Entrepreneurship in israel

Inside the BGU fund where students invest real venture capital

Some are barely into their twenties, yet they decide which startups receive funding. Inside Ben-Gurion University's Cactus Capital, students aren't preparing to become investors. They already are.

Roy Kimchi, Cactus Capital’s founding CEO
View of the Malha Technological Centre, which houses the Israel Innovation Authority, in Jerusalem.

'Dollar-shekel exchange, more local production': Next Innovation Authority CEO has challenges ahead

A group of diverse people are queueing up in a movie theater to watch a movie.

This Israeli startup is using AI to transform cinemas into more than just a place to watch movies

Roi Danino, Entrepreneur & Business Mentor

From Gaza frontlines to corporate recovery


Global tech coalition launches 'Circles of Dialogue' to support Israeli tech amid crisis

The group is the latest addition to a series of collaborative efforts within the tech industry since October 7 aiming to keep Israeli tech afloat as war with Hamas continues.

Israeli Tech

Ben-Gurion University builds Silicon Valley-style campus on Minecraft

Players are tasked with developing a business plan before ultimately presenting their company to a Shark Tank-style panel of investors – all of which takes place inside Minecraft's virtual ecosystem.

 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Minecraft campus (main view).

Entrepreneur of the Year competition set to showcase diverse youth innovation

Teen entrepreneurs from Jewish, Arab, Druze, and Bedouin communities, will compete for the coveted title of the "Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year."

 Unistream's 2022 event.

‘Modern-day Zionism to reboot the financial downturn’ - opinion

Thirtieth GoforIsrael conference to take place on May 3rd in Tel Aviv.

 Edouard Cukierman, Chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments.

72% of start-up founders suffer from mental health issues - report

More than one-third of those founders (37%) reported that they suffer from anxiety as well.

Stress, illustrative

ThermoMind wins Next-Gen Women Entrepreneurship Award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

The award supports and empowers women entrepreneurs by giving them a prominent platform to tell Israel and the world about the companies they are trying to build. 

 Dr. Larisa Adamyan and Dr. Esther Luzzatto

Health care entrepreneur: ‘Gap between academia and industry needs to be closed’

Danny Farin, a leading entrepreneur in the field of health care and a TAU graduate, links business companies to medicine and life sciences faculties.

 Danny Farin.

Training the next generation of entrepreneurs at Tel Aviv University

TAU ranks seventh in the world in global entrepreneurship.

 TAU CAMPUS: University opening accelerator program in entrepreneurship

Tel Aviv University climbs to 7th place in global entrepreneurship ranking

TAU alumni ranked at the top of global entrepreneurship.

 Tel Aviv University

Technion leads Europe for number of US patents, ranks 40 globally

The official announcement of the Technion's achievement was made by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Organization (IPO).

The Computer Science Faculty building at Technion University in Haifa, Israel