Uri Levine

Uri Levine is a serial entrepreneur and disruptor, co-founder of Waze, the world’s largest driving traffic and navigation app, in 2007. The app, nowadays used by more than 750 million drivers around the globe, was acquired by Google in June of 2013 for $1.1 billion.
He was also the first board member and investor of Moovit, ‘Waze for public transportation’. Moovit, which is used by more than 750 million individuals worldwide, was acquired by Intel for $1 Billion in 2020.
Since Waze acquisition, Uri is actively pursuing his dream to create significant value for large audiences through the series of startups he founded. His mission is specifically intended to disrupt inefficient markets and improve under-functioning services, focus on solving ‘BIG problems’, saving consumers time and money while empowering them.
Committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking, he wrote his book “Fall In Love with the Problem – Not the Solution, a Handbook for entrepreneurs”.
He is a world sought after speaker and inspires audiences through the lens of entrepreneurship and disruption, speaking of contemporary revolutions of markets and startups.
His presentations rely heavily on his entrepreneurial and personal experiences with the intention to benefit people from the lessons he has learned, and look back on both success and failures he has witnessed in his career.
He also leads an academic workshop entitled “How to Build a Startup”, aimed at undergraduate and graduate level business students.