Once a year, a fresh group of innovative Jewish social entrepreneurs is selected to become UpStarters and participate in the dynamic and supportive UpStart community.

UpStart strives to be:

-The center for the cultivation and nurturing of pioneering Jewish organizations eager to strengthen Jewish identity in the Bay Area and beyond.

-Respected and known as the catalyst for creating the premier community of innovative thinkers and Jewish social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area.

-A model for similar ventures, developing a national network of Jewish social entrepreneurs.