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Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club
The Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club, part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, fosters entrepreneurship and innovation through academic programs, mentorship, and community engagement. It supports students and alumni in developing startups and social initiatives.
Overview
What Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club does
What Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club is
The Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club, part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, fosters entrepreneurship and innovation through academic programs, mentorship, and community engagement. It supports students and alumni in developing startups and social initiatives.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2022
- Approximate age
- About 4 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club as a community
Community overview
The Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club, also known as ASPER-HUJI Innovate, is the innovation and entrepreneurship center of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was established to leverage the university's potential for innovation to address significant societal challenges through entrepreneurship. The center supports students, researchers, and alumni in developing technological startups and social initiatives, providing tools for entrepreneurial thinking and fostering a supportive and inspiring environment.
Community focus
ASPER-HUJI Innovate focuses on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation through three main areas: INSPIRE, which promotes entrepreneurial culture and community through opportunities for experience; LEARN, which provides academic courses and programs aimed at equipping students with entrepreneurial skills; and BUILD, which supports entrepreneurs in the development of startups and social initiatives through various acceleration programs.
Member value
Members gain access to training, workshops, mentorship from industry experts, and opportunities to participate in hackathons and competitions. The center also provides academic courses and programs to equip members with entrepreneurial skills and thinking.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 18, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students · Researchers
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community, bootcamp, and accelerator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
Recurring events include the IRIS Program, a unique accelerator for reservists, with registration opening from March 30 to May 7, 2026; the Entrepreneurship and Medical Innovation Evening on January 18, 2026; and the annual ASPER Prize Competition at the Hebrew University.
Notable members
The team includes notable figures such as Dr. Amnon Dekel (CEO), Dr. Yael Maizels (Director of Academic Programs), and Lihi Nachum (Director of Entrepreneurship Programs).
Capability profile
Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club as an event host
Event focus
The Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club, also known as ASPER-HUJI Innovate, focuses on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation through three main areas: INSPIRE, which promotes entrepreneurial culture and community through opportunities for experience such as hackathons and competitions; LEARN, which provides academic courses and programs aimed at equipping students with entrepreneurial skills and thinking; and BUILD, which supports entrepreneurs in the development of startups and social initiatives through various acceleration programs.
Format narrative
The center offers various programs including training, workshops, and mentorship from industry experts to help participants develop their research or business ideas into successful startups.
Participant value
ASPER-HUJI Innovate provides tools for entrepreneurial thinking and fosters a supportive and inspiring environment for students, researchers, and alumni to develop technological startups and social initiatives.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- workshop and pitch-night
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 18, 2026
- Next event location
- Jerusalem
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Sectors
- HealthcareSocial Networks
- Regions
- Asia · Global
Common questions
What to know about Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club
Upseed classifies Latin America - Israel HUJI Innovation Club under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
Known limits
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