Esh Media

What Esh Media does

Esh Media is a boutique conference format development and content curation firm headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, founded in 2014 by Maya Elhalal-Levavi. The company specializes in designing conference formats, curating speakers, and hosting events across four principal verticals: healthcare and longevity, entrepreneurship, technology, and NGOs. Its production relationships include long-running partnerships with TED/TEDMED, behavioral economist Dan Ariely (co-developing the proprietary "Bubbles" format), and Reichman University. Visible enterprise and institutional clients include AbbVie, Dell-EMC, Google Campus Tel Aviv, Wizo, and the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Israel chapter, indicating a B2B services model anchored in marquee-brand production work.

The firm operates with approximately 10 permanent employees supplemented by ad hoc contractors, and is fully bootstrapped and founder-owned with no institutional investment. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed but follow a project-based services model — producing individual conferences and curated content programs on contract for enterprise clients, platforms, and NGOs. The company has begun a strategic pivot toward applied longevity and healthspan, evidenced by the 2025 launch of the Applied Longevity Science Conference and two new sub-brands: Biohacking Lab (consumer-facing) and Longevity.Science (a daily news site), which extend the business beyond live events into owned digital media.

There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or disclosed AI/ML capability. The moat is built on founder expertise, repeatable proprietary formats (such as "Bubbles"), and a decade of relationship capital with high-distribution partners. The deliberate absence of outside capital preserves editorial autonomy and limits scale, but also caps the pace of growth absent a structural change in strategy.

Name

Esh Media

Legal name

ESH Media

Website

https://esh.media

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esh Media is a Herzliya-based boutique firm that designs conference formats, curates speakers, and produces events for enterprise and institutional clients across healthcare/longevity, entrepreneurship, tech, and NGOs, anchored by long-running partnerships with TED/TEDMED and Dan Ariely.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conference & Event Services

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK), Health, Wellness & Fitness Expos (MPAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Conference format development
• Speaker curation services
• Event hosting
• Conference licensing
• Longevity event production

Headquarters

HQ city

Herzliya

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Format Licensing: ESH Media licenses international conference brands (such as TEDx, Techonomy, FailCon) to local organizers in Israel, adapting and localizing the format for the Israeli market.
2. Conference Development and Curation Services: The company develops original conference programs, content formats, and curates speaker programs for corporate, NGO, and institutional clients. Services include format development, MCing/hosting, and speaker program curation.
3. Original Format Events: ESH Media creates and produces its own event formats such as the Applied Longevity Science Conference, Healthspan Summit, and Bubbles, positioning itself as both creator and operator of longevity and innovation-focused conferences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ESH Media develops original conference formats and curates keynote speakers for conversations about the future of health, with emphasis on longevity research, personalized predictive and preventative medicine, and healthspan policies. The company also licenses and localizes international conference brands (TEDx, FailCon, Techonomy, TED MED Live, Behavioral Economics Summit) for the Israeli market, and produces its own flagship events such as the Applied Longevity Science Conference, Healthspan Summit, and the Bubbles format.

Product overview

ESH Media operates as a media company specializing in developing and delivering innovative conference formats for conversations about the future of health. The company offers a suite of services including conference format development (notably 'Bubbles' with Dan Ariely), keynote speaker curation, event hosting/MC services, and international conference licensing and localization. Under its umbrella, ESH Media also runs the Biohacking Lab in Ramat HaSharon for personalized health journeys and publishes Longevity.Science, a daily news site covering longevity science. The portfolio centers on promoting longevity research, personalized predictive and preventative medicine, and healthspan policies through high-impact conference experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bubbles: A late-night format developed with Dan Ariely that mixes hard questions about life with whisky, music and humor.
• The ESH Gathering

Products and services

• Conference Format Development Development of original conference formats designed to maximize knowledge transfer and audience engagement, including signature formats such as Bubbles (co-developed with Prof. Dan Ariely) and The ESH Gathering. Sold to corporate, NGO, and institutional clients seeking distinctive event experiences.
• Keynote Speaker Curation Curating and developing keynote speaker programs for conferences, identifying knowledgeable speakers who can serve as leading voices on future health, longevity, innovation, and technology topics.
• Hosting and MC Services Professional hosting, MCing, and panel moderation services for conferences focused on innovation, health, and future technologies, principally delivered by founder Maya Elhalal.
• Conference Licensing and Localization Licensing international conference brands (TEDx, FailCon, Techonomy, TED MED Live, Behavioral Economics Summit) and localizing them for Israeli audiences, including event production and host curation.
• Biohacking Lab A biohacking facility in Ramat HaSharon where science-backed health journeys integrate cutting-edge diagnostics with personalized protocols to improve biological age, metabolic resilience, and overall wellbeing.
• Longevity.Science A daily news site covering longevity science, healthspan research, and biotechnology innovations, with a Hebrew-language edition at he.longevity.science.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ conferences orchestrated with each project spanning up to a year, serving international clients and audiences.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• EO Israel (Entrepreneurs Organization Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Maya Elhalal co-founded EO Israel in 2013 and served as President. EO is a global network of entrepreneurs with 12,000+ members in 50+ countries. ESH Media benefits from the EO network for conference content and speaker curation.
• Campus Tel Aviv / Google EntrepreneursflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2013Campus Tel Aviv (powered by Google Entrepreneurs) partnered with Techonomy for a series of conversations on Israel's emerging role as a tech superpower. ESH Media licensed and localized the Techonomy format in partnership with Campus Tel Aviv.
• Dan ArielyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavioral Economics and bestselling author, co-developed the 'Bubbles' conference format with Maya Elhalal. He also collaborated on the Healthspan Summit and the Behavioral Economics Summit for Startups.
• World WizocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESH Media developed the conference format for '100 years of world Wizo global impact', a celebration of Wizo's century of activity.
• Israel Export InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Israel Export Institute and Israel Ministry of Health for MEDinIsrael 2017 conference, delivered via Target Market.
• Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaya Elhalal serves as co-academic director of the 'Future of Health' executive education program at Reichman University. ESH Media content and formats are integrated into the academic program.
• AbbVie IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESH Media hosted and built the format for the Sustainable Healthcare Startup Competition and Conference by AbbVie Israel (2015, 2017).
• Wizo Global ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference format development for celebrating Wizo's 100 years of global impact, held in February 2020.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TED Conferences: The original licensor of TEDx and TED MED formats that ESH Media localizes in Israel. Directly comparable because ESH Media's flagship conferences (TEDxTelAviv, TED MED Live Israel) are built on TED's brand and methodology, with very similar content curation and hosting models.
• Aspen Ideas Festival: Premier invitation-only ideas festival combining health, science, and policy programming. Comparable in audience quality and selective curation to ESH Media's Bubbles and ESH Gathering formats, and serves a similar health/policy conversation niche.
• Singularity University: Global thought-leadership and executive education platform focused on exponential technologies. ESH Media's founder attended Singularity University and applies similar exponential-thinking frameworks; the Applied Longevity Science Conference and Healthspan Summit are conceptually adjacent to Singularity's executive programs.
• The Next Web (TNW): Global tech media and events company running major conferences (TNW Conference) and a tech news platform. Comparable to ESH Media for combining curated content, conferences, and a recognized speaker brand in the technology/innovation space.
• Milken Institute: Non-profit think tank that runs large health and finance conferences (including the Milken Institute Global Conference). Comparable to ESH Media in producing high-prestige summits with scientific content and senior institutional attendees, particularly around healthspan and innovation.
• SXSW: Multi-track festival and conference operator combining technology, music, film, and healthcare content. Comparable to ESH Media in curating cross-disciplinary content and signature experiential formats, though at global festival scale rather than niche health/longevity focus.
• Web Summit: Large-scale global conference operator running tech, entrepreneurship, and innovation events. Comparable as a peer conference producer serving similar corporate and startup audiences, though at materially larger scale and with a more generalist tech focus than ESH Media's health/longevity niche.

Direct peers

• FailCon: Global conference series on lessons from startup failure, produced in over a dozen cities on six continents. ESH Media produced FailCon Tel Aviv, the first FailCon in Israel, making it a direct peer in the licensed conference-format business.
• PopTech: US-based conference and innovation community that curates influential speakers and 'aha' moments on future-shaping topics. Directly comparable to ESH Media's value proposition of designing intimate, high-impact formats that change audience perspectives.
• Techonomy: US-based conference and media company focused on the role of technology in business and society. ESH Media directly licenses and localizes the Techonomy format in Israel (in partnership with Campus Tel Aviv/Google Entrepreneurs), making this a near-direct peer in both content and licensing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mayaelhalal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/mayaelhalal
• Xx.com/esh_media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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