The Incubator was founded by experienced entrepreneurs and executives from the fields of government, private enterprise, and the third sector.
Among the leaders of the Incubator are Paz Cohen, who worked in a number of positions in the government, private, and social sectors; Yarom Ariav, former Director General, Ministry of Finance; Nimrod (Nimi) Yaffeh, Deputy Mayor of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council; Gideon Vennor, Director of Partnership 2000 – Beit Shemesh-Mateh Yehuda; Ilana Lapidot, Director of the Co-operative Study Center; Avi Lapidot, former Director of the Department of Regional Planning; Dr. Nir Tsuk, CEO of Ashoka Israel; Hanan Cohen and Moshe Levy, joint CEOs of T.T.I. Consultants; Roy Emanuel, economist, business advisor and entrepreneur; Alon Haika, CEO and President of Lab-Discoveries; And Nimrod Lehavi, CEO and owner of Lehavi Solutions.
The Location - Mateh Yehudah Mateh Yehuda is the largest regional council in Israel, with many different types of towns and communities. The Council's geographic location is in a pastoral area of central Israel, 20 minutes from Ben-Gurion Airport, and within an hour’s drive of more than 50% of Israel’s population. While the average socioeconomic level of residents is middle class, there are large gaps between rich and poor communities, and sometimes even between neighbors. There are currently no incubators of the Chief Scientist, Small Business Development Center (MATI) or Unit for Economic Development (“Yachpak”) in the region. The Mateh Yehuda Council has been selected for a pilot program in the framework of the “Israel 15” project, whose mission is to place Israel among the top 15 most developed countries in the world. Last year, a number of government officials, business groups and leading Jewish organizations worked on the planning and promoting of social and business activity in the regional council. The Incubator considers itself a partner in promoting the vision of developing the region as a leading, innovative center for entrepreneurship.
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