Uri Levine is a passionate serial entrepreneur and disruptor, best known as the Co-founder of Waze, the world's largest driving traffic and navigation app. His vision is consistently centered on solving "BIG problems" by disrupting inefficient markets and improving under-functioning services for large audiences. This focus has established him as a leading authority on market disruption and high-growth startup strategy.
Levine's entrepreneurial track record is defined by two major, successful exits. Waze, which he co-founded in 2007, was acquired by Google for $1.1 billion in 2013 and is now used by more than 750 million drivers globally. He also served as the first board member and an investor in Moovit, the "Waze for public transportation," which was acquired by Intel for $1 billion in 2020. These ventures demonstrate his ability to identify pain points and scale technological solutions that save consumers time and money.
Since the Waze acquisition, Levine has actively pursued his dream of creating significant value through a series of new startups. His strategy is explicitly designed to empower consumers and challenge the status quo, focusing on services that are currently under-performing. This commitment to improvement and market efficiency guides all of his subsequent ventures and investments.
Levine is a highly sought-after speaker who has delivered hundreds of presentations and keynote addresses worldwide to entrepreneurs, business communities, and academic audiences. His presentations and specially designed workshops focus on a variety of critical subjects, including the practical application of his "Cookbook for Startups" methodology, the dynamics of disruption, and the difference between market evolution versus revolution, equipping audiences with the strategic insights necessary for successful, large-scale innovation.
