Zencity

Israel - Tel Aviv

• 19/06/2024
• Series C
• $40,000,000

Local governments are the beating heart of a well-functioning society. But community trust—the currency of governance—is broken.

The reason? High barriers to participation, inconvenient and contentious meetings, and outdated approaches to solicit input end up emphasizing the voices of the few and excluding the many. We call this the “STP” (Same Ten People) problem, and it’s standing in the way of effective governance.

Cut out from the conversation is everyone else: the busy parent with no time to attend a city council meeting, the young adult who relocates every year, the recent immigrant who isn’t comfortable speaking in public, and many others.

Without a clear, comprehensive, and inclusive understanding of what residents want and need, local government leaders are operating at a disadvantage. Their decisions are not as informed as they could be, and residents are left feeling discounted and unheard. Government organizations that continue to operate with such a limited view risk undermining the very thing that matters most: the trust of the people they serve. The solution is Zencity.

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Eyal Feder-LevyFounder

United States - New York, New York

An urban innovator with a passion for cities, future technology, social change and areas in which they converge.

CEO & co-founder of ZenCity, urban startup from Tel Aviv collecting and analyzing wide-scale citizen feedback in cities using advanced AI.

Urban Planner and Web Developer by profession, experienced public speaker and an average guitar player. Curious and fast learner with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Former member of the World Economic Forum Future of Cities advisory board.

Former COO and founding member of Tel-Aviv University's City Center, an interdisciplinary research center for 21st century urbanism.

Youngest board member of the Israeli Urban Planning association.

Member of ONYA, public space hacking collective, Innovation Advisor to the city of Tel-Aviv, Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum and Paris Innovation Fellow.

Graduate of the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students, TAU's top honors program, where I studied for a B.Sc in computer science and a Master's in Urban Planning.

Former CEO of the Garden Library, unique public space based community center for refugees in south Tel Aviv.

Former Officer in the Israeli Intelligence's 8200 unit. COMMINT team leader, data analyst.

Married to Michal and living with our two kids and two cats in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyalfeder/