Lewis Howes
3x New York Times Bestselling Author | CEO, Greatness Media | Host, The School of Greatness (1B+ Downloads) | Keynote Speaker
Uri Levine
Two-Time Unicorn Builder | Co-Founder of Waze ($1.1B to Google) & Moovit ($1B to Intel) | Bestselling Author: Fall in Love with the Problem
Two companies. Two billion-dollar exits. Uri Levine co-founded Waze, acquired by Google for $1.1 billion, and was first investor and board member of Moovit, acquired by Intel for $1 billion. A bestselling author, Professor of Practice at IE University, and venture investor, Levine's keynotes distill decades of startup experience into a practical, problem-first framework for building companies that create massive value.
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Uri Levine biography
Entrepreneurship speaker Uri Levine is one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs alive today — a two-time unicorn builder whose companies have been acquired for over $2 billion combined. He co-founded Waze, the world’s largest community-based driving and navigation app, used by over 750 million drivers worldwide. Google acquired Waze in 2013 for $1.1 billion. He was also the first board member and investor in Moovit, a public transportation app serving over 750 million users globally, which Intel acquired for $1 billion in 2020.
Before building unicorns, Levine served in the Israeli Defense Forces’ elite cyber intelligence Unit 8200 as a software developer. He went on to hold leadership positions at Comverse and Openwave before spending several years advising early-stage startups, an experience that sharpened the problem-first philosophy that would define his career. He co-founded Waze in 2007 with Ehud Shabtai and Amir Shinar, serving as CEO and later as president through the Google acquisition — a deal that made more than 75% of Waze employees millionaires.
2x Unicorn Builder, Bestselling Author, and Venture Investor
Levine’s bestselling book, Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, has been called the “bible” for entrepreneurs by Steve Wozniak. The updated edition includes a new chapter on navigating startup crises — from fundraising droughts to existential pivots — drawing on hard-won lessons from building and advising over a dozen companies. He is currently co-founder and chairman of Pontera and Oversee, serves as an independent director of Infosys, and sits on the board of trustees at Tel Aviv University. He is also Professor of Practice at IE University in Madrid, where he teaches entrepreneurship.
In 2025, Levine launched Double Down, a $40 million venture capital fund focused on growth-stage Israeli companies, reinforcing his commitment to building and backing the next generation of market-defining startups. Across his career, he has served on over 20 boards and advised more than 50 startups.
As a speaker, Uri Levine brings raw entrepreneurial energy, radical honesty, and a proven framework for building companies that create massive value. His keynotes cover entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation, product-market fit, scaling, fundraising, and crisis management — always anchored in his mantra: fall in love with the problem, not the solution. Audiences leave with both inspiration and a practical playbook they can apply immediately.
Uri Levine Speaking Videos
Uri Levine - The Waze Story
Uri Levine - Falling in love with the problem
Uri Levine Keynote Topics
Uri Levine distills the philosophy and hard-won lessons behind two billion-dollar exits into a practical framework any entrepreneur or corporate innovator can apply. Anchored in his bestselling book, this keynote covers the entire startup journey: qualifying the problem, achieving product-market fit, fundraising, scaling internationally, navigating crises, and knowing when to sell. Levine shares the real stories behind Waze and Moovit — the failures, the pivots, and the breakthroughs — offering audiences a clear, repeatable playbook for building companies that create massive value by solving problems people genuinely care about.
The biggest entrepreneurial opportunities hide inside the most inefficient, frustrating, and broken markets. In this keynote, Uri Levine draws on his track record of disrupting transportation, financial services, and consumer technology to show how leaders can identify markets ripe for disruption, build solutions that customers actually want, and outmaneuver entrenched incumbents. He introduces his framework for qualifying problems, testing assumptions cheaply, and creating value at scale — illustrating each principle with candid case studies from his portfolio of startups.
In 2007, a team of six set out to solve one of the world's most universal frustrations: traffic jams. Within six years, their community-based navigation app had over 50 million users and was acquired by Google for $1.1 billion — a deal that made more than 75% of employees millionaires. Uri Levine, Waze's co-founder and first CEO, tells the inside story: how they built a product people loved, survived near-death moments, turned down early offers, and ultimately created one of the most successful consumer apps in history. A masterclass in customer obsession, team building, and entrepreneurial resilience.
Building a startup is a journey from one crisis to the next — and the founders who survive are the ones who act fastest. Drawing on the new crisis chapter of his updated bestseller and decades of experience across more than a dozen companies, Levine shares a practical framework for navigating the two types of startup crisis: external shocks and internal failures. He covers how to keep teams motivated when the outlook is dire, when to pivot versus persevere, how to raise capital in hostile markets, and why speed of decision-making matters more than perfection. Essential for any leader facing uncertainty.
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FAQs on Booking Uri Levine
Why Uri Levine?
Booking Uri Levine for your event means bringing one of the world's most successful serial entrepreneurs to your stage. As the co-founder of Waze, acquired by Google for $1.1 billion, and first investor in Moovit, acquired by Intel for $1 billion, Levine is one of the rare entrepreneurs who has built two unicorns. His bestselling book, Fall in Love with the Problem, was called the bible for entrepreneurs by Steve Wozniak. Levine's keynotes are raw, honest, and packed with actionable insights drawn from real experience building, scaling, and selling billion-dollar companies. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to book Uri Levine for your next event.
Is Uri Levine the founder of Waze?
Uri Levine co-founded Waze in 2007 alongside Ehud Shabtai and Amir Shinar. He served as the company's first CEO and later as president through its acquisition by Google for $1.1 billion in 2013. The community-based navigation app now serves over 750 million drivers worldwide. Levine was also the first board member and investor in Moovit, a public transit app that Intel acquired for $1 billion in 2020, making him a two-time unicorn builder.
What topics does entrepreneurship speaker Uri Levine cover?
Uri Levine delivers keynotes on entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation, product-market fit, scaling startups, fundraising strategy, and crisis management for founders. His talks are built around his problem-first philosophy and draw on real-world case studies from Waze, Moovit, and his portfolio of over a dozen startups. He is an ideal speaker for events focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and leadership. Book Uri Levine through Aurum Speakers Bureau.
What is Uri Levine's book about?
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution is Uri Levine's bestselling handbook for entrepreneurs. It covers the full startup journey from qualifying the problem through fundraising, achieving product-market fit, scaling, international expansion, and deciding when to sell. The updated edition includes a new chapter on navigating startup crises. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, described it as the bible for entrepreneurs, and it has been praised by founders including Marc Randolph of Netflix.
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