Israel in Bengaluru

From powering innovation to celebrating sporting excellence, Bengaluru has another reason to be proud today! 🏆

Congratulations to .bengaluru on lifting their maiden IPL trophy and creating a moment that fans will cherish for generations.

A victory built on belief, perseverance, and the spirit of never giving up.

Well played, RCB and congratulations to the people of Bengaluru on this memorable achievement! ✌🏻🎉🙌🏼🏆

The Consulate General of Israel to South India congratulates SolarEdge Technologies on the inauguration of its new R&D facility in India 🇮🇳🇮🇱

A global leader in smart renewable energy solutions, SolarEdge continues to drive innovation across residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solar technologies. The establishment of this new R&D centre marks another important step in strengthening the growing innovation and technology partnership between India and Israel.

With Indian talent contributing to the development of next-generation clean energy technologies, this collaboration reflects a shared commitment towards building a smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable future. ⚡












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The Consul General also met with the team at Kerala Startup Mission during her visit to Trivandrum, Kerala. It was a pleasure engaging with one of India’s most dynamic innovation ecosystems and learning more about KSUM’s efforts in nurturing entrepreneurship, supporting emerging startups, and building a strong culture of innovation across the state. The interaction also explored potential areas of synergy and future collaboration.

Consul General Orli Weitzman was recently in Trivandrum, Kerala, where she met with the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, Mr. V. V. Rajesh, to extend an invitation for the upcoming Mayor Convention delegation and discuss potential avenues for future collaboration.

During her visit, she also met with representatives of Trinity College of Engineering to explore opportunities for student exchange programmes and academic collaboration initiatives. In addition, discussions were held with representatives of Natyaveda College of Performing Arts on potential cultural exchange initiatives and future cooperation in the field of arts and performing culture.

The visit reflected a shared commitment towards strengthening educational, cultural, and people-to-people ties.

All 10 of the world’s leading global high-tech public companies operate in Israel.

Israel is a global center for R&D, innovation, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and advanced semiconductor development.

Global tech leaders continue expanding their research centers, campuses, and engineering teams across Israel: a strong and reliable global innovation hub.

The Consulate General of Israel to South India is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Yosef (Joey) Avraham, whose remarkable journey and years of dedicated service left a lasting impact on Israel’s economic and innovation engagement across the world.

His tenure in Bengaluru as Israel’s Economic Consul carried special meaning, bringing his journey full circle back to the country of his roots. His contribution to advancing India–Israel economic and innovation ties will always be remembered with deep respect and appreciation.

He immigrated to Israel from India at the age of 19, served as an officer in the IDF with the rank of major, and after studying engineering and business administration, he joined the Ministry of Economy’s attaché course in 1994. Since then, he has dedicated his professional life with endless dedication to the advancement of the Israeli economy, exports and industry.

Over the course of more than three decades of an extensive career, Joey has led, developed, and managed financial attachés in complex destinations around the world, including South Africa, Boston, Houston and Istanbul, as well as held senior management positions at the firm’s headquarters in Israel.
In August 2021, he came full circle when he embarked on his last mission as Israel’s economic consul in Bangalore, India.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and all those whose lives he touched.

May his memory be a blessing 🕯️

The Consulate General of Israel to South India, in collaboration with the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre, the Israel Innovation Authority רשות החדשנות and IT BT Department, Karnataka hosted a webinar on the Karnataka–Israel Strategic Collaboration Toolkit.

It was encouraging to see participation from around 40 startups, coming together to explore synergies between Karnataka and Israel across the biotechnology and bioconvergence sectors.

The session featured insightful perspectives from Dr. Shai Melcer, Head of the National Bioconvergence Program at the Israel Innovation Authority, and Mr. Tal Ben Avner, Manager of the India–Israel Innovation Fund (I4F).

We extend our sincere thanks to the Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre, K-Tech (Karnataka Innovation & Technology Society) and Startup Karnataka for their partnership in making this webinar a success!

The Consul General , Ms. Orli Weitzman, visited .university University, where she met with the Hon’ble Chancellor, Dr. M.R. Jayaram, and the University’s leadership, along with the Head of Trade Divison Mr. Yair Osheroff from the Consulate General of Israel to South India.

The discussions were warm, constructive, and forward-looking, reflecting the strong and growing collaboration between the Consulate and the University. We explored a wide range of areas, including academic partnerships, innovation, and emerging domains such as cybersecurity, with a shared vision of fostering knowledge exchange and impactful cooperation.

Such engagements reaffirm the importance of building institutional bridges that promote innovation, skill development, and global collaboration.

We look forward to further strengthening this partnership and unlocking new avenues of cooperation in the months ahead.