Skip to content
Unclaimed
Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.
Grants

Israel Innovation Authority - Startup Fund (early-stage companies)

קרן הזנק - רשות החדשנות

Status

Status not published

Submissions are accepted against periodic cut-off dates published by the Authority.

Open now
Amount
5,000,000 ILS

Grants covering up to 50% (and up to 75% in some priority tracks) of an approved R&D budget for young companies that have raised limited capital, commonly up to several million shekels over a two-year plan.

You must co-fund 25%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Israel Innovation Authority (Startup Division)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Submissions are accepted against periodic cut-off dates published by the Authority.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Israeli companies below defined thresholds for capital raised and revenue; exact thresholds are updated by the Authority each year.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the company meets the early-stage thresholds (limited prior fundraising and revenue).
  2. Submit the two-year R&D plan through the Authority's system before a cut-off.
  3. Evaluation and committee decision.
  4. Grant with milestone reporting and royalty obligations.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/programs/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: innovationisrael.org.il

Similar programmes

Israel Innovation Authority - Technological Incubators Program

Status not published

Israel Innovation Authority

Israel Innovation Authority - Innovation Labs Program

Status not published

Israel Innovation Authority

Israel Innovation Authority - Ideation (Tnufa) Incentive Program

Status not published

Israel Innovation Authority (Startup Division)

Israel Innovation Authority - R&D Fund (Growth Division)

Status not published

Israel Innovation Authority

Israel Innovation Authority - MOFET manufacturing R&D accelerators

Closed for now

Israel Innovation Authority

Paid, separate from Unclaimed

Want a human to review your application?

Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.

Talk to Involve Consulting