Hasoub is a grassroots NGO paving the way for the coming generation of Arab tech-entrepreneurs and working towards creating a more productive Arab society, prospering with innovation and entrepreneurship.
Hasoub focuses on filling the pipeline with more potential Arab entrepreneurs by empowering university students and early-stage entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, network and resources they need to pursue their dreams and build their startups.
The building is currently 500 square meters, but there are plans to transform it into an 11,000 square meter regional center for culture, economic development and education.
Wadi Ara is situated in the heart of what is known in Israel as “the Triangle” – where some 300,000 people live in close to 30 Arab communities of varying sizes.
The outreach of the Garage is just one element of Hasoub. The program also includes Hasoub Angels, an investment arm for early-stage startups, and Hasoub Labs, an innovation hub where the organization says “fresh ideas are transformed into reality.”
The grassroots organization was established in 2014 by Zioud and Hasan Abo-Shally, both veterans of the Israeli high-tech industry who wanted to foster innovation in their own community.
Those investors – giving time and money – come from the Israeli business world. Hasoub’s partners include Herzliya-based Vintage Investment Partners; the Afifi Group, a transportation, travel and investment firm headquartered in Nazareth; Appleseeds, an Israeli NGO working to develop the tech sector in economically disadvantaged communities; and MassChallenge Jerusalem, a nonprofit that builds connections between startups and institutions in the high-tech world.