EnergyCom

What EnergyCom does

EnergyCom (קהילת האנרגיה) is an Israeli non-profit community organization that operates as the central node connecting companies, investors, researchers, and public bodies across Israel's energy innovation ecosystem. It was established through a competitive tender of the Israeli Ministry of Economy by two founding organizations — Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy and the Israeli Association for Smart Energy — and is supported by the Ministry of Energy and the Israel Innovation Authority. EnergyCom is not a revenue-generating enterprise; instead, it functions as a membership-based community platform where participation is free and requires prior registration against criteria for each persona (startup, investor, researcher, energy producer, public sector, or third sector).\n\nThe organization's core offering is the Innovation Mapping Report — a comprehensive, filterable database and annual publication (currently in its fourth edition) cataloging Israeli energy startups, research institutions, investors, and service providers across sub-sectors including renewables, distributed energy, infrastructure, storage, clean fuels, and carbon capture. Layered on this directory are community programs: the Startups Forum (quarterly in-person meetings and webinars providing access to investment, pilots, and feasibility validation), the Investors Club / EnergyCom.IN (a 100+ member network of VCs, CVCs, angels, and incubators sponsoring startup deal flow), the Innovation Managers Forum, and the Chevron Studio accelerator — a joint initiative with Chevron Technology Ventures that bridges academic research and commercial energy technology. Thematic initiatives include waste-to-energy working groups and standalone sector reports (geothermal, energy & sea, kosher electricity).\n\nCommercially, EnergyCom charges nothing to community participants and operates as a government-anchored non-profit. Its team is small (four named core members — CEO Amos Lasker, Media relations Avivit Lev-Sarid, Renewables Manager Dorit Banet, Community Development Daniel Baron). The go-to-market motion is community-led rather than sales-led: stakeholder acquisition occurs through WhatsApp community groups, LinkedIn, Facebook, email newsletters, the website, and a recurring calendar of in-person events, site tours (e.g., CyServer data center tour in Kfar Saba), and webinars (e.g., US energy infrastructure market entry). Distribution is restricted to Israel, with no disclosed international operations.

Name

EnergyCom

Legal name

EnergyCom - Israel's Energy Community

Website

https://energycom.org.il

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Innovation Ecosystem Services

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAE

Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Access (Off-grid, Energy Poverty Solutions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Energy innovation community
• Clean energy ecosystem
• Startup investor matchmaking
• Renewable energy mapping
• Energy sector networking

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-funded operations: EnergyCom was established through a government tender by the Ministry of Economy and is supported by the Ministry of Energy and the Innovation Authority. The organization operates as a non-profit community initiative focused on ecosystem development rather than commercial revenue generation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EnergyCom operates a free, government-backed community platform that connects Israel's energy innovation ecosystem, including startups, investors (VCs, CVCs, angels, incubators), academic researchers, and industry players. It delivers this through structured programs such as the Investors Club (100+ members), the Startups Forum (quarterly meetings and webinars), the Innovation Managers Forum, the Chevron Studio accelerator, and the Israeli Energy Innovation Mapping Report that catalogs ecosystem participants by sector and stage.

Product overview

EnergyCom operates as a community platform connecting Israel's energy innovation ecosystem. The core offering is the Innovation Mapping Report — a browsable database of Israeli energy companies, startups, research institutions, and investors organized by sector and stage. This is complemented by community programs including the Startups Forum (quarterly meetings and webinars), Investors Club (startup pitch showcases), Innovation Managers Forum, and the Chevron Studio accelerator. The platform also drives thematic initiatives like waste-to-energy working groups. Rather than a unified software product, EnergyCom functions as a networking and knowledge-sharing hub sponsored by Israel's Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Energy, and Innovation Authority.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EnergyCom.IN: EnergyCom Investors Club sponsored initiative
• Chevron Studio (שברון סטודיו)

Products and services

• Israeli Energy Innovation Mapping Report Comprehensive research publication and database cataloging Israeli energy startups, development companies, research institutions, investors, and service providers across all energy sectors (renewables, storage, infrastructure, clean fuels, distributed, carbon capture). Provides a curated directory for ecosystem participants.
• Startups Forum Quarterly face-to-face meetings and bi-monthly webinars providing Israeli energy startups with investment resources, product testing opportunities, feasibility validation, and pilot connections. Available to startups from idea stage to A-level.
• Investors Club (EnergyCom.IN) Membership-based club connecting energy investors (VCs, CVCs, angels, incubators) with early-stage Israeli energy-tech startups seeking funding. Features quarterly meetings with startup pitch showcases. Sponsored by Bank Hapoalim.
• Innovation Managers Forum Forum for innovation managers at corporates and energy companies to share knowledge, network, and access resources related to energy sector innovation.
• Chevron Studio Joint accelerator program with Chevron Technology Ventures and EnergyCom that connects academic research teams with experienced entrepreneurs to accelerate the transition from early-stage research to commercial technology solutions in energy, spanning AI for energy, cybersecurity, carbon reuse, infrastructure, hydrogen, circular economy, and robotics.
• Waste to Energy Initiative Multi-team working groups developing a roadmap for waste-to-energy recovery in Israel, covering global trends, technologies, policy/regulation, and environmental quality, including electricity, hydrogen, and other energy uses from waste.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 investors in the Investors Club network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Eilat-Eilot Renewable EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the founding organizations that won the Ministry of Economy tender to establish the energy innovation community. Contributes expertise in renewable energy and operates the Eilat-Eilot renewable energy region.
• Israeli Association for Smart EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of the energy community under the Ministry of Economy tender. Provides industry expertise and network connections in smart energy technologies.
• Ministry of Economy (Israel)coreOthersGovernment ministry that initiated and funded the establishment of EnergyCom through a competitive tender process. Provides ongoing support and legitimacy to the community.
• Ministry of Energy (Israel)coreOthersGovernment ministry that partnered in establishing the energy innovation community, providing policy alignment and government-level support.
• Israel Innovation AuthoritycoreOthersGovernment innovation agency that partnered in establishing the community, providing access to innovation programs and funding mechanisms.
• Chevron StudioflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChevron Technology Ventures and EnergyCom launched 'Chevron Studio' - an acceleration program bridging academic research with commercial energy technology solutions. Focus areas include AI for energy, cybersecurity, carbon reuse, energy infrastructure, hydrogen, circular economy, and robotics.
• Bank HapoalimminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsors the EnergyCom Investors Club, providing financial services support to the investor community.
• Israeli Energy ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner community organization working since 2008 to promote Israel's transition to renewable energy economies. Collaborates on ecosystem development.
• DESERTechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner community focused on desert technologies and sustainability, contributing to the broader energy innovation ecosystem.
• EcoMotionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner community focused on smart mobility and transportation, aligning with energy sector innovation.
• PLANETechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner community in the climate and sustainability tech space, expanding ecosystem reach.
• mPrestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in webinar on US energy infrastructure market entry. Chief Commercial Officer Ron Halfpenny participated as speaker.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• EcoMotion: Israeli smart mobility and transportation innovation community with a comparable directory, events, and investor-relations model. Energy adjacency in mobility-energy crossover topics; functions as a sibling ecosystem in the same country.
• DESERTech: Israeli community focused on desert technologies and sustainability, with significant overlap in renewable energy, water-energy nexus, and arid-climate innovation. Sister community operating under similar Israeli innovation-ecosystem model.

Direct peers

• PLANETech: Israeli climate-tech innovation community connecting startups, investors, corporates, and government to advance climate solutions. Listed as a partner community of EnergyCom and serves an overlapping clean-tech constituency in Israel.
• Start-Up Nation Central: Israeli non-profit that maps and connects the broader Israeli innovation ecosystem to global corporations, investors, and governments. Operates a comparable directory, matchmaking, and ecosystem-building model targeting multiple verticals including energy-tech.
• New Energy Nexus: Global non-profit clean energy accelerator and ecosystem builder supporting startups, investors, and policymakers. Operates the same community-building model at international scale, with comparable programs, mapping, and investor networks.
• Israeli Energy Forum: Long-standing Israeli community organization (since 2008) working to promote Israel's transition to renewable energy economies. EnergyCom lists it as a core partner, indicating closely overlapping mandate and stakeholder base in the same domestic market.
• Elemental Excelerator: US-based non-profit accelerator and ecosystem builder funding and connecting climate-tech startups with corporates, governments, and investors. Closely analogous model (non-profit, partner-funded, sector-specific ecosystem) operating in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Cleantech Group: Global cleantech research, data, and ecosystem-connection platform serving investors, corporates, and startups. Provides comparable market intelligence, ecosystem mapping, and corporate-startup connection services to the global cleantech community.
• Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy: Founding partner of EnergyCom and the lead winner of the Ministry of Economy tender; operates the Eilat-Eilot renewable energy region. A direct operational peer with deeper geographic specialization and longer history in Israeli renewables.
• Israel Innovation Authority: Government innovation agency and core partner that funds and operates Israeli innovation programs across sectors. Provides the policy and funding umbrella under which EnergyCom operates; a much larger incumbent with broader vertical scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1376144409423511
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/12553216

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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