Capsula is a unique partnership between the Smart Mobility Initiative (Prime Minister Office) and Tel Aviv University, located at The Porter School of The Environment and Earth Sciences. Capsula functions as an accelerator & innovation center, connecting startups and key players in industry and academia.​ Capsula acts as an intersection between startups, the smart mobility industry, and academia. Helping ti facilitate successful startup launches by understanding industry needs and guiding startups via our "roadmap" of experience, all the while advancing academia to address the complexity of problems facing industry. The program provides residents with customer validation coaching, deep and broad access to global players in the smart mobility value network, located in Tel Aviv Universitys iconic Porter building, and a grant to cover customer validation expenses. Capsula takes no equity, royalties, or intellectual property rights. Its mission is to create fast market traction for early-stage smart mobility,energy and cleantech focused start-ups, accelerating their path to A-round financing.