Updated
Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 7
BizLabs Haredi Startups Raise $62 Million, Cutting 1-Year Closures to 7%
Updated
Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 7

BizLabs Haredi Startups Raise $62 Million, Cutting 1-Year Closures to 7%

1 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 7

Summary

  • Fifty-three startups founded by Haredi entrepreneurs in BizLabs have raised more than $62 million since 2019, and half are already operating in international markets.
  • 93% of participating companies were still active one year after the mentorship, a sharp turnaround from research that found 94% of Haredi-led startups with initial funding had shut within a year.
  • The seventh cohort added eight entrepreneurs building ventures in AI, digital health, fintech, e-commerce and business software, then pitching investors and senior Israeli tech figures at the program’s closing event.
  • BizLabs, run by the Kemach Foundation, Jerusalem Development Authority and Achim Global, was launched in 2019 to help early-stage founders build companies, scale operations, find investors and professionalize execution.

Insights

With Haredi women driving tech employment, what hidden cultural shifts are quietly transforming Israel's startup ecosystem from the inside out?
How did a mentorship program flip a 94% startup failure rate into a $62 million success story for an insular religious community?