Waze
Formerly FreeMap Israel
Community-based Traffic and Navigation App
Startup Acquired Automotive & Mobility Technologies Est. 2007 Acquired
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Total Raised
$67M
Acquired
Last Round
$30M
3 rounds
Investors
7
7 public
Team
8
201-500 employees
Confidence
103/100
News
52
articles
Patents
1
About
Waze is a community-driven navigation app that uses real-time data from its users to provide the best route to drivers' destination. It takes into account accidents, traffic jams, speed traps, construction, and other obstacles that could slow drivers down. Waze also allows drivers to report hazards and road closures, and to see where other users are on the road. Waze is a subsidiary of Google.
Classification
Sector
Automotive & Mobility TechnologiesUrban Mobility
Core Technology
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSensingGeolocationPlatforms & InterfacesMobile
Target Customer
Government & CityMunicipalitiesConsumersTransportation & MobilityCommutersDrivers
Business Model
B2CB2BB2G
Tags
charging-stationstransportationcrowdsourcingtrafficnavigationlocation-baseddriversmobile-applicationssmart-cityparkingsmart-mobilitymunicipalitiesroute-optimization
Funding & Events
Oct 2011
C Round $30M
Horizons Ventures, Kleiner Perkins
Mar 2008
A Round $12M
BlueRun Ventures, Magma Venture Partners, Vertex Ventures Israel
Jun 2013
Exit $1.3B
Dec 2010
B Round $25M
BlueRun Ventures, Microsoft, Qualcomm Ventures
News (52)
Oct 23, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืขื•ืคืจ ื›ืฅ ื•ื”ืœืœื™ ื‘ืจื˜ ื”ื™ื• ืจื•ืื” ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื•ืขื•ืจื›ืช ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉื ืชื ื• ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื™ื–ืžื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื“ืจื›ื โ— ืืœื ืฉืื– ื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื”ื—ืœื˜ื”: ื‘ืืœื” ืฉื”ื ื–ื™ื”ื• ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ - ื”ื ื’ื ื™ืฉืงื™ืขื• โ— ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื•ื•ื™ืงืก, ืืจืžื™ืก ื•ืคื™ื™ื‘ืจ, ื•ื’ื ื•ื•ื™ื–, ืฉืœื™ืžื™ื ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืขืกืงืช ื”ืขื ืง ืขื ื’ื•ื’ืœ โ— ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ืงืจืŸ Cerca, ืฉื”ืคื›ื” ืœื›ื™ื›ืจ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง
InvestmentAcquisition
Sep 30, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื– ืฉื’ื•ื’ืœ ื”ื›ืจื™ื–ื” ืขืœ ืจื›ื™ืฉืช ื•ื•ื™ื–, ื”ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื•ื”ืžื ื›"ืœ ืืกืฃ ืจืคืคื•ืจื˜ ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ ืœืจืื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ืคื•ืจืฆ'ืŸ โ— ื”ืื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ืงื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื” ืชื•ืš ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื” ืœืฉื ื”ื›ื™ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืื‘ื˜ื—ื” ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช, ืžืชืืจ ืืช ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืืžืจ ืœื, ืืช ื”ืงืกื ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื•, ื•ื’ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื, ืฉื ื›ื ืกื• ืœืžืกืœื•ืœ ื—ื“ืฉ
Acquired-by
Aug 12, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ืœื’ืœื•ื‘ืก ื ื•ื“ืข ืขืœ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืจื™ ืœื•ื™ืŸ, ืžืžื™ื™ืกื“ื™ waze, ืœืื™ืฉ ืงืจืŸ ื”ื ืงื• ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ืคืฉื” ืจื•ืžื ื•ื‘ืกืงื™ ื‘ื”ืงืžืช ืงืจืŸ ื”ื”ื•ืŸึพืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ "ื“ืื‘ืœ ื“ืื•ืŸ" โ— ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ืงืจืŸ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื’ื•ื™ื™ืกื• 20 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ - ื›ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื™ืขื“ โ— ื”ืฉืงืช ืคืขื™ืœื•ืชื” ืžืชื•ื›ื ื ืช ืœืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื ื”
Investment
Aug 12, 2025 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Uri Levine has teamed with former Hanaco Ventures partner Pasha Romanovski to invest in Israeli growth stage companies.
Investment
Aug 3, 2025 ยท www.themarker.com
growth-negative
ืžื—ืœืงืช ื”ื”ื’ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ืขืกืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ืชื›ืจื™ืข ืื ืœืืฉืจ ืืช ืฉืชื™ ืจื›ื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืขื ืง ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื•ืช โ–  ืขื™ืžื•ืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ ื—ืจื™ืฃ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืขืœ ืขืกืงืช ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ื™ื ืื—ืจืช, ื‘ื™ืŸ HPE ืœื’'ื•ื ื™ืคืจ, ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ื’ื ืขืœ ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ื”ืืงื–ื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื™ื
Acquired-by
Aug 2, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ื‘ืชื•ืš ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ื” ืคืจืฆื• ืฉืชื™ ืขืกืงืื•ืช ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง – ื•ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ืžืื•ืชื• ื”ืกืงื˜ื•ืจ, ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ โ— ืจื›ื™ืฉืช ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจืืจืง ืข"ื™ ืคืืœื• ืืœื˜ื•, ื•ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ ื”ืืงื–ื™ื˜ ืฉืœ ื•ื•ื™ื–, ืžื“ื’ื™ืžื™ื ืื™ืš ื”ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืœื•ื”ื˜ ื”ืคืš ืœื–ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ื–ื•ื’ื™ื ื•ืจื›ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื ื ื—ื” ืœืจื’ืข โ— ื•ืขื ื›ืœ ืขืกืงืช ืขื ืง ืฉืžืชืคืจืกืžืช, ื’ื ื”ืฉื•ืง ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ื ืชื— ืžื”ื—ื’ื™ื’ื” โ— ื”ืขืกืงืื•ืช, ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ืชื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ื™ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™
Acquisition
Jul 30, 2025 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
ื”ืžื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืก ืžืฆื™ื’ ืžื“ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื ืฃ ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง • ื•ื”ืคืขื: ืื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื” ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืฉื‘ื‘ื™ื ืœืกื™ืŸ โ— ืกื•ืคื˜ื‘ื ืง ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ โ— ืงืจืŸ ื”ื—ื•ื‘ ืžื’ื™ื™ืกืช ื›ืžืขื˜ 700 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ, ื‘ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ื˜ื™ื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ื”ื•ืŸ ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ โ— ื”ืกื˜ืืจื˜-ืืค ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ืฉืžื•ืฉืš ืื ื’'ืœื™ื ืžื•ื•ื™ื–, ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื•ืงืจืื•ื“ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ืง โ— ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง
InvestmentPartnersCustomers
Feb 9, 2025 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-negative
Wazeโ€™s mapping system, edited by volunteers, is updating Israeli military locationsโ€”potentially aiding enemy surveillance.
Jan 22, 2025 ยท www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- Elsight (ASX: ELS), the market leader in connectivity for unmanned and autonomous systems, announced today the launch of HeatSight, a...
Product StageCustomers
Sep 4, 2024 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Wartime disruptions force drivers to rediscover the reliability of traditional road atlases.
Customers
Jul 19, 2023 ยท www.globes.co.il
growth-negative
ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื” ืืช ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ืžื”ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ื•ื•ื™ื™ื– ื•ื’ืจืžื” ืœืžืคืจืกืžื™ื ื”ืคืกื“ื™ ืขื ืง
LayoffsManagement Changes
Jun 28, 2023 ยท www.ynetnews.com
growth-negative
Waze hit with layoffs months after merged into Google Geo
Layoffs
Mar 14, 2023 ยท blog.google
growth-positive
Electric vehicle charging stations are now on the Waze map
Customers
Dec 8, 2022 ยท en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Google to merge mapping team and Waze
Management Changes
Dec 7, 2022 ยท techcrunch.com
growth-negative
Google combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costs
Management ChangesLayoffs
Dec 6, 2022 ยท www.automotiveworld.com
growth-positive
Renault, the first brand to integrate Waze directly into its multimedia system | Automotive World
Partners
Nov 9, 2022 ยท www.androidpolice.com
growth-positive
Waze has a new limited-time navigation experience for all the soccer fans
Customers
May 26, 2021 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Neha Parikh appointed as new Waze CEO
Management Changes
Feb 9, 2021 ยท www.iphoneincanada.ca
growth-positive
Waze Users Can Now Enjoy Audible's Premium Audio Storytelling in Car
Partners
Dec 31, 2020 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
"Google's acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns"
AcquisitionExpand
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
201-500
Exact Count
411
District
Center District
Founded
2007
Registrar
514100056
Crunchbase
waze
Locations
Yigal Alon Street 98, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Links
Website
waze.com
LinkedIn
Profile
Twitter
Profile
Facebook
Page
Careers
Open positions
Admin
Last Update
Jun 23, 2025
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (8)
Neha Parikh
CEO
Amir Shinar
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Ehud Shabtai
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Uri Levine
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Harris Berber
CMO
Fej (Yuval) Shmuelevitz
VP Community & Operations
Avi Bar
Compliance Program Lead
Gai Berkovich
General Manager, Israel Site
Internal
Created by
Katie Kaplan (katherinekaplan14@gmail.com)
Created
2014-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Maor Perlov (maor.perlov@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by Google on Jun, 2013
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