חברת הגיחון בע"מ

Hagihon Company Ltd. (חברת הגיחון) is not a traditional technology startup, but rather the municipal water and wastewater corporation for the Greater Jerusalem area, Mevaseret Zion, and Abu Ghosh. Founded in 1996 by the Jerusalem Municipality, it operates as an independent statutory corporation. Headquartered in Jerusalem, Hagihon is municipally owned and is not publicly traded. Detailed public information regarding its internal engineering headcount is limited, but it employs operational, engineering, and administrative staff across the Jerusalem district.

Hagihon manages the water supply, sewage, and drainage infrastructure for roughly one million residents. While fundamentally a utility, it acts as a consumer and testbed for Israeli water-technology (Water-Tech). The corporation implements smart water grid technologies, SCADA systems, and IoT-based smart meters to monitor water flow and detect anomalies. It historically partnered with Israeli software companies, such as TaKaDu, to deploy predictive analytics for leak detection and network management.

As a regional water corporation established under Israeli law, Hagihon operates as a geographic monopoly within its jurisdiction. It does not compete for customers in a traditional open market, but operates under regulatory supervision similarly to other major Israeli municipal water utilities like Mei Avivim in Tel Aviv or Mei Carmel in Haifa.

The company's operations, offices, and infrastructure are exclusively located in Israel, centered in Jerusalem. It employs civil engineers, hydrologists, network operators, and IT personnel to manage the city's water grid and interface with Israel's national water company, Mekorot.