you, you have to be in the details. I’ve spent more hours in the editing room than I expected (and loved every second).   3.⁠ ⁠Perfection is a trap. The best moments happen when you stop overthinking and just go for it.   4.⁠ ⁠A great team changes everything. None of this happens alone—having the right A-players around you makes all the difference.   5.⁠ ⁠It’s 100% worth it. That feeling of unlocking a new skill, the stories, the unexpected lessons—I wouldn’t trade it for anything.  We started big! I’ve met some incredible people in my life, but never have I been this excited—my very first guest is my biggest inspiration, my mother, Dr. Miriam Adelson. Mom - We’re #1 on Apple podcast!!!! 🤩 Check out our conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eYuASZW2 Ishai Ankri 🇮🇱 I Noa Topaz I Hadar Gindi

Building Resilience Through Your Professional Journey Meet Karin Shopen, VP of Product Management & Design at Cisco, and our next speaker at the Women in Tech event. We had the pleasure of meeting Karin during our previous #Innovation Week, and since then, we’ve all been inspired by her. With a rich background in cybersecurity, Karin has shaped strategies at Fortinet, driven cloud security at Palo Alto Networks, and spearheaded innovation at Juniper Networks. Join us to hear Karin’s inspiring journey in tech and how she’s built resilience along the way. Tuesday, March 18th, at 6:30 PM in Palo Alto. Apply here to join us - https://lnkd.in/dQ4wukBt Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn

It’s that time again! First Sunday of the month = SV101 by ICON Alumni Lunch. This time, Dotan Bar Noy, our SV101 alum from Batch 9 and founder & CEO at Authomize, now part of Delinea, hosted us at Authomize’s office. It was great seeing you all! A big thanks to everyone who joined. Ami Gal | Yuval Dimnik | Or Shani | Tom Livne | Yuval Hazaz | Hila Goldman-Aslan | Dotan Bar Noy | Jonathan Roizin | Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn

Thank you Shlomo Kramer & Asheem Chandna for a great talk and a dose of inspiration 💙 Greg Eden Sharon Halbani Julia Cook Christine Kim

My favorite story of 2025 had a busy two weeks... Cato Networks’ business surged in 2024, growing 46% in 2024 to more than a quarter of a billion dollars in ARR while the # of enterprises placing their trust in our SASE platform grew to 3,000+; Many thanks Bloomberg News, TheCUBE, CRN, Globes, NYSE and more for sharing our news. 🔗 Full interview: https://bloom.bg/4b9RurC Swissport’s CTO Richard Thorp shared his own Cato customer experience (story coming soon. Watch this space!). Many thanks to Kim Yan and his team at #JFK for their incredible hospitality and generosity. Our founder and CEO Shlomo Kramer and Greylock’s Asheem Chandna held court to a packed room in Silicon Valley courtesy of Noa Topaz and the amazing team at ICON - Israel Collaboration Network. And Cato celebrated its 10th anniversary. The company has accomplished so much over the past decade, but we’re just getting started. Proud to be a part of it and excited for what's next. Huge props to the world's SASE'st Comms team for all you do - I’m talking about you Dave Greenfield, Sharon Halbani, Eddy Rivera and our agency partners WW – and to the rest of the 1,300+ Catonians for helping to tell our story and delivering for our customers every day. #SASE #NetworkSecurity #Platform #Transformation

Better Late Than Never The application deadline for SV101 by ICON is almost here, and while it may feel a bit late, it’s better to apply late than never. Only 3 days left to apply! Apply today before it’s really too late 😉 - https://lnkd.in/dThqgJ_V Yasmin Lukatz I Jessica Hare I Noa Topaz I Heli Pomerantz Gerber I Liat Miller I Yaniv Benji I Noa Eilon | Shani Yavin | Dafna Kalisky Horn