Mind the Tech NY
"Less than 3% of venture capital funding goes to women - that's what I wanted to fix"
Hilla Ovil-Brenner, founder of Yazamiyot and Showcase IL, was speaking at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference. Guy Franklin, founder and CEO of Israeli Mapped in NY: "What started a few years ago as a simple interactive map of Israeli startups in New York, has grown into a strong and active community with over 470 startups."
"More than 15 years ago, I started Yazimiut, with the idea that there was a real problem. There is less than 3% of venture capital funding that goes to women. In Israel it is even worse. This is exactly what I wanted to fix. Today Yazimiut is the largest organization for hundreds of women," said Hilla Ovil-Brenner, founder of Yazamiyot and Showcase IL, opening the Yazamiyot event at the Calcalist and Bank Leumi Mind the Tech New York 2026 conference.
We are here to celebrate inspiring women on this very global and amazing stage. We are going to meet amazing women who are shaping the world. We are going to meet Tal Govrin, who is the winner of the Yazamiyot competition, among the many women who applied."
Guy Franklin, founder and CEO of Israeli Mapped in NY, presented the activities he runs in New York: “Israeli Mapped in NY is the largest community of founders outside of Israel, and a platform and community that connects Israeli startups building in New York with investors, corporations, talent and opportunities throughout the city. We also have an investment arm that invests in Israeli startups in the city.
“What started a few years ago as a simple interactive map of Israeli startups in New York has grown into a strong and very active community of founders, investors, managers and builders with over 470 Israeli startups in New York, many of them in the fields of cybersecurity, fintech, artificial intelligence infrastructure and healthcare.
“And today it’s also great to see more female founders in the ecosystem than ever before. Around 10% of the founders in our community, and many of them, surprisingly or perhaps not surprisingly, are building in the healthcare and medical technology sectors.
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“At the same time, the community itself has become much stronger. 25 Israeli partners in New York-based venture capital funds, Israeli executives in New York-based corporations. People are helping each other more, making connections, opening doors, sharing opportunities and building real relationships.”
