Nir Bezalel is an Israeli entrepreneur renowned for co-founding Moovit in 2012, a pioneering mobility-as-a-service platform and urban mobility app that provides real-time public transportation information. The company, initially headquartered in Nes Ziona, Israel, leveraged crowd-sourced data and partnerships with transit agencies to serve over 1 billion users annually across more than 3,500 cities in 110 countries by the time of its acquisition. As co-founder and former CEO, Bezalel drove the company's growth, focusing on urban mobility solutions that integrated multi-modal transit options, making it a key player in smart city technologies and sustainable transportation. In 2020, Intel acquired Moovit for $1.025 billion to bolster its autonomous driving and mobility efforts, marking one of Israel's largest tech exits. Post-acquisition, Bezalel joined Intel as Vice President of Mobility, where he continued to influence advancements in connected vehicle ecosystems and urban data analytics. His leadership emphasized data privacy, accessibility, and global scalability, earning recognition in the tech community for bridging technology with everyday urban challenges. Bezalel's background includes service in the Israeli Defense Forces and early career experience in software engineering. He is a graduate of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, which has been instrumental in Israel's innovation landscape. Active in the startup ecosystem, Bezalel advocates for tech-driven solutions to transportation inefficiencies, contributing to Israel's reputation as a hub for mobility innovation.