The Builders Information

The Builders is an innovation platform designed to help our Fortune 100 partners make money or save money using technology. We focus on meaningful relationships between our startup companies and corporates to create value, either by increasing revenue & growth or reducing costs using a unique approach focused on business needs and results. Partnering with Mercedes-Benz, Walmart, Paramount and Mondelez, The Builders operate several proprietary and effective programs that increase the “conversion rate” of innovations into adopted corporate practice. Among our activities are: The Commercialization Programs: a unique 7-month program, aiming to provide digital solutions to our partners' specific business needs. Together with our 88 alumni we completed more than 220 pilots and signed 57 license agreements with our corporate partners. 19 of our startups have been acquired by giants such as Walmart, Snap, Alibaba, Nielsen, ABInbev, and others. R&D Innovation: works on long-term projects related to food technologies, material sciences and other areas where a longer research and implementation process is required. Utilizing a wide spectrum of competencies, activities, tools & networks, we work to configure long term solutions that fit the partner’s specific structure, culture, needs, and priorities. The Builders Fund: our investment platform, designed to support the graduating startups with financial investments. The Builders Fund leverages the unique commercialization platform to help support and maximize the financial and strategic success of the program's alumni.