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Uri Levine

b. 1965

Israeli entrepreneur

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About Uri Levine

Born 1965. Uri Levine is an Israeli entrepreneur.

Uri Levine (; born February 1965) is an Israeli entrepreneur and author. He co-founded Waze, a traffic and navigation app that was acquired by Google in June 2013 for more than $1.1 billion. He was the first board member and investor in Moovit, which was acquired by Intel for about US$1 billion in May 2020. 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. and was an independent board member at Infosys.

In August 2025 Levine announced that he was founding a $40 million venture capital fund with Pasha Romanovski to invest in growth-stage Israeli companies.

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1965, Tel Aviv
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Education
Tel Aviv University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Uri Levine?

Israeli entrepreneur

When was Uri Levine born?

Uri Levine was born in 1965 in Tel Aviv.

What is Uri Levine's occupation?

Uri Levine is an entrepreneur.

What nationality is Uri Levine?

Uri Levine is Israeli.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Uri Levine

Β· Wikidata: Q51627398

Β· DBpedia: Uri Levine

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