Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Founded Organizations 2
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel

Shai Agassi is a successful Israeli entrepreneur with proven track record who sold three of his startups for the aggregate sum of more than $500M+ in total. Agassi is most recognized for his role as founder of Better Place - a globally renowned leader in the EV space. He is the original inventor of the modern incarnation of the automated battery

switch concept and the business model of treating the EV battery as consumable, rather than as an attached component.

Prior to that, Agassi served as the President of SAP's Product and Technology where he managed 12,000 engineers in 50 countries around the world. Agassi was the youngest member of SAP's management board and is credited with a number of its key products and technology products.

Agassi holds tens of patents to his name in a multitude of fields, and received numerous awards and accolades, amongst them: Time 100 Most Influential People in the World (2009), CNN/Time 20 Most Influential People Global Economy (2003), Scientific American Top 20 Innovators (2009), Fast Company 3rd Most.

Number of Investments 1
Shai Agassi invested in Laminate Medical on Jan 31, 2019. This investment - Series C - Laminate Medical - was valued at
$12M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 31, 2019
Laminate Medical
Series C - Laminate Medical
$12M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 3
Shai Agassi has 2 current jobs as Chairman at Makalu Optics Ltd. and Team Member at Startup Factory. Additionally, Shai Agassi has had 3 past jobs including Team Member at SAP.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
SAP
Team Member
Better Place
Founder
TopTier Software
Founder
Number of Events 1
Shai Agassi has participated in 1 event, CeBIT 2015 on Mar 16, 2015.