# Maor Shlomo

> Maor Shlomo is an Israeli entrepreneur and software builder based in Tel Aviv. He co-founded Explorium in 2017 and served as its CEO before founding Base44, an AI application builder he initially bootstrapped alone. Wix announced its acquisition in June 2025 for approximately $80 million in initial consideration plus performance-based earn-outs. Shlomo continues to lead Base44, which he reported had surpassed $200 million in annual recurring revenue in August 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Base44
- **Organizations:** Base44, Explorium, Wix
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Explorium, which had 130 employees when it announced its 2021 Series C., Built Base44 without outside venture capital before its acquisition., Forbes Israel 30 Under 30, 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Co-founded Explorium with Or Tamir and Omer Har; served as CEO.
- **2020** — Included in Forbes Israel’s 30 Under 30; Explorium announced a $31 million Series B.
- **2021** — Explorium raised a $75 million Series C, bringing reported total investment to more than $127 million.
- **2023** — Left the Explorium CEO role; public career profiles place the transition in October 2023.
- **2025** — Publicly launched Base44 after beginning work on the project; bootstrapped the business initially as a solo founder.
- **2025-06** — Wix announced its acquisition of Base44; Shlomo continued to lead it.
- **2026-09** — Base44 launched Base Code for collaborative development on existing repositories.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Explorium, which had 130 employees when it announced its 2021 Series C.
- Built Base44 without outside venture capital before its acquisition.
- Forbes Israel 30 Under 30, 2020.
- Wix announced approximately $80 million in initial acquisition consideration plus performance-based earn-outs.
- Reported Base44 passing $200 million ARR in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Base Code launched on September 28, connecting existing GitHub repositories to shared cloud workspaces with AI-assisted editing and pull requests.
- **2026-08** — Shlomo announced that Base44 had exceeded $200 million ARR; Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami reported more than 10 million users.
- **2026-08** — Wix said Base44 had deployed its proprietary Base 1 model and forecast approximately 60% non-GAAP gross margin in the second half of 2026.
- **2026-05** — Wix disclosed approximately $150 million ARR for Base44 as of May.

## Links

- Website: https://base44.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maorshlomo/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MaorShlomo

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Last updated: 2026-10-26