Bridging the Israeli and Silicon Valley tech ecosystems

ICON is a US-based non-profit organization.
Since 2014, ICON has established a connected community in Silicon Valley, made up of individuals who are passionate about Israeli Tech and innovation, harnessing the power of this unique community to help Israeli startups scale and thrive.

Our community includes prominent Silicon Valley investors, Senior Corporate Executives and Israeli Founders of tech startups based both in Israel and the US.

We like to put the right people together,

and let them make the magic happen

ICON is an entryway to Silicon Valley, a place where Israeli founders can get connected, get support from others, be mentored and learn about other available resources. ICON is providing an impact-full connection to both the Israeli and American SV communities.

We connect community members through a variety of Activities, Programs and Events

PAST SPEAKERS

Ben Horowitz	Safra Catz CEO of Oracle	Peter Thiel	Eric Yuan Founder & CEO of Zoom
Noam Bardin Chief Waizer	Dick Costolo Former CEO of Twitter	Aaron Levie Co-founder & CEO of Box	Sean Rad Founder & Chairman of Tinder
Sam Altman President, YC Group	Jeff Weiner CEO of LinkedIn	Jeffrey Katzenberg Founding Partner of WndrCo LLC. Former CEO of DreamWorks Animation	Dan Rose VP Partnerships at Facebook
Susan Wojcicki CEO of Youtube	Nir Zuk Founder of Palo Alto Networks	David Marcus VP Messaging Products at Facebook	Andrew Braccia General Partner at Accel Partners
Jeremy Stoppelman Founder & CEO of Yelp	Jan Koum Founder & CEO of WhatsApp	Omri Casspi	Tim Kendall Former President at Pinterest
Max Levchin Co-Founder & CEO at Affirm	Alfred Lin Partner at Sequoia Capital	Keith Rabois Managing Director at Khosla Ventures	Dan Ariely

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

I'm an Israeli founder coming to Silicon Valley to meet investors, can you help me?

While we don’t make direct connections to investors, we facilitate a great working environment and community for our members. We host intimate member-only events to facilitate connections between entrepreneurs, investors and corporate executives - the rest is up to you. We would also be happy to welcome you to work from our shared working space, 24/7, including meeting rooms that you can reserve. If during the time of your visit we’re hosting an event of interest to you, you are welcome to register.

Can I pitch you my startup/idea?

The ICON team does not do 1:1 with startups. We offer a variety of programs including office hours with investors, successful entrepreneurs and corporate executives, which give you a great opportunity to pitch and get feedback on your startup.

What’s your added value? Why can't I meet these investors myself?

In these days, it is almost impossible to meet investors without an introduction or a referral from a trusted connector. ICON’s community includes a wide range of investors whom you can meet at any of our programs or events: 1:1 office hours/ talks/fireside chats events and more.

Do you require a membership fee?

No. ICON membership is free of charge

Why was my membership denied?

ICON membership is given to Israeli founders of technology startups, Investors (Partners in a VC or prominent Angels) and Corporate Executives (usually Director and above)

Do you invest in startups?

No. We are a non-profit - we don’t invest and we don’t take equity or fees for any of our programs

THE ICON TEAM

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