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Amnon Shashua

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From Mobileye to doubleAI and beyond, Amnon Shashua is preparing for his next act

26.07.26|Meir Orbach

As he steps away from day-to-day management, the entrepreneur behind Israel’s largest technology deals may turn more attention toward his latest AI venture, doubleAI.

מימין אורי גושן אמנון שעשוע יואב שוהם מייסדי AI21

"The company is bigger than me": Why Mobileye's founder is stepping aside

23.07.26|Meir Orbach

Amnon Shashua says the timing reflects Mobileye's evolution into a global AI company rather than concerns over its recent performance.

Mobileye founder Amnon Shashua steps down as CEO after 27 years

23.07.26|Meir Orbach

The architect of one of Israel's biggest technology success stories hands over day-to-day leadership as the company bets on AI, robotaxis and humanoid robotics.

Amnon Shashua to leave AI21 after nine years

07.07.26|Meir Orbach

The departure follows major layoffs and a strategic reset at one of Israel's best-funded AI startups.

מייסדי וויז WIZ מימין רועי רזניק ינון קוסטיקה עמי לוטבק ו אסף רפפורט

Wiz, Shwed and Kramer headline Israel’s tech billionaire list

11.03.26|CTech

Cybersecurity pioneers lead the country’s growing high-tech fortunes.

“There are talks with Nvidia and others”: Shashua confirms AI21 acquisition discussions

08.01.26|CTech

AI21’s chairman confirms interest from Nvidia and additional parties, but believes a deal isn’t imminent.

The question marks behind Mobileye’s $900 million bet on Mentee

08.01.26|Sophie Shulman

Why the acquisition of its founder’s robotics startup raises strategic and governance concerns.

רובוטים של מנטי רובוטיקס חברה שייסד אמנון שעשוע ונמכרה למובילאיי Mentee Robotics

Shashua on $900 million Mentee deal: “Robots are Mobileye’s new additional growth engine”

07.01.26|Sophie Shulman

“The only question that needs to be asked is whether the deal to acquire Mentee Robotics is good for Mobileye. The fact that I am making money along the way is not what is interesting or important,” noted Amnon Shashua, CEO of Mobileye.

פרופ' אמנון שעשוע מובילאיי תערוכת CES ינואר 2024

Amnon Shashua to pocket $341 million from Mobileye’s $900 million Mentee deal

07.01.26|CTech

The robotics acquisition turns a little over $10 million of personal investment into a lucrative payout.

אייל גפני מנכ"ל בנק וואן זירו ובעל השליטה אמנון שעשוע

One Zero seeks $60-90 million as investors push back on its $360 million valuation

30.11.25|Golan Hazani

Institutional investors cite heavy losses and a newly revealed SAFE clause giving Amnon Shashua a steep discount.

Shashua’s stealth AI startup raises hundreds of millions at over $1 billion valuation

25.09.25|Sophie Shulman

AAI, which the Mobileye and AI21 Labs founder co-founded in 2023, has quietly secured major backing as it pursues superintelligence research.

מימין אמנון שעשוע ו זיו אבירם מייסדי מובילאיי

OrCam fights for survival as investor battle, layoffs and last-ditch funding push escalate

12.03.25|Golan Hazani and Sophie Shulman

As OrCam pivots from vision tech to hearing aids, a dispute between its founders, Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, and institutional investors threatens its future, while layoffs and urgent funding efforts add to the turmoil.

Mobileye ends brutal year with 20% revenue decline and $3 billion loss

30.01.25|Sophie Shulman

Stock sinks as investors react to weak earnings and ongoing market challenges.

Amnon Shashua's new AI venture aims to push the limits of machine learning

04.12.24|CTech

Founded by Shashua and several other leading minds in the field, new startup AAI believes its Artificial Expert Intelligence (AEI) can deliver more effective solutions than current AI platforms.

One Zero embarks on further layoffs as Generali halts Italian digital bank launch

09.09.24|Irit Avisar and Golan Hazani

One Zero lost around $170 million between 2022 and 2023 due to establishment costs as well as ongoing expenses such as salaries and marketing. The bank still expects to reach profitability by the end of 2025.

The highs and lows of Amnon Shashua's tech empire

11.08.24|Sophie Shulman

Why the tech visionary behind Mobileye is facing his toughest business challenges yet.

Mobileye founder Shashua acquires $10.4M-worth of shares after stock crashes

06.08.24|CTech

The autonomous vehicle systems manufacturer's market cap is at an all-time low of $12.24 billion after its shares fell by almost 50% in the past three months, and by nearly 65% since the start of the year.

OrCam closing glasses department, cutting dozens of jobs in third round of layoffs this year

28.07.24|Meir Orbach and Sophie Shulman

The Israeli startup has decided to focus on its Hear division after the technological progress in image processing by language models has made its Low Vision products largely redundant.

מנטיבוט רובוט דמוי אדם מציית לפקודות אמנון שעשוע בינה מלאכותית

There’s a new humanoid in town: How does Amnon Shashua's MenteeBot stack up against the competition?

17.04.24|Omer Kabir

Mentee Robotics, which has raised $17 million to date, was founded in 2022 by Prof. Amnon Shashua, the founder of Mobileye, Prof. Lior Wolf, formerly a research scientist and director at Facebook AI Research, and Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz, a world-renowned computer scientist and machine learning researcher. The production-ready prototype is expected to be deployed by Q1 2025 and will be powered by camera-only sensing, proprietary electric motors that support unprecedented dexterity, and fully integrated AI.

גזירת סרט קמפוס מובילאיי מימין רעיית הנשיא מיכל הרצוג כבוד נשיא המדינה מר יצחק הרצוג נשיא ומנכ"ל מובילאיי פרופסור אמנון שעשוע וראש העיר ירושלים משה ליאון

128,000 square meters, a hair salon and a basketball court: Mobileye opens new Jerusalem headquarters

27.03.24|Sophie Shulman

2,700 Mobileye employees in Jerusalem are moving to the company's new campus, which in addition to the usual high-tech perks such as a gym, will also include a convenience store, running track, service points for leasing vehicles, and nursing rooms