The Start-Up Tel Aviv SA initiative, backed by the Israeli embassy, invites local women tech innovators to enter a competition to travel to Israel for a full week of meetings, workshops and networking opportunities with some of the world's leading tech and start-up experts.
This competition is open to all South African women who are founders or senior managers of any company in the hi-tech field which is in early stage seed funding. This year, the competition has a particular focus on women tech leaders, and aims to reward innovation and entrepreneurship in the hi-tech sector.
The winner will travel to Israel for a five-day start-up experience in Tel Aviv in September, during the DLD Festival.
In 2015, the winners of the competition were local tech start-ups Funda and WhereIsMyTransport.
Start-Up Tel Aviv SA has selected a team of internationally respected judges to choose one woman who is actively involved in an innovative company that has developed a unique, sustainable and scalable technology-driven business.
"Start-Up Tel Aviv South Africa, now in its third year, aims to share the energy of Israel's start-up culture with women in the tech-sector of South Africa through supporting truly innovative start-ups," says Israeli ambassador to SA, Arthur Lenk.
"We know that in South Africa there are widely creative people who will gain from exposure to the world-renowned innovation eco-system in Tel Aviv. Our Start-Up Tel Aviv South Africa content is of benefit to both South Africa and Israel by highlighting the benefits of outside the box creative thinking and honouring the best new woman 'startupist' in South Africa."
The winner will travel to the DLD Festival in Tel Aviv to participate in lectures, workshops and meetings with Israeli investors and professionals.
The winning start-up experience takes place during the DLD Festival week, Israel's largest international hi-tech gathering, featuring hundreds of start-ups, venture capital funders, angel investors and multinationals.
For more information or to enter, click here.
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