About
Yaron Shapira is the CEO and co-founder of 8fig and a co-founder of Tiidan AI Trade Technologies, which applies AI and big data to supplier sourcing and vetting. His earlier career included work on data-driven applications in the Israeli Air Force's Atuda program, big data and graph technologies at Mercury (acquired by HP Software), and a founding role at the fintech company Check (acquired by Intuit), followed by a position at The Culture Trip. He holds a BSc in Computer Science, a BA in Economics, and an MBA from Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Founder at 8fig
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Co-founders at 8fig
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Roei YellinExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- 8figChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- QlariumCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2020Tel Aviv District, Israel
- The Culture TripCo-Founder and CTO2015 — 2016Tel Aviv
- IntuitMobile Payments and Apps Manager, R&D2014 — 2015Israel
- Check (Pageonce)Director of Product Development2007 — 2014
- MercuryTeam Manager2006 — 2007
- MercuryDeveloper2004 — 2006
- HP SoftwareTeam Manager2006 — 2007
- IAFDeveloper2000 — 2004
Skills & more
Mobile1Web Applications9Object Oriented Design9Mobile Applications30OOP5Software Design7Design Patterns2System Architecture4Web Development3Mobile Devices15Agile Methodologies7Software Engineering2
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ScrumSoftware DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementSupply Chain ConsultingSupply Chain SoftwareDigital Supply ChainIndustry 4.0ImportAndroidJSPJavaAJAXLanguages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yaron Shapira?
- Yaron Shapira is the CEO and co-founder of 8fig and a co-founder of Tiidan AI Trade Technologies, which applies AI and big data to supplier sourcing and vetting. His earlier career included work on data-driven applications in the Israeli Air Force's Atuda program, big data and graph technologies at Mercury (acquired by HP Software), and a founding role at the fintech company Check (acquired by Intuit), followed by a position at The Culture Trip. He holds a BSc in Computer Science, a BA in Economics, and an MBA from Bar Ilan University, Israel.
- Where does Yaron Shapira work?
- Yaron Shapira is Founder of 8fig.
- What companies did Yaron Shapira found?
- Yaron Shapira founded 8fig.
- Where did Yaron Shapira go to school?
- Yaron Shapira studied at Bar-Ilan University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing/Marketing Management); Bar-Ilan University (Bachelor's Degree, Economics); Bar-Ilan University (Engineer's Degree, Computer Science).
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