Grant · Israel

Tnufa (Ideation) incentive programme

Israel's state pre-seed grant for early entrepreneurs proving a technology idea. It pays up to 80% of an approved 12-month budget, capped at NIS 200,000, for prototypes, patents and early business development.

Open · closes 9 Nov 2026 Run by Israel Innovation Authority (Startup Fund)

Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published Conditional grant of up to 80% of the approved budget, capped at NIS 200,000 for 12 months; the requested budget may not exceed NIS 250,000
Instrument
Grant
Equity taken
None (equity-free) No shares go to the state; if the venture reaches sales it repays the grant through royalties of 3% of annual revenue
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
not published
Stages
Idea, pre-seed
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
Israel
Perks
not published

The grant covers prototypes, IP protection and early business development (materials, subcontractors, consultants, patent attorneys, exhibitions), not salaries or overheads, for a total support period of up to one year. Applications are made online through the Authority's personal area and are batched for fixed committee dates; each round closes at 12:00 noon.

Application dates

Open · closes 9 Nov 2026Submission round closing 9 November 2026

Submission round closing 9 November 2026: applications opened 8 October 2026 and close 9 November 2026.

Usual timing: Applications are taken in consecutive submission rounds through the year. Applications made by 9 November 2026 expect answers at the end of January 2027; later round dates are not yet published.

Who can apply

  • Individual entrepreneurs or groups of entrepreneurs resident in Israel; founders need not leave their jobs or set up a company
  • An Israeli-registered company qualifies if its revenue was no more than NIS 200,000 last calendar year and it has raised no more than NIS 500,000
  • Founders must hold the company's shares as individuals
  • Up to two applications in any 12-month period
  • Stage: idea, pre-seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It does not say whether it runs in person or remotely. Ask before you plan a move.
  4. Applications are open until 9 November 2026. That is less than a month away, so start the form now.

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