Igor Magazinnik

Igor Magazinnik
Born
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
NationalityIsraeli-Belarusian
Occupation(s)entrepreneur, businessman
Known forCTO and co-founder of Viber

Igor Magazinik is an Israeli-Belarusian entrepreneur and businessman of Jewish-Russian descent. He is known as the CTO and co-founder of Viber.[1]

Magazinik was born in Nizhny Novgorod.[2] At age 16, he moved to Israel. Upon graduating university, he worked as a programmer and served 3 years in the Army. With Talmon Marco, he founded his first start-up (now defunct) iMesh.[2]

  1. ^ "אקזיט ענק: רקוטן היפנית רוכשת את וייבר תמורת כ-900 מיליון דולר". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Человек и гаджет. Сооснователь Viber: Со своего iPhone 5s пользуюсь исключительно интернет-услугами". TUT.BY (in Russian).