OUR PROGRAM
ADMISSION AND TEAMING UP
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Applications
Potential candidates are welcome to submit an application. Deadline is December 3ed.
Multistage Selection Process
Selected applicants will be invited to interviews.
Team-building
Selected applicants will be invited to multiple meet-ups and team-building events, to meet each other and share the ideas they are passionate about.
Community Incubation
Idea Incubation
Mentorship
Each team will receive a mentor that will help develop their venture ideas.
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Incubation Program
Participants will meet once a week for entrepreneurship sessions at Azrieli College for engineering, in Jerusalem.
Preparation for Northeastern University
The best teams will be selected to attend a summer entrepreneurship program at Northeastern University in Boston, with expenses paid by the generous contribution of 50:50 Startups’ supporters.
Advanced
Incubation.
at Northeastern University
(Almost!) Fully-funded summer entrepreneurship bootcamp in Boston, USA to learn about how to build a successful company.
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Teams will gain an intensive “bootcamp” at Northeastern University with classes on deliberate leadership, customer discovery, human-centered solution design, business model planning, and financial projections.
VENTURE DEVELOPMENT
When the teams return to Israel/the West Bank/Jerusalem they continue to develop their startups with the support of acceleration program at our selected partners, including Microsoft for Startups; Google for Startups; AtoBe; Takwin; Joy Ventures, and Dana Accelerator, alongside the continuous close support of our 50:50 Startups' mentors.
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In addition, there are opportunities for teams meeting specific milestones to be provided with pre-seed investments or a spot at a more advanced accelerator, become an "Applebaum Fellow", or get their own Venture Development Officer.