The firm provides mobile messaging and internet communication services. Nurture your network and further your business goals with smart intelligence on the people and companies that matter most to you. Nimble messaging apps could challenge facebooks mobile. Viber appoints mark hardy as cmo the hindu businessline. Young turks caught up with viber founder talmon marco.
Marco was born in israel, raised mainly in the united states, and served in the israel defense forces as chief information officer of the central command in the 1990s. Some call it conscious or socially responsible capitalism. Viber ceo talmon marco kicked off delta flight for using. Israeli hydrogen startup wins shell energy competition the. Aug 22, 2016 this is actually our temporary office, junos ceo talmon marco notes. Viber media was bought by the japanese multinational company rakuten. Apr 08, 2016 creator talmon marco has spent months recruiting top rated uber drivers and apparently now has enough drivers that the launch theoretically could happen tomorrow. The inspiration for viber was the love story of talmon and his girlfriend now wife.
From its inception, this instant messaging application has had one goal. Talmon marco discusses steps by free calls and messaging application to monetise service and why privacy matters viber. How its founders talmon marco, igor magazinik, ofer samocha and sani maroli. Talmon marco and igor magazinik cofounded viber just under two years ago. In september 20, it bought digital content platform viki, which now reaches 65% of its 30 million monthly users through mobile devices. Mar 18, 2021 viber was created in 2010 by israeli entrepreneur talmon marco, former it director of the israeli defense forces in the 1990s. Later this decade, he predicts, the price will halve. The company has developed electrochemical thermally activated chemical etac watersplitting technology that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen separately in different phases, thereby providing clients with an.
How to see what devices are connected to your viber account. The start up story of redbus a company founded by 3. In mid20, indian travel entity redbus was officially acquired by nasper a south african based media and internet group via ibibogroup, naspers indian subsidiary. Commenting on the development, h2pros ceo talmon marco said the company definitely see a worldwide market for these devices. Talmon marco new york, new york professional profile linkedin. Jun 05, 2016 founder and chief executive talmon marco says if the commission goes up in two years, it would be by a tiny amount, and drivers will be consulted. The company is set to move up to the 84th floor shortly. Oct 02, 2016 juno was founded in may 2015 by an israeli tech entrepreneur named talmon marco and several business partners who together had started viber, a phone and instant messaging app that they sold in. Marco wouldnt detail a lot of the economics on the record, but a clear cost savings is in marketing. Mar 08, 2016 the startup is called juno, and its the brainchild of israeliamerican entrepreneur talmon marco. Igor magazinnik is an israelibelarusian entrepreneur and businessman of jewishrussian descent.
How talmon marco and igor magazinik founded the company. View talmon marco s professional profile on linkedin. In 2010, igor and marco started their next startup, viber. Juno joins these other ridesharing apps you probably havent.
Aug 30, 20 talmon marco discusses steps by free calls and messaging application to monetise service and why privacy matters viber. Freecalling app viber jumps to desktop, hits 200 million. Marco says he initially met with mikitani in early 2014 to discuss an investment, but the japanese billionaire. May 07, 20 so far, his company has no venture capital investors and has yet to book any revenue. Talmon marco, pictured, the ceo of viber, says he was escorted off the delta flight by cops after he questioned the crews assertion that he was violating a flight safety issue set in place by the. In 2012, it snapped up kobo, one of the worlds fastestgrowing ebook services, and. Juno joins these other ridesharing apps you probably. Juno was founded by talmon marco, an israeli american entrepreneur known for creating copies of hot internet. The start up story of redbus a company founded by 3 indian. Viber ceo talmon marco kicked off delta flight for using his own.
Jan 18, 2018 with 800 million registered users by december 2016, vibers another online chat, voicecalling and videocalling app thats developed by two exisrael defense servicemen talmon marco and igor magazinnik. Talmon marco, igor megzinik december 2010 initial launch. They run the business from israel but have developed the viber app in belarus. Viber ceo talmon marco kicked off delta flight for using his. Talmon lived in new york, and his girlfriend lived in hong kong. Talmon served for four years in the israel defense forces and held the position of cio of the central command. Juno wants to woo uber drivers with a more ethical ride. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like talmon marco discover inside.
This is actually our temporary office, junos ceo talmon marco notes. With 800 million registered users by december 2016, vibers another online chat, voicecalling and videocalling app thats developed by two exisrael defense servicemen talmon marco and igor magazinnik. We recognized the need for a messaging and voice application centered around the mobile experience and the phone book as your social. Feb 14, 2014 viber ceo talmon marco interviewed at startup asia jakarta 20 the wall street journal has reported that rakuten, the japanese ecommerce firm, will purchase viber, the cyprusbased mobile. In addition to instant messaging, users can exchange images, video. Apr 10, 2014 instant messaging and voice application viber today appointed mark hardy as chief marketing officer cmo. Feb 14, 2014 in 2012, it snapped up kobo, one of the worlds fastestgrowing e book services, and, a videoondemand and streaming service.
After his military days, he and his friends founded startups including filesharing service imesh, and used the imesh profits to start viber. He graduated cum laude from the telaviv university with a degree in computer science and management. Two companies san franciscos drivercars, and new yorks juno are trying to lure drivers. Talmon marco 245 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article talmon marco is an israeliamerican entrepreneur, best known as the founder and former ceo of viber, a proprietary crossplatform instant messaging voip. Talmon marco, pictured, the ceo of viber, says he was escorted off the delta flight by cops after he questioned the crews assertion that he was. The company was founded by talmon marco and igor megzinik, w. Talmon marco is an israeliamerican entrepreneur, best known as the founder and former ceo of viber, a proprietary crossplatform instant messaging voip.
How talmon marco and igor magazinik founded the company what vibers start up story is. Talmon marco is currently the ceo and cofounder of juno a new approach to ride sharing. Developer of hydrogen production technology designed to enable widescale adoption of sustainable hydrogen fuel. When we started the company back in 2019, it was much more difficult to have a conversation with investors about hydrogen. Feb 19, 2016 for some startups taking on uber and lyft, the road to growth is paved with happy drivers. Nimble messaging apps could challenge facebooks mobile success. Businesses disrupting industries with their brilliant ideas. After that he worked as a programmer, served 3 years in the army, he graduated from the university.
Talmon marco is an israeliamerican entrepreneur, best known as the founder and former ceo of viber, a proprietary crossplatform instant messaging voip application for smartphones with over 400 million users, and juno, a ride sharing service. Jun 05, 2017 juno recruited uber drivers with high ratings, capped commissions and offered equity and a drivers support hotline, and ceo talmon marco has been outspoken about his mission to provide a more. Viber makes rakuten instantly global, says talmon marco, the apps founder. View talmon marcos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Marco and magazinnik are also cofounders of the p2p media and filesharing client imesh. Marco amassed a fortune at a relatively young age by starting companies to compete with. Yet another cabsharing service juno eager to slay uber. Uber and lyft spend billions per year on incentives, signing bonuses, referral fees, passenger giveaways, artificially low subsidies to encourage growth, billboard campaigns, and many other ways to drive growth. Feb 14, 2014 privately held viber, run from cyprus by the israeli entrepreneur talmon marco, will add 300 million users to rakutens existing 200 million users, mikitani told reporters in tokyo. Viber ceo talmon marco interviewed at startup asia jakarta 20 the wall street journal has reported that rakuten, the japanese ecommerce firm, will purchase viber, the cyprusbased mobile. Businesses disrupting industries with their brilliant. Mar 03, 2019 viber media might have been founded in tel aviv, israel, in 2010 by talmon marco and igor magazinnik, who are friends from the israel defense forces where they were chief information officers. In the history of the tech business, the ridesharing service ranks amongst the highestvalued companies. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like talmon marco discover inside connections to recommended job.
The story behind this astonishing app is really amazing, and in the rest of this. Viber is a crossplatform voice over ip and instant messaging software application. Talmon marco igor magazinik alexander frolov dave waiser klaus rosenfeld nicolas brusson paulin dementhon jochen engert nico gabriel olivier reppert dave waiser. Oct 10, 2016 they were obviously too young to retire, in the words of talmon marco, junos c. The app saves a copy of each users address book on vibers servers. View talmon marcos professional profile on linkedin.
To view h2pros complete valuation and funding history, request access. Its going to be really boring, he said to himself at the time, contemplating a future of. H2pros technology was invented at the technion israel institute of technology. May 01, 20 talmon marco, the ceo of freecalling and chatting app viber, whose has 175 million users registered through their cellphone numbers, also said in an interview that building a wider platform that. Based out of london, hardy is tasked with the leadership of vibers marketing teams in.
Viber is a free, crossplatform instant messaging and voice over ip voip application that was first developed and popularized by the israeli company by a former chief information officer in the israeli military, talmon marco, along with igor magazinnik. Israeli hydrogen startup wins shell energy competition. Freecalling app viber jumps to desktop, hits 200 million users. He was completely happy with his technical job and never thought of starting up anything but a problem with his travel to home would lead to the birth of one of the fastest growing indian startups.
Feb 20, 2016 talmon claims to already have thousands of drivers signed up to work with the company. Looking back on the companys short history since its startup less than a decade ago, you would almost agree that the partnership with a company of naspers class is nothing less than a milestone 100% deserved. Jun 05, 2017 junos founders had adopted the language of a doingwellbydoinggood philosophy that has spread in the business world in recent years. Young turksas megha vishwanath catches up with talmon marco, founder and ceo of viber in an exclusive conversation where he shares his key. Explore professional development books with scribd.
Stay informed and uptodate on your network with relsci news and business alerting service. Viber synchronizes with the phones address book, so users do not need to add. Viber was created in 2010 by israeli entrepreneur talmon marco, former it director of the israeli defense forces in the 1990s. At 16 age, he moved to israel, where he graduated from high school. Marco founded viber in 2011 with partners from imesh, one of israels largest. Uber competitor in nyc promises drivers benefits, even. Viber looking for partnerships for gaming platform wsj. Viber ceo talmon marco has been quoted as saying, i think.
Viber media is based in tel aviv, israel, with offices in belarus and cyprus. How its founders talmon marco, igor magazinik, ofer samocha and sani maroli founded the company and. Drivers will own stake in juno new israel uber beater. Talmon marco new york, new york professional profile. Thats why his new york company so far can rely on friendsandfamily funding. Before cofounding redbus, phanindra sama worked as an engineer in texas instruments.
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