About
About JHF
Building Jerusalem's high-tech future, together.
Mission
JHF is on a mission to support the sustainable development & growth of the high-tech sector, entrepreneurship & community in Jerusalem; by engaging students, professionals, industry experts, & expats through programs & activities that are widely-accessible & highly-collaborative; & that facilitate a creative collision of ideas & experiences, encourage collaboration, openness & trust, exposure to emerging world challenges, & foster a culture of innovative entrepreneurship.
Vision
East Jerusalem becomes a high-tech destination competing at the global level & empowered by a dynamic, collaborative & thriving community.
Values
Our values
The principles behind every JHF program.
Accessibility
Programs open to everyone with the drive to learn and build.
Collaboration
Progress happens when ideas and experiences collide.
Openness & trust
We work transparently with our community and partners.
Evidence
Our programs are grounded in primary research and measured outcomes.
Our story
How we got here.
Since 2019, JHF has run startup incubation, hackathons, tech talks, workforce training and digital literacy programs, and produced the first comprehensive economic mapping of Downtown East Jerusalem. Our work is rooted in sustained community presence and partnerships with universities, technology parks and international institutions.
Our journey
From a first hackathon to eight funded programs.
The milestones that shaped JHF, from 2019 to today.
Nov 2019
Mind Hacks
JHF's first community hackathon brings Jerusalem's students and developers together for three days of building.
Jan 2021
Startup Weekend East Jerusalem
A weekend-long startup competition for founders and builders in East Jerusalem.
2021–22
GIZ capacity building
40 entrepreneurs and technology professionals in East Jerusalem build new skills with GIZ support.
2022
PHOENIX and Tech Talks
With Palestine Technopark, JHF launches PHOENIX, a tourism-innovation hub with a 54-hour hackathon. The Tech Talks series begins.
2022–23
Tech-Savvy
13 courses train 180 unemployed ICT graduates across Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, and 77+ move into work.
2024
CODE CLIMB and women in digital entrepreneurship
COMCEC-funded CODE CLIMB trains 40+ graduates. With Enabel and ARIJ, 80 women are trained as digital entrepreneurs (2024–25).
2025
Mastering the Coding Interviews and Tech Pathways MENA
COMCEC approves all 62 reporting files, and 321 learners complete Elements of AI for Business.
Jan 2026
A new volunteer board
The Board of Directors for 2026 to 2028 takes office.
2026
Agentic AI Engineering Bootcamp
JHF trains working developers to build production-grade AI agents, in person in Jerusalem and live online, with COMCEC support.
Oct 2026
Trade Her Story begins
25 to 30 women artisans in East Jerusalem start four months of AI, e-commerce and export training, funded by the Government of Canada.
Partner with us
Build Jerusalem's tech future with us.
We work with institutions, donors and companies that share a commitment to an open, thriving innovation economy in Jerusalem.
Hire and host
Meet graduates from our programs, host a workshop or run an interview day.
Co-deliver
Run a program with us: training, bootcamps, hackathons.
Co-design and co-fund
Shape and fund a new program with a clear scope, reporting and visibility for your organization.
Mentor and speak
Share your experience in a tech talk, a mentoring round or a judging panel.
