The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, colloquially known as The Bursa, is the only public stock exchange in Israel and a public company itself, listed on its own exchange since August 1, 2019. It is regulated by the Securities Law (1968) and is under the direct supervision of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA).
ICL Group Ltd. is a multi-national manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose chemical products. ICL serves primarily three markets: agriculture, food and engineered materials. ICL produces approximately a third of the world's bromine, and is the world's sixth-largest potash producer. It is a manufacturer of specialty fertilizers and specialty phosphates, flame retardants and water treatment solutions.
Africa Israel Investments Ltd. is an international holding and investment company based in Yehud, Israel. The group consists of several private and public companies active in areas such as real estate, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, tourism and leisure. The company’s shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and are a constitute of the TA-35 Index. The company became the subject of newspaper coverage in 2008, for its association with the construction of Israeli settlements on the West Bank.
Gil Shwed is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, one of Israel's largest technology companies and the world's largest pure-play cybersecurity company.
Silicon Wadi is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology. It spans the Israeli coastal plain, and is cited as among the reasons why the country has become known as the world's "start-up nation". The highest concentrations of high-tech industry in the region can be found around Tel Aviv, including small clusters around the cities of Raʽanana, Petah Tikva, Herzliya, Netanya, Rehovot, and Ness Ziona. Additional clusters of high-tech industry can be found in Haifa and Caesarea. More recent high-tech establishments have been raised in cities such as Jerusalem and Beersheba, in towns such as Yokneam Illit, and in Airport City. Israel has the third highest number of startups by region and the highest rate of startups per capita in the world.
Elco Ltd. is an international conglomerate holding company headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company was founded in 1949 by Alexander Salkind, and has been managed since its establishment by three generations of the Salkind family. It is the parent company of Electra, Electra Consumer Products, Electra Real Estate, Supergas and others. By 2021 the company’s subsidiaries were active in 17 countries, with more than 21,000 employees, and a production site in Israel where it manufactures air conditioning units and electromechanical equipment.
Delek Group is an Israeli holding conglomerate mainly operating in the petroleum industry. Delek Group's largest subsidiary is Delek – The Israel Fuel Corporation, one of the largest chains of filling stations in Israel. Delek Group also owns E&P operations across the Levant, in the North Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico. Beyond the oil industry, it also owns coffeehouse chain Café Joe as well as 70% of the Israeli franchisee of Burger King.
Shlomo Grofman is an Israeli businessperson known for his work in the real estate industry. He serves as the active chairman of the Faire Fund, co-founded with former Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval. The fund, with a capital of 90 million US dollars, focuses on real estate development investments in Israel. Additionally, Grofman is the chairman of Shoval Grofman Real Estate Limited.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. is an international company based in Reno, Nevada, United States. Ormat supplies alternative and renewable geothermal energy technology. The company has built over 190 power plants and installed over 3,200 MW. As of January 2021 it owns and operates 933 MW of geothermal and recovered energy based power plants. Ormat has supplied over 1000 turbochargers worldwide: North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company's products also include turbines, generators, and heat exchangers.
Israel "Izzy" Tapoohi is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Birthright Israel Foundation, the non-profit organization that raises funds in the US to support Birthright Israel trips.
BioLineRx Ltd., or BioLine, is a publicly traded drug development company. Headquartered in Israel, its shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Dan Goldstein was a pioneer of the Israeli software industry. He was the founder of Formula Systems, sold in 2006, and Formula Vision Technologies. Goldstein served as Chairman of the Public Companies Association in Israel.
Alon Carmeli is an Israeli businessman. Carmeli is a member of the board of directors in Sapir Corp Ltd. and in Adam Teva Vadin (NGO). He was a Founder and the Active Chairman of the Board of Directors, of Canzon, a publicly traded company in TASE. Canzon developed a Cannabis Based Product’s Brand, and e-commerce platform, www.canzon.com. Carmeli was the CEO of Babylon Ltd, an online translation company. In 2012 Calcalist financial news site ranked Alon Carmeli as one of Israel's 50 best CEOs. Carmeli left Babylon in 2013.
Leon Recanati is an Israeli businessman and philanthropist.
Burger King Israel is the Israeli franchise of international fast food chain Burger King. Burger King first entered the Israeli market in 1993. It eventually closed in 2010, after the franchise owner Orgad Holdings purchased local chain Burgeranch and converted all Burger King locations in the country into Burgeranch locations. In July 2013, it was announced that Burger King was attempting to re-enter Israel. Initial discussions with its original Israeli franchise owner Yair Hasson were unsuccessful, and it finally secured re-entrance to the country by entering into a deal with a French company. The first restaurant, under the new franchise group opened in February 2016, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. As of 2020, there are 10 branches in the country, including 9 in Tel Aviv and its suburbs, and 1 in Eilat located in Ramon Airport. Out of all these locations, 7 are Kosher branches.
Idan Ofer is an Israeli billionaire businessman and philanthropist, with interests in shipping, energy, mining and sports. He is the founder of the principal of the Quantum Pacific Group, a holding company. He is majority shareholder of the Israel Corporation, listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, as well as Kenon Holdings, listed on the Tel Aviv and New York Stock Exchange. He is also the owner of the Israeli holding company Lynav Holdings and the Dutch-based Ansonia Holdings.
Efrat Peled is the Chairman and CEO of Arison Investments and the CEO of SAFO.
Danya Cebus is an Israeli construction company. It is a subsidiary of Africa Israel Investments. It was founded in 1997. It is active in Russia, Romania, and Israel.
Itschak Shrem is an Israeli entrepreneur and businessman with experience in the fields of investment banking, venture capital, finance, insurance and technology, among others; involving both public and private entities.
Ido Aharoni Aronoff is an Israeli career diplomat, advisor to international companies, public speaker and university lecturer, writer and investor. He was born in Jaffa, Israel. Aharoni spent his entire diplomatic career in the United States. He is a 25-year veteran of Israel's Foreign service. He is a public diplomacy specialist, founder of the Brand Israel Program, and a place positioning practitioner. Aharoni has served as a member of the Board Governors of Tel Aviv University and its cabinet since 2015 and as a lecturer at the university's Coller School of Management since 2018 and is the host of TAU Unbound, the official English language podcast of Tel Aviv University. On April 2024, Aharoni, was appointed a Global Distinguished Professor of Business at Touro University and on August 2024 he was appointed as a Visiting Professorship at San Diego State University (SDSU) School of Business and University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Global Policy. He is the co-founder and Global Ambassador for the Genius 100 Visions community and serves as a consultant to international companies such as MasterCard APCO Worldwide, The Libra Group, Bank Leumi USA and Value Base, He is a co-founder of Israel-based consultancy Emerson Rigby Ltd. and of British-Israeli investment company EA2K.
