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Born in Israel, Marco served as [[Chief Information Officer|CIO]] for the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] Central Command.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile - Talmon Marco|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=78822347&privcapId=34769082&previousCapId=34769082&previousTitle=GuestCentric%20Systems,%20Inc.|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name=full-interview>{{cite web|last=Robin Wauters|title=200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco|url= |
Born in Israel, Marco served as [[Chief Information Officer|CIO]] for the [[Israeli Defense Forces]] Central Command.<ref name=bloomerg-businessweek>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile - Talmon Marco|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=78822347&privcapId=34769082&previousCapId=34769082&previousTitle=GuestCentric%20Systems,%20Inc.|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name=full-interview>{{cite web|last=Robin Wauters|title=200,000,000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco|url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/07/viber-ceo-talmon-marco-interview/|publisher=The Next Web|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> |
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In 1997 he co-founded [[Expand Networks]] and served as the company's President until 2004. |
In 1997 he co-founded [[Expand Networks]] and served as the company's President until 2004. |
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Revision as of 20:07, 18 June 2018
Talmon Marco is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, best known as the CEO and founder of Viber,[1] a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging VoIP application for smartphones with over 400 million users, and Juno, a ride sharing service.
Career
Born in Israel, Marco served as CIO for the Israeli Defense Forces Central Command.[2] 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.[3]
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,[4] and today he serves as its CEO.[2][5] In 2014, Rakuten acquired the company for $900,000,000.[6]
In 2016, he founded Juno, a ride-sharing app.[7] In 2017, Gett acquired the company for $200,000,000 in shares of Gett.
References
- ^ "Talmon Marco". crunchbas. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile - Talmon Marco". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Robin Wauters. "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.
{{cite news}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 51 (help) - ^ "Why ride-sharing startup Juno chose to launch in New York". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-22.