Selected startups work in tech verticals that include AI, digital health, robotics, sensors, hardware, developer tools, and cybersecurity.

The new program is more focused on the deep tech innovation that impacts both industries and also people's day-to-day lives.

Local companies are growing in today’s COVID-19-affected market, strengthening teams, increasing funds, and expanding to new locations.

The 28 companies that have so far taken part in Ignite have, together, raised $200 million, according to a program announcement.

A new survey has shown that startups are thinking creatively and adopting new strategies but company culture may be suffering.

The 12-week Intel Ignite program will be conducted entirely online, just like the previous one, due to pandemic restrictions.

Intel Ignite launched in Israel in 2019 and has completed two cohorts so far, with applications open for a third.

As the largest private employer in the country, Intel Israel said it added nearly 1,000 jobs in 2019 and now employs 13,750 people across the country.

The intensive 12-week program will be conducted virtually until people can safely return to work amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Founded this year, the startup was also one of 9 companies participating in the Intel accelerator program in Tel Aviv.