# Moshe Shalev

> Moshe Shalev is the Israeli co-founder and chief product officer of Decart, an AI company developing real-time video and world models along with the infrastructure to run them. Raised in a Haredi family in Bnei Brak, he entered Unit 8200 at 23, served for 13 years, co-founded the nonprofit StartAch, and later built Decart with Dean Leitersdorf.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Decart
- **Organizations:** Decart, StartAch, Unit 8200
- **From:** Bnei Brak, Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Known for:** Co-founded Decart in 2023 with Dean Leitersdorf., Spent 13 years in Unit 8200, eventually serving as an aide to unit commander Yossi Sariel., Co-founded the nonprofit StartAch in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **2010s** — Enlisted through the Bina Beyarok program at age 23 and began a 13-year career in Unit 8200.
- **2017** — Co-founded StartAch with Dor Saban to build software for Israeli nonprofits.
- **2021** — Met future Decart co-founder Dean Leitersdorf during a conversation at a Unit 8200 base.
- **2023** — Co-founded Decart; the company was registered on September 7.
- **2024** — Decart launched the Oasis interactive AI world and raised $21 million in seed funding and $32 million in a subsequent round.
- **2025** — Decart raised $100 million to develop real-time, interactive AI.
- **2026** — Decart raised $300 million in May and released Oasis 3 and Lucy 2.5 in June and July.
- **2026-09** — Reported acquisition talks with Anthropic ended without a sale.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Decart in 2023 with Dean Leitersdorf.
- Spent 13 years in Unit 8200, eventually serving as an aide to unit commander Yossi Sariel.
- Co-founded the nonprofit StartAch in 2017.
- Helped bring Decart’s Oasis demonstration to market; the founders reported one million users in three days.
- Helped grow Decart through a $300 million financing round announced in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Reported Anthropic acquisition talks ended; Decart remained independent.
- **2026-07** — Appeared on Guy Katzovich’s podcast to discuss video models, physical AI, and Decart’s infrastructure strategy; Decart released Lucy 2.5.
- **2026-06** — Decart introduced Oasis 3 for physical AI applications.
- **2026-05** — Decart announced a $300 million financing round and DOS 2.0.

## Links

- Website: https://decart.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://il.linkedin.com/in/moshe-shalev
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MosheSshalev

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Last updated: 2026-09-29