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In 1998, Marco co-founded [[iMesh]], where he was President until 2010. |
In 1998, Marco co-founded [[iMesh]], where he was President until 2010. |
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In 2010 he co-founded Viber with Igor Magazinik, a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120824154748/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/the-skype-killers-of-belarus The Skype Killers of Belarus] By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology</ref> and served as its CEO.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek/><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Talmon Marco|url=http://www.walkersresearch.com/Profilepages/Show_Executive_Title/Executiveprofile/T%5CTalmon__Marco_400145285.html|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Rakuten acquired the company for $900,000,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/japanese-internet-giant-rakuten-acquires-viber-for-900m/|title=Japanese Internet Giant Rakuten Acquires Viber For $900M|last=Shu|first=Catherine|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref> |
In 2010 he co-founded Viber with [[Igor Magazinik]], a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120824154748/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-23/the-skype-killers-of-belarus The Skype Killers of Belarus] By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology</ref> and served as its CEO.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek/><ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Talmon Marco|url=http://www.walkersresearch.com/Profilepages/Show_Executive_Title/Executiveprofile/T%5CTalmon__Marco_400145285.html|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Rakuten acquired the company for $900,000,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/japanese-internet-giant-rakuten-acquires-viber-for-900m/|title=Japanese Internet Giant Rakuten Acquires Viber For $900M|last=Shu|first=Catherine|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2016, he founded [[Juno (company)|Juno]], a ride-sharing app.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Why ride-sharing startup Juno chose to launch in New York|url = http://upstart.bizjournals.com/companies/startups/2016/02/22/new-ride-sharing-app-juno-brings-fight-to-uber-one.html|website = Upstart Business Journal|access-date = 2016-02-22}}</ref> In 2017, [[Gett]] acquired the company for $200,000,000. |
In 2016, he founded [[Juno (company)|Juno]], a ride-sharing app.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Why ride-sharing startup Juno chose to launch in New York|url = http://upstart.bizjournals.com/companies/startups/2016/02/22/new-ride-sharing-app-juno-brings-fight-to-uber-one.html|website = Upstart Business Journal|access-date = 2016-02-22}}</ref> In 2017, [[Gett]] acquired the company for $200,000,000. |
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Talmon Marco | |
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| Citizenship | Israel |
| Known for | Co-Founder of Viber and Juno |
Talmon Marco is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, best known as the founder of H2Pro, founder and former CEO of Viber, a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging VoIP application for smartphones, and Juno, a ride sharing service.
Career
[edit]Born in Israel, Marco served as CIO for the Israeli Defense Forces Pikud Merkaz.[1] He completed a degree in Computer Science and Management from Tel-Aviv University, later moving to the U.S. where he spent most of his adult life.[2]
In 1997 he co-founded Expand Networks and served as the company's President until 2004.
In 1998, Marco co-founded iMesh, where he was President until 2010.
In 2010 he co-founded Viber with Igor Magazinik, a friend from the Israel Defense Forces,[3] and served as its CEO.[1][4] In 2014, Rakuten acquired the company for $900,000,000.[5]
In 2016, he founded Juno, a ride-sharing app.[6] In 2017, Gett acquired the company for $200,000,000.
In 2019, he co-founded H2Pro, a climate-tech company looking to produce Green Hydrogen at scale. The company raised over $100,000,000 from BEV (Bill Gates’ climate fund) and others.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Executive Profile - Talmon Marco". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 27 October 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Robin Wauters (7 May 2013). "200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco". The Next Web. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ The Skype Killers of Belarus By Brett Forrest August 23, 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek, Technology
- ^ "Profile of Talmon Marco". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Shu, Catherine. "Japanese Internet Giant Rakuten Acquires Viber For $900M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Why ride-sharing startup Juno chose to launch in New York". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-22.