What is "Open Startup" event?
Open Startup is an annual municipal event that showcases Tel Aviv-Yafo's unique startup ecosystem. It invites the general public to become acquainted with dozens of startup companies in the city, visit their offices, and meet the teams, the ideas, and the hard work that goes on behind the scenes.
Event visitors, comprised of job hunters, hi-tech professionals, investors, DLD festival guests, teens and city residents, will be given complete information about the participating startups and their locations, enabling them to visit the companies that are of most interest to them.
A bit of background:
Tel Aviv-Yafo is the Startup City, and not coincidentally. Known as the 'nonstop city,' it is also the capital of young people in Israel, drawing to it the creative class who are encouraged to take initiative, produce, make an impact, and fulfill their dreams.
In recent years, one of the largest and most important startup ecosystems in the world has emerged in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Ranked second only to Silicon Valley, over 1,200 startups are active in the city. The considerable volume of technological activity has drawn international attention, owing, among other things, to the large number of young people who live in Tel Aviv-Yafo, who make up around one third of the city's population. The latter can also be witnessed in the city's growing investments and financial activity, as well as recognition that is articulated in achieving coveted titles and in favorable coverage about the city in prominent newspapers and magazines across the globe. For example, Tel Aviv-Yafo was named one the world's three most innovative cities in the prestigious City of the Year contest sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, the city was cited as being the leading center of entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe (ahead of London and Berlin), and also won the Smart City Award at the 2014 Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
Event visitors, comprised of job hunters, hi-tech professionals, investors, DLD festival guests, teens and city residents, will be given complete information about the participating startups and their locations, enabling them to visit the companies that are of most interest to them.
A bit of background:
Tel Aviv-Yafo is the Startup City, and not coincidentally. Known as the 'nonstop city,' it is also the capital of young people in Israel, drawing to it the creative class who are encouraged to take initiative, produce, make an impact, and fulfill their dreams.
In recent years, one of the largest and most important startup ecosystems in the world has emerged in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Ranked second only to Silicon Valley, over 1,200 startups are active in the city. The considerable volume of technological activity has drawn international attention, owing, among other things, to the large number of young people who live in Tel Aviv-Yafo, who make up around one third of the city's population. The latter can also be witnessed in the city's growing investments and financial activity, as well as recognition that is articulated in achieving coveted titles and in favorable coverage about the city in prominent newspapers and magazines across the globe. For example, Tel Aviv-Yafo was named one the world's three most innovative cities in the prestigious City of the Year contest sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, the city was cited as being the leading center of entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe (ahead of London and Berlin), and also won the Smart City Award at the 2014 Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
Who's invited to take part in the event?
Any interested startup! Even those of you who don't have an office in the city (or anywhere else) are invited.
How much does it cost?
There is no participation fee :)
I'm a startup. Why should I take part?
The event is being organized as part of the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival that will be held on September 6-12, 2015. Around 2,000 guests from around the world will be coming to Israel for the festival, including hi-tech executives, opinion leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors.
Apart from enabling you to meet the festival guests and thousands of other visitors who plan to attend Open Startup, the event will receive considerable exposure throughout the city, offering you an opportunity to recruit new users and employees (if you're looking for them), obtain feedback, and also give something back to the local community that hosts you.J
Apart from enabling you to meet the festival guests and thousands of other visitors who plan to attend Open Startup, the event will receive considerable exposure throughout the city, offering you an opportunity to recruit new users and employees (if you're looking for them), obtain feedback, and also give something back to the local community that hosts you.J
What is required of us?
Participating startups will be required to open their offices to the public on Tuesday, September 8th between 6-11 PM. We suggest that you create some interactive and interesting content, based on what your startup has to offer and based on the value you'd like to gain from the event – whether in the form of new users, an investment, or new employees.
If I don't have an office in Tel Aviv (or in Israel), can I take part?
Yes. When completing the registration form, please note that your company doesn't have an office in Tel Aviv and that you'd like to be hosted at the one of coworking spaces in the city participating in the event.
How does one take part?
a. You complete the registration form using this link, and send it to other friends who have a startup company in Tel Aviv-Yafo!
b. Our production team will contact you, provide you with more details about the event, and ask for additional information that we need to know so we can better introduce you and your company to the event's audience.
c. Invite friends and family members to attend the event and visit your office and that of other startups.
d. Open your office on the date of the event, September 8, 2015, between 6-11 PM.
b. Our production team will contact you, provide you with more details about the event, and ask for additional information that we need to know so we can better introduce you and your company to the event's audience.
c. Invite friends and family members to attend the event and visit your office and that of other startups.
d. Open your office on the date of the event, September 8, 2015, between 6-11 PM.