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| ⚫ | '''Talmon Marco''' is an [[Israeli-American]] [[entrepreneur]], best known as the [[CEO]] and founder of [[Viber]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Talmon Marco|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/person/talmon-marco|work=crunchbas|accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref> a proprietary cross-platform [[instant messaging]] [[VoIP]] application for [[smartphone]]s with over 400 million users, and [[Juno (company)|Juno]], a ride sharing service. |
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Revision as of 13:03, 22 May 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.