The Coller Deep-Tech MBA at Tel Aviv University is a world-class program designed for professionals with backgrounds in the high-tech industry who aspire to lead and manage deep-tech ventures.

Whether in startups, multinational corporations, or research-driven organizations, graduates gain the business insight and leadership skills needed for executive roles.

The Coller School of Management, a global leader in technology innovation and entrepreneurship, is committed to developing the next generation of deep tech leaders. The Coller Deep-Tech MBA provides participants with strategic, financial, and operational tools to drive high-impact technological advancement and position themselves at the forefront of this dynamic sector.

"I felt the value of the MBA pretty quickly once I met the cohort. Everyone in the cohort is amazing. I felt like this program was the perfect fit for me in terms of learning, but also the network." Akhila Raju, Coller Deep Tech MBA student

The two-year program includes 26 credits delivered in a flexible hybrid format.

Students balance online coursework with six intensive, on-campus peak weeks, held at the beginning, midpoint, and end of each academic year, while continuing to advance their professional careers.

Program Highlights

• Experiential Learning & Networking: A key component of the program is exposure to Israel’s dynamic hi-tech innovation ecosystem

• Workshops: Explore commercialization, IP, startup scaling, and other deep-tech challenges.

• Industry Visits: On-site learning at leading companies, research labs, and innovation hubs.

Career Opportunities

Tailored for scientists, entrepreneurs, and senior technology professionals, this MBA program offers exclusive, hands-on mentorship from top executives in leading deep tech companies and prominent venture capital firms. This strategic industry immersion provides graduates of the Coller Deep Tech MBA with invaluable access to real-world insights, networks, and leadership development.

Graduates emerge ready to take on executive roles in startups, global corporations, and innovation-driven organizations. By bridging advanced business strategy with deep tech expertise, the program empowers participants to lead transformative ventures and shape the future of innovation.

Participants also join a broader Coller entrepreneurial ecosystem: the Deep Tech MBA's longer-established sibling program, the Sofaer Global MBA, runs the annual Sofaer Pitch Competition for its students and alumni, who present ventures to investors and operators from across Israel's venture community.

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The Coller School of Management is one of two AACSB accredited business schools in Israel	In 2019 the Coller School of Management was the only business school in Israel to be awarded Eduniversal’s “5 Palmes of Excellence.”	In 2025, Tel Aviv University was ranked #7 globally and #1 in Israel in producing VC-backed entrepreneurs

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is a deep tech MBA, and how is it different from a traditional MBA?

A deep tech MBA is a business master's built around the founders, operators and investors moving hard-technology ventures from the lab to the market — companies in AI, quantum, climate tech, biotech, robotics and materials, where the moat is scientific or engineering-based.

Unlike a general MBA, which trains generalist managers across sectors, a deep tech MBA teaches how to evaluate technical defensibility, raise capital against long R&D timelines, and lead teams of research-trained specialists. At Tel Aviv University the Coller Deep Tech MBA sits inside Israel's densest deep-tech ecosystem, so every core case, faculty member and guest lecturer is drawn from that environment.

Who is the Coller Deep Tech MBA designed for?

The program is built for mid-career professionals already inside the high-tech industry — engineers, product leaders, corporate R&D managers, first-time founders and early-stage operators — who are moving from an individual-contributor or technical-lead role into founding, funding or leading a deep-tech company.

It is not a first-degree MBA for career-switchers, and it is not aimed at generalist consulting or banking tracks. Prior technical exposure is the common denominator across the cohort.

Can I keep working full-time while completing the MBA?

Yes, the format is designed for it. The program is delivered in a hybrid structure across two years with six intensive on-campus "peak weeks" per year, plus asynchronous and remote coursework between. Most students continue in their current roles throughout, using the peak weeks for immersion and the between-weeks periods for coursework, capstone work and applied projects on their own ventures.

What ventures and industries do Coller Deep Tech MBA graduates lead?

Graduates go into founder, co-founder and senior operator roles across AI infrastructure, climate and energy tech, autonomous systems, medical devices, cyber-defense, and materials science. Some join early-stage venture funds as investors or venture partners; others take deep-tech GM or CTO-adjacent positions inside larger technology companies.

Tel Aviv University ranked #7 globally and #1 in Israel in producing VC-backed founders (2025 PitchBook), and the Coller school's alumni network is a working part of the local investment ecosystem.

Why is Tel Aviv the right place to study deep tech?

Israel has the highest venture capital per capita of any country and the second-largest concentration of deep-tech companies outside Silicon Valley. Tel Aviv itself hosts the working operations of most of the local ecosystem — corporate R&D centers, seed and Series A funds, government innovation programs, and the founders they back.

Studying deep tech in Tel Aviv means the case studies are current, the guest lecturers still run the companies they're discussing, and the network you build during the program is the same network you'll draw on to raise capital, hire and sell.