Manufacturing Industry’s R&D Accelerators

Israel Innovation Authority is launching a new program designed to create R&D in the manufacturing industry (“MOFET”) accelerators to foster innovation and boost companies’ growth. The program supports the development of technology products with high economic potential and aims to strengthen Israel’s position as a leader in global manufacturing innovation.

Through the establishment of the accelerators, the program provides strategic, technological, and financial guidance— supporting manufacturing companies to transform ideas into globally competitive products, while building in-house R&D capabilities.

Selected operators will lead “MOFET Accelerators” designed to be new, hybrid entities that combine deep tech expertise with strategic advisory services, supporting high-risk, high-reward ventures in Manufacturing industries.

The program promotes the creation of R&D in the Manufacturing Industry (MOFET) Accelerators that will:

• Support early-stage technology ventures and help them break into global markets.
• Develop knowledge infrastructure and strengthen key players in the tangible-product ecosystem.
• Encourage investor specialization in industrial manufacturing sectors.
• Foster collaborations between industrial companies and startups.
• Engage public and private sector partners in removing barriers and driving innovation.
• Advance unique and complex tech-based industries where Israel holds global leadership potential.

This program is open to corporations and consortia that bring together:

• Technological R&D expertise in manufacturing sectors such as foodtech, medtech, electronics, polymers, metals, and more.
• Strategic consulting capabilities, including product roadmap design and access to venture capital networks.

Applicants may include partnerships between R&D companies, labs, or prototyping firms with strategic consulting firms or VC funds. Both Israeli and international entities are welcome—especially those looking to establish a physical presence in Israel to support advanced product development in the manufacturing sector.

Key Requirement

Proposal has to include the employment of a full-time CEO and a CTO or VP of Business Development at a minimum 75% capacity.

• Up to NIS 5 million in full grant funding, over a five-year franchise period for the establishment and operation of a MOFET Accelerator.
• Coverage includes headcount costs, lab setup, and information systems for project management.
• Exclusive rights to support early-stage ideation of manufacturing industrial ventures.
• International partners gain access to a unique opportunity to develop world-class industrial innovation, right from Israel.

• NIS 5 million in funding to launch and operate a cutting-edge accelerator.
• Exclusive access to early-stage companies in Manufacturing industries during the ideation phase.
• Strategic positioning at the forefront of industrial innovation in Israel.

Israeli companies seeking further information on the requirements and application process to this program, should refer to the Israel Innovation Authority’s Hebrew site