Amit L. Kochavi

Amit L. Kochavi
Born (1997-12-10) December 10, 1997
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Citizenship American-Israeli
Alma mater Gymnasia Herzliya High School, Open University of Israel
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Founder of Tech Lounge & Circles
Parent(s) Doron Kochavi, Tamar Glaser Kochavi
Relatives Max Factor (great grandfather), Shir Kochavi (sister), David M. Heyman (great grandfather)
Website amitkochavi.com

Amit L. Kochavi (Hebrew: עמית כוכבי‎; born December 10, 1997) is an Israeli entrepreneur known as the founder of Tech Lounge.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He has been awarded a Forbes 30 under 30.[7][8]

Career

According to Israel Hayom, 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.[1]

During 2012, Amit founded GroopMeUp.[1]

Kochavi spent his 10th grade summer vacation interning with Los Angeles based Startengine, an incubator founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision.[1] His second major venture, Tech Lounge, 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]

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.[13][14][4] 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.[4]

Amit helped founding a program called Tech Lift[15] together with the alumni association of Unit 8200.

Kochavi is the Co founder & CEO of Circles. A "one stop community" for entrepreneurs.

Personal life

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

He is a descendant of the Max Factor Family, Heyman Family and Glaser-Kochavi family, three families based in the United States and Israel.

He is an alumnus of Ofek unit- the tech unit of the Israeli Air Force.

References

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