LinkedIn Ranks Israeli Startups in AI and Cybersecurity

LinkedIn published its 2026 ranking of Israeli startups on Wednesday, with identity security firm Oak taking first place. Oak launched publicly in July with a $60 million seed investment led by Greylock Partners, Accel and CRV. Shai Morag, who founded two cybersecurity companies acquired by Palo Alto Networks and Tenable, co-founded Oak with Tal Marom.

The ranking

The three-year-old AI development firm doubleAI came second. AI operating-system developer Wonderful took third place, while Kela Technologies appeared fourth as an open software platform and fifth as a business-to-business cybersecurity firm.

The other companies on the list were Cyera, a private network security company; Notch, an AI automation company; Mate Security, a cybersecurity company; Eon, a cloud data protection company; and Port, a workflow automation company. The ranking also included Encore AI, which works on AI data analysis; Limitless Labs, an AI company for precision manufacturing; Adaptive6, a spending control company; Dream, an AI cybersecurity company; and FINQ, an AI fintech firm.

LinkedIn said the list covers 15 emerging Israeli companies. “Our annual LinkedIn Top Startups list surfaces the 15 emerging Israeli companies growing fast, gaining attention and recruiting top talent right now,” the company said in a statement.

How LinkedIn measured companies

LinkedIn said it identified companies working on cybersecurity solutions, AI “expert intelligence” and workflow automation. The ranking used only LinkedIn data and drew on five sections of information available on the platform: employee growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent.

The company measured engagement by counting views and follows of company pages from people who weren’t employees, along with non-employees’ views of startup employees’ profiles. Job interest came from views of and applications to advertised roles.

To assess attraction of top talent, LinkedIn checked whether a company hired workers from the platform’s global Top Companies lists. The measures drew on LinkedIn activity, including how users interacted with company pages, employee profiles and job advertisements.

Eligibility rules

Companies had to be no more than seven years old, privately held, fully independent and not owned by larger firms to qualify. They also needed at least 30 employees employed from July 2025 to June 2026.

Companies that laid off 10% or more of their workforce between July 1, 2025, and publication of the list weren’t eligible. LinkedIn’s published criteria paired those workforce rules with measures of employee growth, engagement, job interest and recruitment of workers from its global Top Companies lists.

Oak’s first-place ranking came after its public launch in July and the announcement of its $60 million seed investment. Shai Morag and Tal Marom co-founded the company. LinkedIn said its ranking highlighted emerging firms that were growing, attracting attention and recruiting talent, while the companies’ positions reflected the platform’s stated measures.