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MEET THE

COLLER STARTUP COMPETITION

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Why should
you apply?

Win an investment
$400,000 is the total amount to be invested in winning ventures!
Winners will be selected by a cross-section of members of the startup community, including VCs, Angel Investors, Academics, and Entrepreneurs.

Positive Signal
Our Coller Startup Competition alumni raised Millions in follow-on investments and are thriving!

Professional Mentoring
You will have the opportunity to participate in a mentoring and enhancement process to grow your startup, not only for the competition but also for the long term.
 
Feedback
Investors and innovation experts will give you feedback on your venture.
 
Get Exposure
At the final event, you will have the opportunity to network with other investors who attend to watch the finalists present their ventures.

Submissions open.
February 2, 2026

Deadline for submissions.
April 23, 2026, 23:50 Israel time

First evaluation.
Evaluate all application files by a carefully selected team of judges. Evaluation is based on the following criteria: Quality of the Team, Opportunity and Market Size, Unique Value Proposition, Business Model (and ability to scale), Innovation/Technology Quality, and Presentation Skills.

Semi-Finals.

Leading ventures will be invited to present live to a panel of judges
 
Acceleration Workshops.
Mid-May, 2026 (TBD)

Competition finals. 
July 8, 2026. The final event includes a startup exhibition and a live pitching event (in English)
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Timeline

Which track fits you most?

Prizes by
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DEEP TECH

This track invites ventures that are based on innovative or breakthrough technology from DeepTech domains such as medical devices, core-AI, electronics, biology, etc.

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ANIMAL-FREE TECH

A  unique track, focused on using innovative technology for removing animals from the food and industrial value chain, including cosmetics, pharma, etc. 

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CLIMATE TECH 

This track invites ventures that focus on climate-related technologies such as renewable energy, carbon capture, smart grids, green hydrogen, and other more.

Competition Founders

Jeremy Coller
Chief Investment Officer 
at Coller Capital

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Prof. Moshe Zviran
Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer at Tel Aviv University

Advisory Board

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Dr. Eyal Benjamin
Head of Entrepreneurial Projects,
Coller Institute of Ventures

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Prof. David Mendelovich
Department of Electrical Engineering-Physical Electronics
Tel Aviv University

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Jackie Goren
Head of the Sofaer Global MBA

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Dr. David Zvilichovsky
Coller School of Management,
Tel Aviv University

Heads of Tracks

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Ran Bar-Sella

DeepTech Track

GM, Gentex
Technologies Israel

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Ilanit Kabessa

Animal-Free Track

Managing Partner,
URIKA PARTNERS

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Gil Shai

Climate Track

Managing Partner,

Meron Capital

Management Team

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Doron Simhi

Competition Director

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Orli Arbel

Entrepreneurship Projects Leader

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Erez Gavish

TechOps & Special Projects

THE FINE PRINT

​Non-confidentiality:  All sessions of the Competition, including but not limited to oral presentations and question/answer sessions, are open to the
public at large. Any and all of these sessions may be broadcast to interested persons through media, which may include radio, television, and
the Internet. Any data or information discussed or divulged in public sessions by entrants should be considered information that could possibly
enter the public realm, and entrants should not assume any right of confidentiality in any data or information discussed, divulged, or presented
in these sessions. Due to the nature of the competition, we are not able to ask judges, reviewers, staff, or the audience to agree to or sign non-
disclosure statements. However, TAU, the organizer of the COLLER STARTUP COMPETITION, will make every effort to limit the distribution of
materials presented at the Competition. TAU cannot guarantee that other individuals will not obtain access to electronic or hard copies of the
business plan. All presentations are open to the general public, and some presentations may be videotaped. Attendance by media personnel is
expected. 
 
Copyrights & Permissions. If a team uses copyrighted materials and/or images from a third party in their submissions or presentations, they must obtain permission and authorization in advance from the owners to use this material and submit the written permissions with the application package.
Information presented by participants at the Competition is the sole responsibility of the participants, TAU, and any of its affiliates has not
taken, and does not intend to take, any steps to verify the adequacy, accuracy, or completeness of any information, materials or statements
made by participants. Participants are responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and other securities laws, and it is solely
participants’ responsibility to comply with any of such laws that are applicable. TAU is not responsible by any means for participants' compliance
as stated above. TAU does not give investment advice, endorsement, analysis, or recommendations with respect to any securities and is not a
broker, venture fund or investment advisor. 
 
Use of Competition Materials. TAU reserves the right to use any material prepared for the COLLER STARTUP COMPETITION in publicizing and
promoting the event. TAU may use these materials in any printed materials, Audio, video, or other media that it may produce. TAU may video record any portion of the Competition and utilize those video recordings in any way that it sees fit.  TAU may use general Company information in press
releases. 

Terms of investment will be agreed by the winner and the competition investors. The winning team will have the right to replace the $100,000
investment with a 5,000$ grant.

Fundibilty
Ventures participating in the Coller Competition should declare upon submission on any material issue that might deter an experienced private early-stage investors from investing in the venture ( e.g. co-founders dispute, legal disputes etc.)

Changes to Competition Rules: While not anticipated, these rules and prizes are subject to change at the discretion of TAU at any time. TAU staff
has the right to interpret these rules according to its own judgment. 
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Decisions regarding the Competition and the Winners: All decisions regarding the competition rules, procedures, and processes
are at the sole discretion of TAU. Changes and/or interpretations of these rules may be made by TAU at any time. The selection of the teams to
compete and the decision of the winners are at the sole discretion of the Judges and TAU. Best efforts will be made to make decisions in
accordance with this Official Rules document. ​

Intellectual Property of the entire technology and know-how of participating ventures must be fully owned by the venture, including, but not limited to, fully signed agreement with the owners of the Intellectual Property (e.g. Technology Transfer office, Corporate Spin-Off, etc.).


The University does not hold any intellectual ownership or equity right to projects submitted by students or alumni.

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