Ran Makavy
Consultant / Advisor at Practical VC LLC
Profile
Ran Makavy was the founder of Snaptu Ltd.
which was founded in 2007 where he held the title of Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2011.
He is currently an Advisor at Practical VC LLC.
Mr. Makavy was previously the Director-Product Management at Meta Platforms, Inc. from 2011 to 2015 and the Executive Vice President-Strategic Initiatives at Lyft, Inc. from 2016 to 2020.
Mr. Makavy received his undergraduate degree from The Open University in 2004 and his MBA from London Business School.
Ran Makavy active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Practical VC LLC
 Practical VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Practical VC LLC (Practical VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Dave McClure and Aman Verjee. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Ran Makavy
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| LYFT, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-11-30 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2015-06-30 |
Snaptu Ltd.
 Snaptu Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Snaptu Ltd. provided applications to mobile phones. It allowed the user to access popular services, varying from social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Picasa to entertainment news, blogs, sports and local guide. The company was founded by Ran Makavy, Lior Tal, Micha Berdichevsky, and Barak Naveh on June 25, 2007 and was headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Chief Executive Officer | 2011-04-30 |
Training of Ran Makavy
| The Open University | Undergraduate Degree |
| London Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Technology Services |
| LYFT, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 2 |
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Snaptu Ltd.
Snaptu Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Snaptu Ltd. provided applications to mobile phones. It allowed the user to access popular services, varying from social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Picasa to entertainment news, blogs, sports and local guide. The company was founded by Ran Makavy, Lior Tal, Micha Berdichevsky, and Barak Naveh on June 25, 2007 and was headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Technology Services |
Practical VC LLC
Practical VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Practical VC LLC (Practical VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Dave McClure and Aman Verjee. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
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