# Amos Haggiag

> Amos Haggiag is the Tel Aviv-based co-founder and CEO of Optibus. A mathematics and computer science graduate and former Microsoft engineer, he spent about a decade developing transit-optimization algorithms with Eitan Yanovsky before founding the company in 2014. His work spans public transportation planning, scheduling and operations, with a stated ambition to improve the passenger experience.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Optibus
- **Organizations:** Optibus, Microsoft, Siemens, Collarity
- **From:** Be’er Yaakov, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- **Known for:** Co-founded Optibus in 2014 and continues to lead it as CEO., Led Optibus through a $100 million Series D announced in May 2022 at a $1.3 billion valuation., Optibus reports use in more than 7,000 cities across 35 countries as of its June 2026 Agent announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Began mathematics and computer science studies at Ben-Gurion University; met Eitan Yanovsky and began exploring public transport optimization after conversations with his father.
- **2007** — Completed his undergraduate degree at Ben-Gurion University.
- **Before 2014** — Worked on machine-learning algorithms at Siemens and Collarity and became a senior software development engineer at Microsoft, including work on personalization and Cortana.
- **2014** — Left Microsoft and co-founded Optibus with Eitan Yanovsky after years of spare-time work on the algorithms.
- **2022** — Optibus announced a $100 million Series D at a $1.3 billion valuation.
- **2024** — Discussed a decade of Optibus and a greater emphasis on passenger experience.
- **2026** — Presented Optibus Agent with co-founder Eitan Yanovsky; Optibus later launched its Real-Time Suite.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Optibus in 2014 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Led Optibus through a $100 million Series D announced in May 2022 at a $1.3 billion valuation.
- Optibus reports use in more than 7,000 cities across 35 countries as of its June 2026 Agent announcement.
- His public LinkedIn profile lists an Intel Prize for Software Engineering and Elkin Prize for Information Technologies, both in 2006.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 29, Optibus announced its Real-Time Suite; Haggiag described improved passenger ETAs and dispatcher information using existing vehicle-tracking systems.
- **2026-09** — A September 7 company update reported Haggiag speaking at the Nomura Greentech Sustainable Leaders Summit in Austria and co-writing a Nomura Connects article on electric buses and planning.
- **2026-07** — A July 6 recap of the Agent launch webinar described Haggiag and Eitan Yanovsky demonstrating the product and emphasized human review of proposed actions.
- **2026-06** — Optibus launched Optibus Agent on June 17, with Haggiag and Yanovsky participating in the launch webinar.
- **2025-12** — In his year-end LinkedIn reflection, Haggiag reported reaching 7,000 cities and adding electric fleets with more than 7,000 vehicles during 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://optibus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amoshag/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/amoshag

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Last updated: 2026-10-25