In 2011, that all changed when the incredible traffic-outsmarting app Waze came into our lives. But the story of Waze begins several years earlier in 2006 in Israel. Originally co-founded by Ehud Shabtai as Free. Map Israel, Waze was created to offer Israelis an easy-to-access digital map of the Holy Land.
A question we ran across in our research was “Who developed the Waze software?”.
The Israeli company Waze Mobile developed the Waze software. Ehud Shabtai, Amir Shinar, and Uri Levine founded the company. Two Israeli venture capital firms, Magma and Vertex Ventures Israel, and an early-stage American venture capital firm, Bluerun Ventures, provided funding. Waze Mobile was acquired by Google in June 2013.
What is the Waze app?
Waze describes its app as a community-driven GPS navigation app, which is free to download and use. The Israeli company Waze Mobile developed the Waze software. Ehud Shabtai, Amir Shinar and Uri Levine founded the company.
How do I create a waze account?
Create a Waze account
Open the Waze app on your phone or tablet
Tap Get Started
Read the license agreement & terms of use, and then continue
Read the privacy policy and continue
Sign up with your Google account or an email address to start using Waze.
How do I create a Waze account on Android?
Open the Waze app on your phone or tablet. To use the app, you must accept the license agreement by scrolling down and tapping Accept. To actually register your account afterward, follow the steps below: Tap Search, then Settings. Tap Account and login. Tap Create account.
Register your guest account 1 Open the Waze app on your phone or tablet 2 Tap Search 3 Tap Guest Wazer near the top of the screen 4 Tap Register this account 5 Tap Register this account again on the next screen 6 Follow the instructions to add and verify your email address, or connect your Google account.
One more query we ran across in our research was “How do I verify my Waze account with email?”.
Go to your inbox, open the verification email tap Verify email. You will be taken back to the Waze app automatically. Using email on a web browser? Go to your inbox, open the verification email click Verify email.
What happened to Waze?
In June 2013, Waze introduced a global localization project that enables future road closures and real-time traffic updates during major events in a given country, for example Tour de France . Google also acquired Waze in the same month. At the time of Google’s acquisition, there were nearly 50 million Waze users.
How do I add my business as a place on Waze?
While you can add your business as a place from the Waze app, adding a business through the Waze Map Editor (WME) allows more control over the information submitted. Find out more information about Places and how to add them using the Waze Map Editor in the Community Wiki.