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My name is Matan Levi and I currently live in Tel Aviv, Israel.

I have a BSc in Computer Science with an emphasis in IT & Security. I just my MBA (Cum Laude), which was focused on Entrepreneurship and Technology Management.

I started developing at the age of 8 and I am very passionate about coding, technology and brain challenges.

From the age of 16, I felt that I needed to create something new, something that will make a change and a stamp in the world. Since then I tried 7 different projects, such as: starting a porn site (before turning 18), Warez web site for a girl I had a crash on (didn't we all :) ), zollpo.com with a friend, xrefunds.com with 2 friends, a development company called AMZTeam, Facebook app called DumpedU, several iPhone apps (Military Points, iCParking, Wake On Lan) and more.

I have over nine years of experience in software development, knowledge in all steps of product life cycle. I served in an elite programming unit in the IDF, started as a developer and was promoted to Team Leader and managed 5-17 soldiers / external employees. Promotions continued to Project Manager, Technology Researcher and Cadets Commander. After I finished my army service (more than 7 years) in a Captain rank I started working at Cyber-Ark Software as a software engineer and 3 month after, was promoted to Team Leader and managed 4 employees.

During those nine years I understood how to manage a team in an agile methodology, how to work with high end technology and how to problem solve (technical / flow / people). One of the best lessons I learned was during my last start-up, xrefunds.com. We worked 9 month on a cross platform app and a web platform, wrote a business plan, ran from investor to VC trying to raise money and met a lot of customers. I realized that in order to succeed I have to put all of my attention and focus in my start up and when I get an offer for a small investment I should take it and not wait for 1M$+ investment. From now on, I will be agile in all of the start-up aspects.

In my free time I love to read business and psychology books and play sports (water ski, snow boarding, rock climbing, skydiving, sailing, flying, soccer, racket ball, golf and much more). I am very competitive so be aware:)