Shared startups built on equal partnership.
50:50 Startups cultivates cross-border startups that are equally co-owned by Palestinians and Israelis.
Through joint ventures in technology and innovation, the organization brings entrepreneurs from both communities together as equal partners. Its model is based on the belief that shared innovation can create economic opportunity while also reducing animosity, building mutual respect, and replacing barriers with collaboration.
Their Role in Civil Society
50:50 Startups plays a distinctive role in the Palestinian and Israeli civil society ecosystem by using entrepreneurship as a practical model for cooperation.
Each startup becomes more than a business idea. It is a space where Palestinian and Israeli founders take risks together, confront challenges together, and grow together. By building ventures through equal ownership and shared responsibility, 50:50 Startups demonstrates how creativity, trust, and professional collaboration can contribute to stability and prosperity across the region.
Mission
50:50 Startups works to cultivate a new generation of cross-border startups, equally co-owned by Palestinians and Israelis, demonstrating that shared innovation can drive both economic opportunity and social transformation.
By bringing entrepreneurs from both communities together as equal partners, the organization works to reduce animosity, build mutual respect, and replace barriers with collaboration. Through joint ventures in technology and innovation, 50:50 Startups helps founders take risks together, confront challenges together, and grow together — laying the groundwork for trust that can transcend conflict.