Innovup Israel

What are the main aims and objectives?

Israel is a global benchmark for its government investment program in technology companies, which has made Tel Aviv the second most important entrepreneurship hub in the world, surpassed only by Silicon Valley.

The vibrant Israeli ecosystem is home to incubators, accelerators, corporations, public innovation offices, multinationals, and startups with global growth potential in industries such as fintech, agrotech, IoT, among others. 

Participating profiles
Students: Demonstrate excellence, proactivity and high entrepreneurial potential. Careers or studies in STEM and business.

Entrepreneurs in the idea stage: Demonstrable validations in the market of up to 6 months of operation. Winners of a call or public contest for entrepreneurship from AEI allies.

Entrepreneurs initial stage: Sustainable and growing sales. Between 6 months to 3 years on the market.

Growing Entrepreneurs: Sustainable and growing sales. Between 3 to 5 years in the market.

How does the program work?

We want to strengthen the ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation in Ecuador through a program of learning transfer, good practices and networking in technology and entrepreneurship, together with 50 Ecuadorian entrepreneurs who participate in an immersion program in the Israeli ecosystem.

CURATED BY

Deputy Director
Alianza para el Emprendimiento e Innovación - AEI
Ecuador