Beautifully situated in the heart of Jerusalems Cultural Mile, is Margalit Startup City Jerusalem. Previously built to serve as the National Mint of the British Empire and the Historic Ottoman Storehouses next door, the Margalit Startup City Jerusalem reflects the vision of Dr. Erel Margalit, the founder and executive chairman of JVP, Margalit Startup City, to establish Jerusalems premier hub of innovation. As a symbol of the revitalization, Margalit Startup City Jerusalem houses start-ups, the JVP VC fund, the performing arts hub Zappa Jerusalem in The Lab and the social profit organization Margalit Startup City Community (Bakehila). With a deep respect for the history of Jerusalem and its powerful legacy, JMargalit Startup City Jerusalem tackles the key business challenges of today through its focus on seed-stage start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer vision, cloud, and Internet of Things (IOT) mobile amongst others. In an open plan workspace, engineers, artists, storytellers and entrepreneurs in the profit, social profit and entertainment worlds meet to develop ground breaking solutions and disruptive technologies.