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Does F5 support Israel?
F5, Inc.
F5 does business in Israel — we found records of its operations there, but no record of donations, aid, or a public statement of support. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Tech companies · Companies that support Israel
Timeline of documented records
Documented records
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition | 2004-05-31 | $29,000,000 | MagniFire Websystems (Tel Aviv, Israel) Acquired Israeli web-application-firewall startup MagniFire Websystems for $29 million in cash, keeping its roughly 20-person Tel Aviv R&D staff; MagniFire's TrafficShield technology became F5's Application Security Manager product line. | |
| Acquisition | 2011-08 | — | Crescendo Networks (Israel) — IP assets Bought the intellectual-property assets of collapsed Israeli application-delivery company Crescendo Networks (reported at about $5.6 million); the engineering talent taken on helped seed F5's Tel Aviv R&D office. | |
| Acquisition | 2012-02 | — | Traffix Systems (Israel) Acquired Israeli 4G/LTE Diameter-signaling vendor Traffix Systems (price reported between $120 million and $135 million) and stated its intent to grow and invest in the Traffix operations in Israel; Traffix product development remained in Israel. | |
| Acquisition | 2013-09-17 | $91,700,000 | Versafe Ltd. (Rishon LeZion, Israel) Acquired Israeli anti-fraud and anti-phishing company Versafe for $91.7 million; Versafe's roughly 40-person team, including its founders, stayed in Israel — F5's fourth Israeli acquisition. | |
| Acquisition | 2024-02 | — | Wib Security (Tel Aviv, Israel) — technology assets Acquired the API-security technology of Tel Aviv-based startup Wib (founded by veterans including a former CTO of Israel's National Cyber Directorate); the price was undisclosed and estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. | |
| Operations in Israel | 2011 | — | — Operates an R&D center in Tel Aviv, built from the Crescendo, Traffix and Versafe teams, where security (ASM) and service-provider product development takes place; its FY2024 10-K still lists Israeli subsidiaries Traffix Communication Systems, Ltd. and Versafe, Ltd. |
Frequently asked questions
Did F5 donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of donations. What is on record is commercial activity in Israel (Acquisition, Operations in Israel), which is not the same as support — see the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 15 distinct sources are cited for F5. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-24
- Network World networkworld.com
- Haaretz haaretz.com
- Light Reading lightreading.com
- NoCamels nocamels.com
- F5 DevCentral (official community article) community.f5.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- Forbes forbes.com
- ISRAEL21c israel21c.org
- F5 (press release) f5.com
- Globes en.globes.co.il
- GeekWire geekwire.com
- CTech (Calcalist) calcalistech.com
- F5 (press release) f5.com
- SEC EX-21.1 subsidiary list (FY2024 10-K) sec.gov
- Startup Nation Finder — F5 profile finder.startupnationcentral.org