Entrepreneurship in israel

Preparing the next generation of leaders

The Hebrew University Business School is adapting its approach to business education while guiding students through one of the most challenging periods in Israel’s recent history.

HEBREW UNIVERSITY graduation ceremony
Ben Woolf dons his own Promise State Israel logo shirt.

Finding faith, family, and business: Ben Woolf’s story from England to Jerusalem

Dibb Abu Ganimah, entrepreneur of Darbuka AI Powered Drum.

From medicine to coding: The Israeli initiative connecting sound, AI, and social impact

Visitors at the UVID (Unmanned Vehicles Israel Defense) 2015 Conference, held at the Israel Conference Center in Tel Aviv on November 09, 2015.

Europe Days conference brings top investors face-to-face with Israeli startups


Tracking device wins first place at JCT's student hackathon

The winning team, Wi-Find, developed an easy-to-use solution using inexpensive components that can pick up data from the signals around it.

 (from left to right): Eran Yomtovyan, Director of the LevTech Entrepreneurship Center; Shalom Iyhe, Program Coordinator of LevTech; Yosef Mizrahi; Ariel Szmerla; Amitai Salomon; Andrew Goldman (judge); Vice President of JCT Stuart Hershkowitz; Dr. Dov Rubin (judge)

Technion student entrepreneurs win BizTEC 2021 for compact defibrillator

Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan opened the event and said: "Entrepreneurship is a state of mind that can be applied in every sphere of the lives of us all and is tightly connected with leadership.

First prize winners. Right to left: Ohad Yaniv, Eyal Kellner, Yaron Arbel, Alon Gilad, Idan Shenfeld, Ravit Abel and Prof. Ezri Tarazi

Techstars Tel Aviv launches its second Accelerator Program of 2021

The international network plans to hold two cohorts in Israel annually from now on, doubling their number of participants.

A group photo of the Techstars team

Hi-tech in Israel: Entrepreneurs found school in periphery

A new academy will begin operation in Sderot in September 2021 and will teach 200 young people English so that they can work in Israel's hi-tech sector.

Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva.

Business owners protest in front of Prime Minister Bennett's house

The independent business owners came from all areas of the Israeli economy, including tourism, culture, trade, and entertainment.

 Business owners protest in front of Prime Minister Bennett's house

Woman2Woman, Unit 8200 graduates mentorship program, launches 6th class

Women2Women was founded to promote women and advance women to key positions in the Israeli economy, and has thus far led five classes of their mentorship program.

Some 50 women were selected from around 1,000 applicants to take part in the Woman2Woman mentoring program.

Who are the top haredi entrepreneurs in hi-tech?

Kama-Tech encourages the haredi community to delve into the world of entrepreneurship and hi-tech through various programs and events.

Speakers at the "Week of Haredi hi-tech" event.

VCing the future? Early-stage start-up hunters share their secrets

"One of the fields I believe strongly in right now is neuroscience. I believe computers will be able to read our thoughts and use them to generate actions."

(L-R)  Gadi Isaev, Managing General Partner at VentureIsrael;  Nimrod Cohen, managing partner at TAU Ventures; and  Kobi Samboursky, managing partner at Glilot Capital

Meet the hospital staff's children joining the fight against coronavirus

The children have been developing their projects as part of the "Biotech - Next Generation" project.

Some 200 children of medical staff in 11 teams from 10 hospitals all across Israel have come up with technological initiatives to fight the coronavirus.

Arab-Israeli entrepreneurs get boost, mentorship program

"In these times of growing uncertainty and increasing social gaps between diverse communities in Israel, we are proud to provide immediate support for Arab entrepreneurs."

Khouloud Ayuti and Ariella Rosen, the co-CEOs of PresenTense, January 26, 2021.