Run For Startups

We Run. We Do Business.

Run For Startups (RFS) is a unique youth movement and community that combines personal, business, and mental development through joint workouts and peer-level, deep-dive discussions. We connect entrepreneurs and business owners at various stages with industry executives and ecosystem leaders. Our innovative approach is rooted in the belief that mental resilience, strategic partnerships, and breaking glass ceilings are best achieved outside the boardroom.

The project provides a progressive and empowering environment—business, athletic, and mental—designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in business, society, and technology in Israel and worldwide, driven by a broad vision to build a global sports-business ecosystem.

Our activity is structured in an exclusive cohort format:

1. Intimate Cohorts: Each program limits participation to 20 individuals to maintain high quality and deep connection.
2. Executive Mentorship: Every session features a senior industry leader.
3. The Core Triad: Meetings kick off with a joint workout, followed by an interactive, deep-dive session focusing on a shifting mix of business, physical, mental, and personal development topics.

Our Target Cohorts

To deliver precise, needs-based impact, RFS operates 4 specialized cohorts within the young ecosystem:

1. The Entrepreneurs Cohort: Founders and startup creators at the forefront of technological innovation. This group serves as a high-quality peer network, allowing founders to build authentic connections with peers navigating similar stages, while gaining direct, unmediated access to investors and senior executives.
2. The Students Cohort: The next generation of entrepreneurial leaders within academia. High-potential students are provided with a practical platform to establish their initial network, access mentorship, and acquire tangible tools for personal and professional growth.
3. Discharged Combat Veterans Cohort: A soft landing and empowering launchpad for men and women finishing meaningful combat service. This cohort bridges these veterans directly into the tech and business sectors, opening new horizons, generating premium employment opportunities, and connecting them with potential co-founders and partners.
4. IDF Wounded Veterans Cohort: A specialized impact program dedicated to wounded IDF veterans. With a focus on full accessibility and adaptation, this group participates in tailored functional fitness training instead of running. The cohort aims to foster an inspiring, empowering space that directly connects participants to the job market and the startup ecosystem.

"Mental resilience and a supportive environment are the keys to driving personal, social, and economic change alike."

We operate to cultivate the most developmental environment for the young Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem, both locally and globally. Through our unique synergy of sports and business, we empower every participant to develop a profound sense of personal capability that transforms their own lives, and collectively, shapes the future of Israeli society and the economy.