A Fireside Chat in NYC With Daniel Ramot - CEO of Via

The Israel Founders Syndicate (http://bit.ly/IsraelSyn)in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY (http://www.israelimappedinny.com/), Excellerate (http://www.excellerate.global/), and SOSA (http://sosa.co/), are happy to invite you to an evening of compelling Israeli Tech related content and networking.

The evening will feature a fireside chat with Daniel Ramot, CEO of Israel founded, NYC based Via (http://bit.ly/vialink5), which is disrupting public transportation by providing ride sharing services for a flat fee of $5 + tax in New York City/Brooklyn, Chicago, and Washington D.C.. In NYC, where Via first launched, they are now providing more rides than Uber in large swaths of the city during morning and evening rush hour.

In addition to rolling out it's ride sharing service to new cities, Via recently raised $100 million (http://bit.ly/LKMeetup) to execute it's plan to be the dominant global on demand transit platform (http://bit.ly/ViaPlat) for cities around the world.

We'll talk with Daniel about the evolution of Via from an idea to the rapidly growing company it is today. We'll talk about his experience raising $100 million, working with automobile manufacturers and cities around the world, and what it's like to compete against Uber, the most well financed start up in history. We'll also talk with Daniel about the Israel tech ecosystem, moving to New York, and building a big company in the U.S.. We'll finish the Fireside Chat with questions from our Meetup members.

After the chat, we'll be left with plenty of time for refreshments and networking. We're excited to be hosting the event at the beautiful ADP Innovation Lab (https://www.adp.com/media/press-releases/2013-press-releases/adp-to-open-innovation-lab-in-new-yorks-silicon-alley.aspx) in New York City. We'd also like to thank our sponsor Goodwin Procter LLP (http://www.goodwinlaw.com/).

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Lifion, by ADP, invites you to visit their new home for big ideas, ambitious folks, and those who are truly committed to delivering finely made products at scale. Join us after-hours for provocative talks, engaging discussions and some great opportunities to connect with serious thinkers and doers. Visit us at www.lifion.com (http://www.lifion.com/) for a calendar of upcoming events and current job opportunities. We look forward to meeting you soon!

Please note, as this Meetup group was originally set up in Tel Aviv, so the automated calendar will place it at 11:45am in your NYC based calendar. The Meetup starts at 6:45pm.