FAQ
Upside Israel is a seed-stage investor with a hybrid platform guided by successful Israeli business mentors. In addition to seed funding, Upside Israel provides long term full services including business, technology, operational and office services combined with relocation assistance.
While you are always welcome to send us a question directly to info@upsideisrael.com, below please find some Frequent Questions and Answers:
I'm a founder of an Israeli Start-Up, can I apply?
Upside Israel is recruiting entrepreneurs from outside of Israel, who are willing to base their dream start-up in Israel for at least 18 months. We would ask you to consider finding a candidate who may be a new graduate, a returning Israeli, an executive, a former birthright participant -a new Oleh who would come and be an integral heart or soul of your start-up. Upside Israel's mission is to attract passionate entrepreneurs from abroad to come and join the heart of the Israeli startup Eco-system.
Upside Israel is the only actor in the Israeli investment landscape focused on International candidates who:
1. Have great ideas worth funding.
2. Are entrepreneurs who can, and want to focus on their idea solely to make it a success.
3. Are ready to base their Start Up in Israel.
Why should I start up in Israel?
Upside Israel offers an attractive gateway to the innovative, creative, collaborative and vibrant Israeli high tech scene and lifestyle.
Israel is an attractive option to launch a Start-Up for many reasons:
1. Israel offers an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
2. Israel offers a collaborative competitive environment with warm and supportive entrepreneurial culture –conducive to partnerships, joint-ventures, and successful exits.
3. Israeli vibrant lifestyle is widely recognized for being fast-paced, cultured, spiritual, serene, and fun -where daily life and culture are as diverse as its citizens.
4. By moving to Israel, you’ll have access to Top R&D resources within close proximity, many more possibilities of broadened horizons, international contacts and experience.
5. With more companies on NASDAQ than any their country outside of the US, Israel has an impressive track record of successful Start Ups.
6. Israel receives more VC money per-capita than anywhere in the world, hence the potential for successfully completing later stage rounds are higher in Israel.
Israel is all about creative energy. Israel is widely known as the creative capital of the world with youthful ingenuity, innovation, and creative energy.
I have a great idea for a start-up but no team yet, can I apply?
Absolutely yes! Upside Israel invests in bright entrepreneurs at seed stage. You can come alone or with a team. We invest in start-ups at the seed stage. The ideal is a team consisting of two founders, however we will connect you to the Israeli Eco-system, including potential Co-founders, developers, outsourced services, etc.
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Do you take Equity?
Yes, how much, depends on how far along the runway the company or project is.
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I want to sign an NDA before I disclose my idea, is this possible?
We see many Executive Summaries and are unable to sign NDAs. If you think just talking about your idea could lead to the creation of many competitors, you should wait to be more confident before contacting us.
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What is the domain of Upside Israel?
Upside Israel focuses on Internet Leveraged Technologies such as Mobile apps, Internet and Social New Media.
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How do I apply?
Upside Israel invites top applicants within New Media to participate at the intersection of market opportunity and inspired innovation. Upside Israel selects those who have the ability to launch a success – the future Google, Instagram, Zyngas and LinkedIn founders, to start up in Israel. If your as passionate as we are about launching a start up in Israel and propelling it into a success, we want to hear from you. You can apply by submitting your Executive Summary an telling us a bit about yourself by clicking in the link to the right and filling out the short form.
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How are you different from any other accelerators?
Unlike most accelerators, Upside Israel offers a complete package consisting of both full funding, infrastructure & Administrative services, relocation assistance and mentor-ship for a period of 18 months, minimum!
We are the only investment body focused on entrepreneurs from abroad!
We aim to plug you into the heart of Israel's Eco-systems. Upside Israel’s high involvement level on a daily basis ensures that the you will avoid the usual pitfalls of starting up a business, including “cutting corners”, searching for trustworthy service providers, and many other repetitive, non-specific, or non-critical path tasks which are better rendered by professionals in those respective spheres.
We'll take care of the bureaucracy, so you'll be free to focus 100% on your start up.
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