# Nir Erez

> Nir Erez is an Israeli entrepreneur, Moovit co-founder and founding CEO, and now advisor to its CEO. With Roy Bick and Yaron Evron, he helped turn a transit information app into a global service using operator data and community mapping. He led Moovit through Intel’s approximately $900 million acquisition in 2020, moved to president and strategic advisor in 2024, and later co-founded AI maths tutoring company Vimi with Bick.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Advisor to the CEO at Moovit
- **Organizations:** Moovit, Vimi, Eyron Group, ActionBase, OptimalTest / OptimalPlus
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc, Physics, Bar-Ilan University, Mamram computer academy
- **Known for:** Led Moovit through four funding rounds totalling $133 million, according to its official leadership biography., Led Moovit through its approximately $900 million acquisition by Intel in May 2020., Helped scale a community mapping model that Erez reported had 150,000 editors in April 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from Bar-Ilan University in physics; career records place the start of his Eyron tenure in this year.
- **1999–2003** — Founding CEO of ActionBase Software Solutions.
- **2005–2009** — Co-founder and COO of OptimalTest, later known as OptimalPlus.
- **2011** — Early Moovit development and founding conversations with Roy Bick and Yaron Evron.
- **2012** — Moovit app introduced; Erez led the company as founding CEO.
- **2014** — Moovit raised a $50 million round co-led by NGP Capital.
- **2017** — Erez reported 150,000 volunteer editors and 55 million users in April.
- **2020** — Led Moovit through acquisition by Intel, announced May 4 at approximately $900 million.
- **2024** — Became president and strategic advisor in March as Nir Bezalel succeeded him as CEO.
- **2025** — Co-founded AI maths tutoring company Vimi with Roy Bick.
- **2026** — Listed by Moovit as co-founder and advisor to the CEO; participated in the Moovithon 2026 judging panel.

## Achievements

- Led Moovit through four funding rounds totalling $133 million, according to its official leadership biography.
- Led Moovit through its approximately $900 million acquisition by Intel in May 2020.
- Helped scale a community mapping model that Erez reported had 150,000 editors in April 2017.
- Moovit covered 3,100 cities and reached more than 800 million users at the time of the 2020 acquisition announcement.
- Co-founded Vimi with Roy Bick after their Moovit partnership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — A July 29 Ynet interview reported on Vimi, the AI maths tutoring company co-founded by Erez and Roy Bick.
- **2026-01** — Moovit’s Moovithon 2026 post named Erez as a judge and identified him as co-founder and advisor.
- **2024-03** — Nir Bezalel became CEO; Erez transitioned to president and strategic advisor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nir-erez-58256/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nirerez1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nir.erez.731

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Last updated: 2026-10-23