A growth engine for the Galilee.
i4Galil is an Israeli Public Benefit Company working for a growing, thriving Galilee where people can build their future, and want to. To create high-quality jobs here, we advance technology companies that start, grow, and stay in the Galilee. We support entrepreneurs, nurture an active community around them, and give them a home to grow in. Alongside this, we prepare people from the region for technology roles in the world of AI and encourage collaboration between academia and industry.
The talent is already here. The opportunities should be too.
The Galilee is an industrial region. Established and advanced manufacturers work here alongside academic and research institutions and local entrepreneurs. We build on what the region already knows how to do and connect its industry with academia, innovation, and technology. The aim is for the Galilee’s advantage to become new companies and high-quality jobs, and for its existing industry to grow stronger with new technology in an age of AI and robotics.
What We Do
Areas of work that reinforce one another.
Technology–Industry Ecosystem
We connect startups, manufacturers across the Galilee and the North, academia, and the community into one network, where entrepreneurs meet the region’s knowledge, experience, and needs.
Entrepreneurs and Startups
We identify and support technology ventures that meet needs in the global market, from the first idea to the seed stage, so that they grow and put down roots in the Galilee.
Upgrading Traditional Industry
We work with established manufacturers in the North as they adopt advanced technologies, so that they stay competitive and keep growing in an age of AI and robotics, with high-quality technology jobs and local know-how that stays in the region.
Academia–Industry Connection
We bring researchers and academic institutions together with the region’s manufacturers and companies around real industrial challenges, so that applied research becomes solutions and new ventures.
Talent and Training
The AI revolution has put everyone on a new starting line. The Galilee has experts in science, engineering, and industry, and our education and training connect their expertise with AI tools, so that they lead the region’s companies and industry forward.
Venture Creation · From a real need to a venture
Many ventures begin with an idea in search of a market. Venture Creation, a program we advance together with the technology incubator i4Valley, starts from the other end. It finds a real need in industry, brings entrepreneurs to it, and works alongside them as they build the venture.
How philanthropic support becomes growth in the Galilee
From first support to high-quality jobs in the Galilee.
Philanthropic support
Donors and foundations support i4Galil’s work and are partners in the Galilee’s growth.
What we do in practice
We work alongside entrepreneurs and ventures up to the seed stage, prepare people for the world of AI, and connect industry with academia.
Where it goes from there
Ventures that have matured move on to grants, investors, and partners; training graduates move into technology roles; and manufacturers adopt new technology.
Growth and employment in the Galilee
Companies that put down roots here, an industry that grows stronger, and high-quality jobs for the people of the region.
Opening at the end of 2026
The Nahariya Innovation Hub
A complex of workspaces and shared laboratories directly above the Nahariya train station. It will be a place where entrepreneurs, startups, and research teams work side by side, and where the region’s technology community gathers for meetups, talks, and events. i4Galil will run programs and training there.
Let’s talk about a philanthropic partnership
If you are a philanthropic foundation, a family foundation, or an individual donor who wants to be a partner in a growing, thriving Galilee, we would be glad to meet, tell you about our work, and answer any questions.