Jerusalem – For the first time ever a tech accelerator program geared specifically towards Haredi entrepreneurs is up and running and set to launch in November at the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT).
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TIMESOFISRAEL.com (http://bit.ly/1w5iRbj) reports that the program, called “Yazam BaLev” is a first for both JCT and the ultra-Orthodox community and will provide Haredis, though only males at first, with the exact same accelerator experience found elsewhere in Tel Aviv.
The four-month-long session will meet twice weekly at JCT and require Haredi entrepreneurial participants to meet a succession of business and high-tech industry milestones on their way towards completion.
At the course’s conclusion, Haredi entrepreneurs will participate in a public “Demo Day” during which they will be allowed to present their projects and ideas to hight-tech industry investors and venture capitalists.