About me…• Started career as a developer in 1994• B.Sc and MBA• Co-founder and CTO of iMesh (1999)• Co-founder and CTO of Viber (2010)• Co-founder and CTO of Juno Lab (2015)

Viber – quick facts• Started in 2010 as a side project inside iMesh• Launched Dec 2010• First version– iPhone only– VoIP only

• First 1M users in 3 days

Why we created Viber• Need to be in contact with friends and

partners abroad• We tried: SIP/Asterisk, Fring, shouting loud• On: Nokia S60, Windows Mobile, SIP phones• And then came iPhone (AppStore, Push,

decent hardware)

Viber – 2015• Owned by Rakuten (Japan)• More than 250 employees all over the world• Offices in: Tel Aviv, Minsk, Amsterdam, London,

Boston, Tokyo, Sao Paolo, Delhi, Manila• 573M registered users• 250M MAU

Viber – 2015 - more• Mobiles, Desktops, Tablets• Text messages, HD voice & video calls,

fun stickers, group messages• Send photos, videos, doodles and

share locations• “Push-To-Talk” messages• Public Chats• ViberOut• And a lot more

Success factors• Right time, right product• Viral by definition – network effect• Great team with a lot of experience• Internal funding

Lessons learned - stories

• Initial release – calls only• PTT

Do you want to create a successful startup?

Chances?

Israel

2.5%4.8% returned the investment

What do you need?

What’s really important

• Team!!!• Idea• Funding

QuestIONS?