Scaling Israeli Defense Startups: From Local Innovation to Global Markets
AWS and 10D are co-hosting a Defense Tech GTM Meetup, bringing together up to 100 early-stage defense founders, operators, and investors to explore how Israeli startups scale globally.
Global demand for defense innovation is accelerating, and Israeli startups sit at the center of it, facing a rare opportunity alongside a complex set of challenges as they expand into international markets.
This meetup brings together founders, operators, investors, and defense ecosystem leaders to explore how early-stage defense companies build global partnerships, navigate government procurement, establish credibility with international customers, and scale beyond Israel.
The conversation focuses on practical go-to-market strategies, hard-won lessons from founders already operating globally, and the evolving relationship between defense technology, governments, primes, and commercial markets.
Full Agenda
9:00 - 9:30 | Breakfast & Networking
9:30 - 10:20 | Panel - Breaking Out: How Israeli Defense Startups Win Global Markets
Alon Kantor (Partner at 10D)
Roni Kanelbaum (Strategic Defense M&A Leader and Former VP at Ondas Holdings Israel)
Ofer Kotler (CBO at Commcrete)
Aviv Shapira (Co-Founder & CEO of Xtend)
David Yahid (Co-Founder of CET Sandbox)
Founders and operators who scaled beyond Israel share what works: building partnerships, navigating procurement, and earning credibility with international customers and primes.
10:20 - 10:40 | Virtual Session - Inside the Buyer's Market
Doing Business in the US and Germany: AWS defense leads Ryan Ricer (AWS Defense GTM, North America), and Christian Schaefer (AWS National Security & Defense, Germany) give founders the insider view on how their markets buy, build trust, and where to start. Bring your questions.
Registration does not guarantee admission to the event as the space is limited. If your request is approved, you will receive a ticket with the full details via email.