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Victor Vaisleib

Victor Vaisleib is an Israeli entrepreneur who co-founded the chip company Passave and the wireless charging company Wi-Charge, and a recipient of the Israel Defense Prize.

born 1965Co-founding PassaveCo-founding Wi-ChargeThe 1999 Israel Defense Prize

Occupation: manager, chief executive officer
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rank: Sgan Aluf

Victor Vaisleib was born in 1965

Victor Vaisleib was born in 1965. He studied physics and mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as part of the Talpiot program.

He served for 15 years in an electronic research unit of the IDF and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. Near the end of his service he received the Israel Defense Prize in 1999.

In 2001 he founded Passave with Ariel Maislos, a friend from his unit. The company developed and made chips for internet over optical fiber, and he was its CEO until the American company PMC Sierra bought it in 2006. It was reported that he and Maislos each earned about 23 million dollars from the sale.

After the sale he became a vice president at PMC Sierra and head of its consumer optical fiber division. In 2010 he co-founded Wi-Charge, a wireless charging company, with Ortal Alpert and Ori Mor, and as of 2023 he is its CEO.