About The Accelerator

The MaofTech Akko accelerator is the first accelerator opened in the Akko region for the benefit of technology entrepreneurs and startups in the Galilee. The accelerator is a product of a collaboration between the Small and Medium Business Agency (SMBA) in the Ministry of Economy and Industry, via its executive arm "Maof", the municipality of Akko and Cinnovate, a company specializing in managing accelerators and promoting technological ventures.
Entrepreneurs accepted to the accelerator, receive 6 months of hands-on assistance in order to get their startup ready for initial capital raising and/or strategic partners. The accelerator focuses on assisting in the market research and competitor research phases, developing customers and business development while creating a business plan and a Business Model Canvas, working on the product and defining the customers/persona, an initial product, etc.
During the program, the entrepreneurs map their initialRead More.... assumptions - and validate them using various means: from direct encounters with potential customers to collection and processing of digital intelligence information
The activity in the accelerator is done from the Hub – the main dedicated workspace set up in Akko for the entrepreneurs in the accelerator program. The place includes a comfortable area with sitting areas, collaborative workstations, a fast Internet connection, a place for refreshments. Alongside the entrepreneurs accepted to the accelerator, a large community of entrepreneurs and experts from the Western Galilee is established, and it meets up for professional lectures in the Hub, open to everyone, and enable networking and cooperation for joint activities.
The accelerator, the Hub and the open community meetups – have one goal: to help Western Galilee entrepreneurs to succeed in opening successful hi-tech companies and create quality jobs for people in the area. The second cycle of the MaofTech Akko accelerator started in February 2020. Close