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SmartUp Residency

Your success, built together.

No business plan survives first contact with the market. Like any profession, company-building can't be mastered from theory alone. Entrepreneurship is learned in the field, where real complexity hits, and you decide, act, and adapt in real time. In the Residency program, selected companies build their business with us, guiding them directly, step by step.

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"Building a successful company requires mastery, just like any other profession. Learning how to do the work is the first step, but true mastery comes from years of practice and experience."
Yonatan Stern
Founder and Teacher

  • Forming Our Partnership

    SmartUp Academy joins your company as co-founders.

  • Active Participation in Management

    Founders meet regularly with Yonatan and the SmartUp team for management meetings, with frequency adjusted to the company's stage, to discuss strategy and execution.

  • Access to Resources

    Resident companies have access to SmartUp's professional staff, as well as a range of resources including materials, courses, and workshops.

  • Here for You

    As a resident company, you gain a partner.

SmartUp Resident Companies

""Yonatan has interesting solutions to the company's issues""
Ashi Horovitz
CEO & Co-Founder
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""The greatest value of working with Yonatan is his wide thinking and vision that makes our company focus on the important things""
Eli Baratz
CTO and Co-Founder
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"He is really thinking completely differently about marketing"
Eyal Wultz
President & Co-Founder of "BionData"
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""You build your company, from marketing through core business""
Ori Shafir
CMO & Co-Founder
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""The skill set that I was missing I found with Yonatan's mentorship""
Ziv Segal
CEO & Co-Founder
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How to Apply

SmartUp helps participants launch their new startup or grow an existing company using our proven methodology. We believe most businesses can succeed with a small investment and the right tools to overcome their challenges.

The SmartUp methodology works for founders, people who want to become founders, and companies at any stage.

To apply, pick the category that best fits you:

I’m a founder working on my idea

I left my old job to start my own business, and I’m looking for a co-founder who can mentor me through the challenges of building a company.

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We're an established company

We’re bootstrapped and looking for new ways to grow. We need help tackling our current challenges and avoiding mistakes as we scale.

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I want to start my own business, but still have a full-time job

Starting my own company has always been a dream, but I’m still working full-time and not sure where to start. I need help developing my ideas and figuring out my first steps.

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FAQ

Who should apply to the Residency program?

SmartUp welcomes entrepreneurs who are working on their established companies full-time and who have completed the SmartUp Foundations program and Companies Workshop.