# Palestine Information and Communication Technology Incubator (PICTI)

> PICTI is a Palestinian nonprofit ICT incubator founded in 2004. It supports technology entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs and freelancers through training, mentoring, technical and legal support, workspace programs and access to funding and networks, including regional donor-funded partnerships.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Ramallah, Palestine
- **Founders:** Laith Kassis (Member of the founding team, according to his 2014 account)
- **Products:** Incubation and business development, Cooper8Up, TechLance, BITHUB and Gaza coworking, Startups Directory
- **Notable:** Established in 2004; identifies itself as Palestine’s first nonprofit ICT incubator., Established a Business and Innovation Center in 2012, described as a shift toward acceleration and commercialization., Self-reports more than 70 service types, 40-plus projects and programs and 70-plus partners in its undated institutional history.

## Products & services

- **Incubation and business development** — Training, coaching, one-to-one mentoring, technical assistance, legal support, networking and seed-funding facilitation.
- **Cooper8Up** — Startup development, support and investment program advertised on PICTI’s homepage; current intake terms are not established.
- **TechLance** — Specialized training program; historical annual reports document freelance-oriented activity.
- **BITHUB and Gaza coworking** — Workspace offering advertised by PICTI. A January 2024 statement reports damage to its Gaza office and staff displacement; present physical availability is not established.
- **Startups Directory** — A directory intended to connect Palestinian ICT entrepreneurs with interested investors and the public.
- **From Innovation to Creation** — EU-funded project with SPARK, planned for October 2022-September 2023: train 60 teams and select nine for six months of incubation, seed funding and branding. These are published targets.
- **Equal rooting** — Sida-funded partnership with targets including eight women-led startups and 47 four-month internships.
- **Med Pearls** — Mediterranean partnership combining slow-tourism products with ICT solutions; a 2022 call offered grants of up to €25,000 for eligible ICT applicants.
- **EUSEEDS** — Regional digital-skills, employability and entrepreneurship project; PICTI implements Palestinian activities. January 2026 announcement selected 24 universities regionally, six in Palestine.

## Achievements

- Established in 2004; identifies itself as Palestine’s first nonprofit ICT incubator.
- Established a Business and Innovation Center in 2012, described as a shift toward acceleration and commercialization.
- Self-reports more than 70 service types, 40-plus projects and programs and 70-plus partners in its undated institutional history.
- January 2026 EUSEEDS announcement identifies six selected Palestinian universities within 24 selected institutions regionally.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — On January 29, PICTI announced the selection of 24 EUSEEDS universities across five Eastern Mediterranean countries, including six Palestinian institutions.
- **2024-01** — On January 2, PICTI reported repeated Israeli airstrikes had significantly affected its Gaza office building and displaced staff.

## Links

- Website: https://www.picti.ps/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/picti
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PalBIC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/pictipal
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/picti.startups/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/picti.bic/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08