Unit 81


Unit 81 is a secret technology unit part of the Special Operations Division of the Military Intelligence Directorate, an independent service of the Israel Defense Forces. The unit focuses on building and supplying cutting-edge technologies to Israeli combat soldiers and spies. It is often related to Unit 8200, which is responsible for signal intelligence and code decryption.

Achievements

According to a 2021 report by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist in the last decade alone 100 veterans of the unit have founded 50 technology companies having raised US$4 billion with their accumulated valuations surpassing US$10 billion.

Unit commanders