It is backed by the Israeli National Cyber Bureau, the Jewish Agency,[1] the Paul E. Singer Foundation,[2] private donors, and corporate partners.

[3] As of 2018, Israel Tech Challenge provides 2-month internships, 5-month bootcamp and 10-month fellowships that have trained more than 400 new engineers from more than 20 countries.

[4][5] In 2017, six month internships in the program were offered to 15 students form Cyprus and 15 from Greece as part of an effort to strengthen ties between the world Greek and Jewish communities.

[6][3] Brief internship experiences are offered as part of the Birthright Israel program.

[6][7] Haaretz asserts that the program, which it calls "Birthright for Geeks", seeks to expose young diaspora Jews who work in or study cutting edge tech to the tech industry in Israel.