Search Results for: Kamatech

Haredi hackathon tackles coronavirus

Posted on December 27, 2020

Religious NGO KamaTech brought 300+ tech professionals from Israel’s orthodox Jewish communities to participate in a 24-hour event to help in the fight against coronavirus. Several solutions attracted the attention of Google, Pitango, Poalim Hi-Tech and Science Minister Izhar Shay. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Haredi women surge into hi-tech

Posted on August 2, 2020

The number of ultra-Orthodox tech employees jumped by 52% in 2014-2018; 71% of them are women. The report was compiled by the Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), together with non-profit KamaTech, that seeks to integrate Haredi Jews into the country’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Startup repays grant to help a new startup

Posted on February 2, 2020

Since its 2016 launch, Israel’s Elementor website builder for WordPress has had over 3 million installs in 180 countries. Orthodox Jewish co-founder Yoni Luksenberg has now returned the 20,000-shekel grant he received from incubator KamaTech so it can benefit new … Continue reading →

Posted in The Jewish State | Leave a comment

Silicon Shtetl

Posted on April 14, 2019

Seven Haredi startups (Camdoc, YieldsApp, Ideeza, Emerj, Menivim, TakeOver and LiST).will take part in Calcalist’s New York conference on April 10-12. They are all members of an accelerator program run by non-profit KamaTech, working to integrate Israel’s ultra-Orthodox population into … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy & Business | Leave a comment

Three NGOs join to help minorities into Israeli tech

Posted on March 31, 2019

Israeli non-profits KamaTech, Tech-Career and Tsofen are joining forces to integrate ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ethiopian Israelis and Arab Israelis into the tech industry. They will jointly pilot tech courses and develop a comprehensive recruitment-training-placement program. https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-ngos-team-up-in-bid-to-boost-tech-jobs-for-arab-ethiopian-and-haredi-israelis/

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Co-working space for Orthodox Jews

Posted on April 22, 2018

I’ve reported previously (see here) on the work of Israeli non-profit KamaTech to help integrate Haredi Jews into the hi-tech industry.  Now KamaTech has launched in Bnei Brak “Ampersand” – the first ultra-Orthodox co-working space in Israel. It is supported … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment

Celebrating Torah and Technology

Posted on November 26, 2017

KamaTech, a startup accelerator for ultra-Orthodox entrepreneurs, together with the website Sefaria, organized the first-ever hackathon for Haredi engineers and programmers. Its aim was to find ways to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data in the study of ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in The Jewish State | Leave a comment

Integrating Haredim into the Startup Nation

Posted on April 16, 2017

At KamaTech’s second annual fair for Haredi startups, the eight best companies (chosen from 450 applicants) demonstrated their ideas. Each received a 20,000 Shekel grant. The latest group included Doctorpedia which enables patients to have online consultations with doctors. http://www.timesofisrael.com/are-israels-ultra-orthodox-ready-to-join-the-startup-nation/

Posted in Economy & Business | Leave a comment

An ultra-Orthodox investment club

Posted on May 29, 2016

The 12Angels investment club focuses exclusively on high-tech startups headed by ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) entrepreneurs in the KamaTech accelerator (see previous mewsletters). The club recognizes the growing Haredi participation in Israel’s high-tech ecosystem. http://www.israel21c.org/12angels-pool-investments-in-ultra-orthodox-startups/

Posted in Economy & Business | Leave a comment

The integration of Haredi Jews

Posted on April 3, 2016

More young Israeli ultra-Orthodox lead pious lives while also embracing technology, the modern workplace and their fellow Israelis.  This article features the Open University, the Yeshiva High School “Chachme Lev,” and the non-profit KamaTech which has launched 220 Haredi startups. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel is Inclusive & Global | Leave a comment