🇮🇱 Startup ecosystem in Israel
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 48 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Israel: 32 investors and 16 programs. Most are based in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ashdod. 2 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Israel · 32
Aleph
VC · Tel Aviv
Early-stage VC behind Wix, Lemonade, monday.com and Melio.
Offers: investment
F2 Venture Capital
VC · Tel Aviv
Pre-seed and seed fund writing up to $4M into cloud, applied AI and deep tech; Israel's most active early-stage fund in 2025.
Offers: investment
TLV Partners
VC · Tel Aviv
Early-stage VC across AI, cybersecurity, data, defence tech, fintech and health.
Offers: investment
Hetz Ventures
VC · Tel Aviv
Seed VC that closed a $140M fourth fund in January 2026, leading rounds of $5–7M.
Offers: investment
Vertex Ventures Israel
VC · Tel Aviv
Pre-seed to Series B investor in AI, cyber, healthtech and deep tech.
Offers: investment
Glilot Capital Partners
VC · Tel Aviv
Leads cyber and AI-security seed rounds.
Offers: investment
PICO Venture Partners
VC · Tel Aviv
Pre-seed and seed fund in fintech, healthtech and enterprise SaaS.
Offers: investment
Entrée Capital
VC · Tel Aviv
Pre-seed and seed investor in AI, data, deep tech, fintech and cyber; the most active investor in Israeli startups by deal count.
Offers: investment
Pitango
VC · Tel Aviv
One of Israel's largest and longest-standing VCs, founded 1993.
Offers: investment
Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
VC · Jerusalem
Long-running Israeli VC.
Offers: investment
Fresh Fund
VC · Tel Aviv
First-check fund backing Israeli founders at pre-seed and seed.
Offers: investment
Team8
VC · Tel Aviv
Venture group and company builder specialising in security and data.
Offers: funding, investment
Programs in Israel · 16
Israel Innovation Authority
Program · Jerusalem
Government agency funding R&D and early-stage tech companies; among the most active investors in Israeli startups.
Offers: funding
Openfor.co
Incubator · Virtual, global
The virtual incubator for individuals, joinable from Israel or anywhere.
Offers: mentoring, community, info
8200 EISP
Accelerator · Tel Aviv
Accelerator from the 8200 alumni community, open beyond alumni.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Techstars Tel Aviv
Accelerator · Tel Aviv
13-week Techstars accelerator.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Google for Startups Accelerator Israel
Accelerator · Tel Aviv · Free access
Google's equity-free accelerator in Israel.
Offers: mentoring
Microsoft for Startups / ScaleUp Tel Aviv
Accelerator · Tel Aviv
Microsoft's startup programme in Tel Aviv.
Offers: mentoring
F2 Operator Platform (The Junction)
Accelerator · Tel Aviv
F2's pre-seed platform, formerly The Junction.
Offers: funding, mentoring
MassChallenge Israel
Accelerator · Jerusalem · Free access
Zero-equity accelerator.
Offers: mentoring
Technological Incubators Program (Innovation Authority)
Program · Jerusalem
Government-backed incubator programme for deep-tech startups.
Offers: funding
The Kitchen FoodTech Hub
Accelerator · Ashdod
Food-tech incubator.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Zell Entrepreneurship Program
Accelerator · Herzliya
Reichman University's entrepreneurship programme.
Offers: mentoring
Tel Aviv Sparks Innovation Festival
Event · Tel Aviv
Flagship innovation conference, formerly DLD Tel Aviv.
Offers: community