# Eyal Feder-Levy

> Eyal Feder-Levy is the co-founder and CEO of Zencity, a govtech company that uses AI to turn millions of resident interactions into actionable insight for local governments. An urban planner by training who came up through nonprofit community work in South Tel Aviv, he started Zencity in 2015 to give cities a routine 'finger on the pulse' of their communities. Under his leadership the company has raised roughly $93M, works across six countries, and serves hundreds of government agencies reaching hundreds of millions of residents.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Zencity
- **Organizations:** Zencity, Tel Aviv University Interdisciplinary Research Center for Cities and Urbanism, The Garden Library (Tel Aviv), World Economic Forum Future of Cities advisory board, Israeli Planning Association
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BS, Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Zencity into a leading community-trust and engagement platform for local governments, Grew Zencity to operate across six countries, serving 400+ agencies reaching over 200 million residents, Raised approximately $92.9M in total funding, including a Series C

## Career timeline

- **pre-2012** — Served in the Israel Defense Forces' elite 8200 intelligence unit
- **2012-2015** — Led The Garden Library, a South Tel Aviv nonprofit focused on education and arts access in underserved communities; worked as an urban planner with Israeli cities
- **2015** — Co-founded Zencity with CTO Ido Ivri, a former IDF colleague
- **2016** — Completed BS in Computer Science at Tel Aviv University
- **2024** — Zencity raised a Series C round; total funding reached roughly $93M

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Zencity into a leading community-trust and engagement platform for local governments
- Grew Zencity to operate across six countries, serving 400+ agencies reaching over 200 million residents
- Raised approximately $92.9M in total funding, including a Series C
- Member of the World Economic Forum's Future of Cities advisory board
- Was the youngest board member of the Israeli Planning Association
- Founding COO of Tel Aviv University's Interdisciplinary Research Center for Cities and Urbanism

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Zencity raised a Series C funding round; total funding reached approximately $92.9M

## Links

- Website: https://zencity.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyalfeder/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/eyalFeder
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ZencityOfficial/

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Last updated: 2026-07-17