Scaling with Giants
Where defense and dual-use startups and industry giants meet to validate, grow, and scale together.
October 29 | 9:00 AM | Startup Nation Central
- Lilienblum 28 Tel Aviv
Scaling defense for a more secure future
Scaling in the defense and dual-use world requires more than great technology, it demands validation from the giants shaping the industry.
DefenseTech: Scaling with Giants is an exclusive gathering of leading founders, investors, and defense partners exploring how startups successfully integrate with major defense organizations, gain real world traction, and prove market readiness to investors while continuing to scale successfully in additional markets.
What to Expect?
This is an invite-only event for top-tier dual-use entrepreneurs, leading defense and government partners, and investors committed to advancing the defense tech ecosystem.
Meet our champions
Speakers
David Allouche
CEO & Co-Founder
CyberLights
Kyle Giddens
CEO and Co-Founder
Black Rover
Yaron Shenhav
CEO & Co-Founder
SolCold
Aviv Shapira
Co-Founder & CEO
Xtend
Ofer Kotler
Chief Business Officer
Commcrete
Nimrod Cohen
Founder and Managing Partner
TAU Ventures
Yariv Becher
VP Business Development & Partnerships
Startup Nation Central
Bar Hevr
BizDev and Value Creation
TAU Ventures
Eden Eini
Ecosystem Engagement Manager
Startup Nation Central
Agenda
Get a curated look at the most promising players in Israel’s dual-use and defense tech ecosystem with Startup Nation Finder’s 2025 Aerospace, Defense & HLS Landscape Map.
Startups working with leading defense organizations will share how they built successful collaborations, from signing agreements to delivering joint projects, together with their industry champion.
Join us
Validate, grow, and scale together to accelerate Impact.
ABOUT US
Startup Nation Central is a free-acting NGO providing global solution seekers frictionless access to Israel’s bold and impatient innovators to help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Terms & Conditions
By registering, you agree that the event may be recorded and may appear in Startup Nation Central marketing material and/or be used for any other lawful purpose, and you waive any rights of privacy or compensation in this regard.
