Amit L. Kochavi

Amit Kochavi (Hebrew: עמית כוכבי‎; born (1997-12-10)December 10, 1997) is an Israeli entrepreneur known for founding Circles and serves as its chief executive officer. He has been awarded a Forbes 30 under 30.[1][2] He is a descendant of the Glaser-Kochavi family, a prominent business family located in Israel and the United States.

Amit Kochavi
Born (1997-12-10) December 10, 1997
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
CitizenshipAmerican-Israeli
Alma materGymnasia Herzliya High School, Open University of Israel
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounding and leading Circles
TitleFounder and CEO of Circles Founder of Tech Lounge
Parent(s)Doron Kochavi, Tamar Glaser Kochavi
RelativesShir Kochavi (sister)
David M. Heyman (great-grandfather)
Max Factor Sr. (great-great-grandfather)
FamilyGlaser-Kochavi family

Career

Kochavi started his career at the age of 14 by launching his first business venture to help his grandmother use a computer. This consisted of a website guide called Shmoogle it that was a compilation of internet basics including how to use Google, open a Facebook account and send emails.[3]

During 2012, Amit founded GroopMeUp.[3]

Kochavi spent his 10th grade summer vacation interning with Los Angeles based Startengine, an incubator founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision.[3]

His second major venture, Tech Lounge[3][4][5][6][7][8] , is aimed at establishing entrepreneurial incubators in high school to promote entrepreneurship among young innovators by giving them the opportunity to meet mentors including Gigi Levy-Weiss, Guy Gamzu and Nathan Intrator who are already experienced in the respective fields.[9][10][11][12] Before drafting to the Israeli Air Force, Tech Lounge was transferred to the alumni association of Unit 8200 and the entity was named Tech Lift.[13]

Kochavi is cited as having developed ideas that aim at influencing and changing the matriculation tests that are used to grade students in the current Israeli education system.[14][15][6] The project intends to garner support from fellow students all over Israel to develop new ideas and alternatives that can then be taken up with ministry of education.[6]

Kochavi is the Founder & CEO of Circles. Circles helps large organizations/communities empower innovation and foster collaboration around new ideas and challenges.

Personal life

Amit is the son of Doron Kochavi and Tamar Glaser Kochavi, a descendant of Max Factor. He has one sister, Shir Kochavi.

Kochavi is an alumnus of Ofek unit, which is the R&D department of the Israeli Air Force.

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gollark: Of course, intellectuals just allocate a `Vec<u8>` or something and do all their work in there.
gollark: Horrible accursed ones, yes.
gollark: Wait, is `sizeof(*ptr)` the size of whatever the pointer is pointing to, or the size of a pointer to the pointer?
gollark: Use of C.

References
  1. "עמית כוכבי". פורבס ישראל. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. http://e.forbes.co.il/thats-how-things-change-in-the-world-my-experiences-at-forbes-30-under-30/
  3. "CEO at 17". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. "יוזמה צעירה: לשנות את שיטת הבגרויות". פרוגי. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  5. "רק בן 14 וכבר פיתח סטארט-אפ באינטרנט". פרוגי. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  6. "יוזמה צעירה : "בואו להוביל שינוי בשיטת הבגרויות"". חדשות MivzakLive. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  7. "מנכ"ל בן 17 | ישראל היום". ישראל היום. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  8. "rosh1".
  9. "נער בן 17 הקים רשת חממות יזמות בבתי ספר תיכוניים | גיקטיים". גיקטיים. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  10. "Tech Lounge official website". Techlounge.co. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  11. "The Daily Vibe | Feel The Vibe |". The Daily Vibe | Feel The Vibe |. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  12. "Amit Kochavi". angel.co. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  13. "Tech Lift | An entrepreneurship & technology program for youth". Techlift.co. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  14. "YOUTH INITIATIVE: TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF MATRICULATION". teenk.co.il. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. "סוף לבגרויות?". www.rosh1.co.il. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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