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Shai Agassi
Shai Agassi is an Israeli entrepreneur who founded Better Place, a company that built infrastructure for electric cars.
born 1968Founding Better PlaceElectric car infrastructureSelling TopTier to SAP
- Born
- 19 April 1968, Ramat Gan
- Occupation
- business executive
- Education
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Founded
- Better Place (2007)
Shai Agassi was born in 1968 in Ramat Gan
Agassi was born in 1968 in Ramat Gan and grew up there. As a teenager he lived for several years in Argentina, where his father, Reuven Agassi, represented Tadiran in South America.
He began studying at the Technion before he turned 16. During his studies he was badly hurt when a bus hit him. He completed a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1990.
Because of his injury, the IDF exempted him from compulsory service. After his degree he volunteered and served in the Intelligence Corps.
With his father he founded several software companies, including Quicksoft and TopManage. He founded TopTier Software in 1992, and SAP bought it in April 2001 for 400 million dollars. He joined the SAP Executive Board in 2002 and resigned in 2007.
In 2007 he founded Better Place to build battery charging and swapping networks for electric cars, and served as its CEO. He left the post in October 2012, and the company went bankrupt in 2013. In 2023 he chaired Maקalu Optics, which develops lidar for autonomous cars.
Shai Agassi's life in 8 milestones
- 1968
Born in Ramat Gan.
- 1990
Completed a computer science degree.
- 1992
Founded TopTier Software.
- 2001
Sold TopTier to SAP.
- 2002
Joined the SAP Executive Board.
- 2007
Resigned from SAP and founded Better Place.
- 2009
Named to the TIME 100 list.
- 2012
Ended his term as CEO of Better Place.
Shai Agassi served in the military
After being exempted from compulsory service due to an injury, he volunteered for the IDF and served in the Intelligence Corps.
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Photograph: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0