Uri Levine
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Uri Levine was born in 1965 in Israel. Levine is a serial entrepreneur. He is co-founder of Waze, the world's largest community-based driving traffic and navigation app, which was acquired by Google for $1.1 billion in 2013, and former board member and investor in Moovit, which was acquired by Intel for $1 Billion in 2020. Mr. Levine is a founder, investor, Chairman or Board Member in several startups, which usually are intended to disrupt inefficient markets and improve under-functioning services. He focuses on solving BIG problems and saving consumers time and money while empowering them and changing the world for the better. Mr. Levine has been in the high-tech business for the past 30 years, half of them in the startup scene. Earlier in his career, he served as an Independent Strategic Consultant and as the Vice President of Marketing at Openwave (OPWV). Before that, he held senior engineering and product management positions in Celltrex and Comverse. He is a BA graduate in Tel-Aviv University. Before attending University, he served in the Israeli army at special intelligence unit 8200.
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Dec 31, 2020 · www.calcalistech.com
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"Google's acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns"
Acquisition
Jan 1, 2020 · nocamels.com
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Startup Visionaries, VCs, Political Leaders, And Cultural Icons: 17 Israelis Who Shaped The Decade
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Jan 27, 2019 · www.forbes.com
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From The Co-Founder Of Waze, A Blueprint To Eliminate Traffic Jams
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Mar 28, 2018 · www.forbes.com
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I Co-Founded Waze And I'm No Longer Going To Own A Car
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Dec 5, 2017 · nocamels.com
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New Israeli Fund Partners With Waze Co-Founder To Invest In Startups
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Jul 14, 2017 · medium.com
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7 lessons learned from Waze founder, Uri Levine
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May 29, 2017 · techcrunch.com
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Waze co-founder Uri Levine joins the TechCrunch Tel Aviv Meetup + Pitch-off, June 28
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Dec 1, 2015 · www.ft.com
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Uri Levine shepherding his Israeli start-ups into billion dollar unicorns
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Oct 20, 2015 · www.wired.co.uk
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Waze cofounder: 'fall in love with the problem, not the solution'
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Aug 14, 2015 · www.businessinsider.com
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Waze cofounder sold his startup to Google for over $1 billion, but he still doesn't own a house
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Nov 25, 2014 · www.cnbc.com
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I'm Robin Hood of Wall Street fees: Waze creator
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