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'''Uri Levine''' ({{lang-he|אורי לוין}}; born February 1965) is an [[Israel]]i entrepreneur.<ref name=linked>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-levine-85389/|title=Uri Levine's Linkedin profile}}</ref> He co-founded [[Waze]], a traffic and navigation app, acquired by Google in June 2013 for more than $1.1&nbsp;billion.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/49857280-8eaf-11e5-8be4-3506bf20cc2b|title=Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns|work=Financial Times|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/06/11/waze-goes-with-google-to-build-best-map-of-the-world/#7d0da9ae5f58|title=Google finalizing $1.3&nbsp;billion deal for mapping company Waze: source|work=Forbes|access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/its-official-google-buys-waze-giving-a-social-data-boost-to-its-location-and-mapping-business/|title=Google Bought Waze For $1.1B, Giving A Social Data Boost To Its Mapping Business|date=13 June 2013|work=Techrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323949904578539370980686106|title=Google Confirms Waze Maps App Purchase|date=11 June 2013|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
'''Uri Levine''' ({{langx|he|אורי לוין}}; born February 1965) is an Israeli entrepreneur and author.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution |url=https://benbellabooks.com/shop/fall-in-love-with-the-problem-not-the-solution/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=BenBella Books |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fall in Love with the Problem NOT the Solution – Uri Levine's book |url=https://urilevine.com/book/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Uri Levine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=linked>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/uri-levine-85389/|title=Uri Levine's Linkedin profile}}</ref> He co-founded [[Waze]], a traffic and navigation app that was acquired by Google in June 2013 for more than $1.1&nbsp;billion.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/49857280-8eaf-11e5-8be4-3506bf20cc2b|title=Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns|work=Financial Times|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/06/11/waze-goes-with-google-to-build-best-map-of-the-world/#7d0da9ae5f58|title=Google finalizing $1.3&nbsp;billion deal for mapping company Waze: source|work=Forbes|access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/11/its-official-google-buys-waze-giving-a-social-data-boost-to-its-location-and-mapping-business/|title=Google Bought Waze For $1.1B, Giving A Social Data Boost To Its Mapping Business|date=13 June 2013|work=Techrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323949904578539370980686106|title=Google Confirms Waze Maps App Purchase|date=11 June 2013|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> He was the first board member and investor in [[Moovit]], which was acquired by [[Intel]] for about US$1 billion in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=3 May 2020 |title=Intel to buy smart urban transit startup Moovit for $1B to boost its autonomous car division |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/03/intel-to-buy-smart-urban-transit-startup-moovit-for-1b-to-boost-its-autonomous-car-division/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shulman |first=Sophie |date=31 December 2020 |title="Google's acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns" |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3884893,00.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=CTECH - www.calcalistech.com}}</ref><ref name="linked" /> Levine is the author of 'Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution- A handbook for Entrepreneurs',<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> published on January 17, 2023.{{update after|2023|1|17}}


==Career==
Levine worked at [[Comverse]] (1989–2000), Joined [[Axis mobile|Celltrex]] (2000–2002), and led the marketing and product at [[Openwave]] in 2002–2004. Between the years 2004–2007 he helped several startups as a consultant, including Mobixell and Perfecto. In 2007 he co-founded [[Waze]] with [[Ehud Shabtai]] and [[Amir Shinar]]. He served as CEO (2008–2009) and later as President of the company. Levine left [[Waze]] in 2013, after it was sold to Google, to build new startups. He founded several startups: [[FeeX]], [[Engie]], [[ZeeK]], [[FairFly]], [[Refundit]], [[LiveCare]] <ref name=":2" /><ref name=linked/> and is also a board member at [[Moovit]] and [[Here (company)|HERE]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Waze-Co-Founder-Uri-Levine-Joins-HERE-Supervisory-Board_a5922.html|title=Press release: Waze Co-Founder Uri Levine Joins HERE Supervisory Board|last=Privat|first=Ludovic|work=GPS BUSINESS NEWS|access-date=2018-04-13|language=}}</ref>
After completing his military service in the Israeli Defence Force's cyber intelligence [[unit 8200]],<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/49857280-8eaf-11e5-8be4-3506bf20cc2b Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns] - Financial Times, 1 December 2015</ref><ref>[https://thoughteconomics.com/uri-levine/ An Interview with Uri Levine] - Thought Economics, 19 October 2023 </ref> Levine worked at [[Comverse]] (1989–2000), joined [[Axis mobile|Celltrex]] (2000–2002), and led the marketing and product at [[Openwave]] in 2002–2004. Between 2004 and 2007, he helped several startups as a consultant, including Mobixell and Perfecto. In 2007, he co-founded [[Waze]] with [[Ehud Shabtai]] and [[Amir Shinar]]. He was CEO (2008–2009) and later president of the company. After Waze was sold to Google in 2013, Levine left Waze to found and invest in several startups, among them Pontera (previously FeeX), FairFly, Refundit, Seetree, and Fibo.<ref name="linked" /><ref name=":2" /> He was a board member at [[Moovit]] and [[Here (company)|HERE]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Privat |first=Ludovic |title=Press release: Waze Co-Founder Uri Levine Joins HERE Supervisory Board |work=GPS BUSINESS NEWS |url=https://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Waze-Co-Founder-Uri-Levine-Joins-HERE-Supervisory-Board_a5922.html |access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> and was an independent board member at [[Infosys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infosys Appoints Uri Levine as an Independent Director |url=https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/2020/independent-director-appointment-20april2020.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=www.infosys.com}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:01, 3 November 2024

Uri Levine
אורי לוין

Uri Levine (Hebrew: אורי לוין; born February 1965) is an Israeli entrepreneur and author.[1][2][3] He co-founded Waze, a traffic and navigation app that was acquired by Google in June 2013 for more than $1.1 billion.[4][5][6][7] He was the first board member and investor in Moovit, which was acquired by Intel for about US$1 billion in May 2020.[8][9][3] Levine is the author of 'Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution- A handbook for Entrepreneurs',[2][1] published on January 17, 2023.[needs update]

Career

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After completing his military service in the Israeli Defence Force's cyber intelligence unit 8200,[10][11] Levine worked at Comverse (1989–2000), joined Celltrex (2000–2002), and led the marketing and product at Openwave in 2002–2004. Between 2004 and 2007, he helped several startups as a consultant, including Mobixell and Perfecto. In 2007, he co-founded Waze with Ehud Shabtai and Amir Shinar. He was CEO (2008–2009) and later president of the company. After Waze was sold to Google in 2013, Levine left Waze to found and invest in several startups, among them Pontera (previously FeeX), FairFly, Refundit, Seetree, and Fibo.[3][4] He was a board member at Moovit and HERE,[12] and was an independent board member at Infosys.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution". BenBella Books. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Fall in Love with the Problem NOT the Solution – Uri Levine's book". Uri Levine. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Uri Levine's Linkedin profile".
  4. ^ a b "Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Google finalizing $1.3 billion deal for mapping company Waze: source". Forbes. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Google Bought Waze For $1.1B, Giving A Social Data Boost To Its Mapping Business". Techrunch. 13 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Google Confirms Waze Maps App Purchase". The Wall Street Journal. 11 June 2013.
  8. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (3 May 2020). "Intel to buy smart urban transit startup Moovit for $1B to boost its autonomous car division". TechCrunch. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ Shulman, Sophie (31 December 2020). ""Google's acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns"". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns - Financial Times, 1 December 2015
  11. ^ An Interview with Uri Levine - Thought Economics, 19 October 2023
  12. ^ Privat, Ludovic. "Press release: Waze Co-Founder Uri Levine Joins HERE Supervisory Board". GPS BUSINESS NEWS. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Infosys Appoints Uri Levine as an Independent Director". www.infosys.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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