R&D Foundations
| Foundation | Director |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Science Foundation (ISF) | Ms. Hedva Baram [email protected] |
02.5676250 |
| German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific R&D (GIF) | Dr. Amnon Barak [email protected] |
02.6233814 |
| US-Israel Binational Agricultural R&D Fund (BARD) | Mr. Edo Chalutz [email protected] |
03.9683598 |
| US-Israel Binational Industrial R&D Foundation (BIRD) | Mr. Dov Hershberg [email protected] |
03.6470710 |
| US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) | Dr. Yona Ettinger [email protected] |
02.5617314 |
The foundations listed above are independent but receive support from government sources.
R&D Funds : International
State of Israel has joint research funds with the countries listed in the table. These funds require collaborative projects between researchers from the respective countries. In addition the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers a limited number of scholarships to foreign graduate students.
Funds for Israeli Start-up Companies
Start-up companies and business ventures in Israel can apply for funding from the following sources:
| Source* | Fields of activity | Maximal Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Technological Incubator
Program Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Electronics 25% Medical 23% Software, Computers 16% Chemistry 13% Machines 10% Agriculture, Environment 6% Miscellaneous 7% |
$344,000 for two years |
| 2. | Magnet Program Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Cooperative projects between academic research institutes, and industrial companies. | Variable |
| 3. | International R & D Funds | See linked page. | Generally limited to less than $100,000 per year |
| 4. | Venture Capital Funds | All fields | Up to millions of dollars. |
| 5. | Research Foundations in Universities | These foundations are responsible for patenting, technology transfer and commercialization of technologies developed within their respective institutions. | Variable |
| 6. | Other private or public funds | All fields | Variable |
*The first three sources in the table are subsidized by government ministries.
Technology : Venture Capital Funds for Israeli Startup Companies
| Fund | Specialty | City | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4HighTech.com | High-tech | 09.7713373 | |
| Ampal | Telecom, Datacom, energy distribution and basic industry | ||
| Apax Partners | IT, Telecommunications, Healthcare, and Services | Herzliya | 09.9586330 |
| Apropos IT Ventures | Seed and early stage companies in Internet and information technology. | Jerusalem | 02.6482350 |
| Ascend Technology Ventures | Communications, Internet and Internet infrastructure, software, semiconductors and medical devices. | Ramat-Gan | 03.7513707 |
| Atara Technology Ventures | IT, Internet, Communications, Medical devices, and Capital equipment. | Tel-Aviv | 03.7141793 |
| Aura Investments | IT, software, high-tech companies with high gross-margin in large markets | Tel-Aviv | 03.7440333 |
| Beery Capital Group | High-growth early and midstage technology companies | Ramat-Gan | 03.7523904 |
| BioTech M.A.H | Plant biotechnology, genetics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, agriculture | 08.6469837 | |
| BRM Group | Internet infrastructure | Jerusalem | |
| Carmel Ventures | Software especially for B2B e-commerce, Internet infrastructure, and enterprise applications. | Herzliya | 09.9594894 |
| Catalyst | High-Tech | Tel-Aviv | 03.6950666 |
| Cedar Fund | Telecommunications, networking, Internet infrastructure and enterprise software. | Herzliya | 09.9577227 |
| Clal Biotechnology Industries | Biotechnology, biopharmaceutical companies. | Tel-Aviv | 03.6075733 |
| Clal Venture Capital Fund | Telecommunications, Information Technology, Life sciences (Biotech, medical devices) and software. | Tel-Aviv | 03.7650302 |
| Concord Ventures | IT, Medical technologies, communication, software, Internet and semiconductors | Herzliya | 09.9602020 |
| DCL Technologies | Internet, communication and wireless communication industries. | Herzliya | 09.9584684 |
| Delta Ventures | IT, Telecommunications, Internet, and semiconductors | Herzliya Pituach | 09.9517755 |
| Discount Investment Corporation | Communications technologies, services and content. | Tel-Aviv | 03.5672700 |
| Emicom Group | IT, Internet enabling, telecommunications, Wireless infrastructure and applications | Ramat-Gan | 03.7530400 |
| Evergreen Canada-Israel Investments | Communications, semiconductors, imaging, software, biomedical informatics | Tel-Aviv | 03.7108286 |
| Focus Capital Group | Investments, mergers and acquisitions | Savyon | 03.5356667 |
| Forum Consulting & Business Development | Software, electro-optics, medical and electronic instrumentation | Raanana | 09.7445141 |
| Garage.com | Herzliya | 09.9519970 | |
| Gemini Israel Funds | IT, Communications, Semiconductors, Industrial Equipment, and Medical Technology | Herzliya | 09.9584842 |
| Genesis Partners | IT, Communications, Internet Infrastructure | Tel-Aviv | 03.5262644 |
| Giza Group | Corporate finance services and technology venture capital fund management | Tel-Aviv | 03.6402323 |
| Intel Capital Israel | Networking, Communications and Internet Solutions, Wireless, Computer Telephony, Digital Entertainment and Data Center applications | Tel-Aviv | 03.9207648 |
| Israel Seed Partners | IT, Communications, E-commerce, B2B, Digital imaging, Semiconductors, Life sciences | Jerusalem | 02.5612090 |
| Israel Venture Association | Association promotes venture capital activities in Israel, providing information, networking opportunities, publications, and international contacts. | Ramat-Gan | 03.6124424 |
| Jerusalem Global Ventures | Communications infrastructure technology, wireless data, optical systems and components. Medical devices and biotechnology. | Jerusalem | 02.5722222 |
| Jerusalem Venture Partners | Optical and wireless communications, e-commerce infrastructure | Jerusalem | 02.6797270 |
| KenTech Ventures | IT, Datacom | Ramat-Gan | 03.6121113 |
| Kerem | IT, Software, Internet, engineering, medical equipment, and communications. | Herzliya | 09.9601822 |
| Millennium Materials Technologies Fund | Advanced materials, industrial processes, chemicals, bio electronics materials and materials for life sciences. | Tel-Aviv | 03.6439986 |
| Navitek | Start-up or middle-stage high-tech companies | Jerusalem | 02.6797470 |
| Neurone Ventures | Internet, Telecommunications and Medical technologies | Tel-Aviv | 03.7657260 |
| Pitango Venture Capital | Telecommunication, data communications, semiconductors, Internet infrastructure, medical devices and biotechnology. | Herzliya | 09.9718100 |
| Poalim Capital Markets Technologies | IT, E-commerce, multimedia software, telecommunications, electronics | Tel-Aviv | 03.5675333 |
| Prime Technology Ventures | Internet, Communications, Wireless and Software | Rehovot | |
| ProSeed | Communication, Network Security, Software, IP Telephony, Internet, Intranet, E-Commerce | ||
| Rafael Development Corporation | Defense technology, semiconductor equipment, medical equipment, communications. | ||
| Runway | Telecom, Datacom, Internet and Software | Moshav Bet HaLevy | 09.8940322 |
| Shrem, Fudim, Kelner Group | Israeli high tech companies | Tel-Aviv | 03.6845555 |
| Star Ventures | High-tech | Herzliya Pituach | 09.9512888 |
| Takeoff | Software for internet, Biotechnology, also open to other industries | Raanana | 09.7408442 |
| Tamir Fishman Ventures | Communications, Software, Internet | Tel-Aviv | 03.6883512 |
| teamDCL | Internet and wireless Internet infrastructure. | Ramat-Gan | 03.6114466 |
| Technological Incubators | All subjects considered | ||
| U.S. Technologies | IT, Communications | Jerusalem | 02.5872090 |
| Veritas Venture Partners | Internet, network communications and healthcare. | Herzliya Pituach | 09.9561621 |
| Vertex Capital Funds | IT, communications hardware and software and semiconductors | Savyon | 03.5357621 |
| Walden Israel | IT, Internet infrastructure, communications, software, healthcare technologies especially medical devices and biotechnology. | Herzliya Pituach | 09.9513460 |
| YLR Capital Markets | High-tech, healthcare, marketing, retail and other growing markets. | Tel-Aviv | 03.5667339 |
| Zinook | Broadband, wireless telecommunications, Internet | Tel-Aviv | 03.6402350 |
IT: Information Technology including software and multimedia
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Conferences & Exhibition in Israel.
| 11th International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) | Jerusalem | Jul 20, 2003 |
| International Conference on Luminescence and Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter | Jerusalem | Aug 25, 2002 |
| 12th International Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry | Jerusalem | Jul 31, 2002 |
| 9th International Conference on the Mechanical Behaviour of Materials | Haifa | May 18, 2003 |
| IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) | Tel-Aviv | May 11, 2003 |
| 16th General Assembly & International Symposium of the International Federation of Surveyors - FIG 2003 | Eilat | May 18, 2003 |