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'''Oded David "O.D" Kobo''' ([[Hebrew]]: קובו עודד; born August 30, 1975) is an American-Israeli Internet entrepreneur and businessman. <ref>https://pando.com/2012/10/12/chinese-internet-tycoon-launches-pheed-an-influencer-social-platform-offering-real-monetization/</ref> <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html</ref> <ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content</ref> <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html</ref> |
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'''Oded David "O.D" Kobo''' ([[Hebrew]]: קובו עודד; born August 30, 1975) is an Israeli businessman. |
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== Early life == |
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Kobo was born in Hong Kong, the eldest of six children to property tycoon [[Bebo Kobo]].<ref>http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/09/27/roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-sell-anonymous-app-blindspot-and-mrc-app-to-chinese-for-32-million/</ref> He was educated in Hong Kong, New York and London, and studied at the [[London School of Economics]] for two years before dropping out. <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3676450,00.html</ref> <ref>http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189</ref> <ref>http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.724268</ref> <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html</ref> <ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Oded David Kobo|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=32855790&privcapId=321216571|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/09/27/roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-sell-anonymous-app-blindspot-and-mrc-app-to-chinese-for-32-million/</ref> <ref>http://dealmakershub.com/od-kobos-high-profile-shellanoo-incubator-abruptly-cancels-tel-aviv-ipo/</ref> <ref>http://meetinnovators.com/2009/09/03/dan-brody-from-360quan-docs/full-transcript.html</ref> |
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Oded Kobo was born in Israel,<ref name="New York Times" /> the son of [[Bebo Kobo|Eliezer "Bebo" Kobo]],<ref name="Haaretz">{{cite news|last1=Sadeh|first1=Shuki|title=Who Is Oded Kobo? Natural-born Businessman or Celebrity Sidekick|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.724268|accessdate=5 October 2016|work=Haaretz|date=10 June 2016}}</ref>and Ruth Kobo, one of his six children.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://about.me/bebokobo |title=Bebo Kobo - London, United Kingdom. |website=About.me |date= |accessdate=2016-10-18}}</ref> |
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Kobo was educated in New York and London, and studied at the [[London School of Economics]] for two years.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Oded David Kobo|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=32855790&privcapId=321216571|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="New York Times" /> |
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Kobo made his fortune investing in the early days of China's Internet industry and through property investments in the United Kingdom alongside his father. <ref>http://www.mako.co.il/nexter-weekend/Article-ece0655acc47751004.htm?Partner=rss</ref> He maintains holdings in several leading technology companies and property. <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html</ref> <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3676450,00.html</ref> <ref>http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189</ref> <ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content</ref> <ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content</ref> <ref>http://www.themarker.com/markerweek/1.2964211</ref> |
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Kobo started his career at the age of twenty-one by licensing patented technology to the online lottery industry with e-Lottery (once the domain holder of Lottery.com).<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html</ref> Between 2001-2009, Kobo established several China based investment companies - namely KGIM, SinoSheen, and Koolanoo Group.<ref> https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content </ref> Koolanoo Group a holding group of multiple Internet properties had partnered with the Prime Minister of Qatar [[Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani]] and the [[Qatar Investment Authority]] by way of a $50 million investment. SinoSheen a Hong Kong based investing company was sold in early 2006 for an undisclosed sum and KGIM a holding entity for various technology investments was acquired by private investment group East River Capital in 2009 for $75 million. <ref>https://chinainternet.wordpress.com/tag/www-kgim-com/</ref> <ref>http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html |
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In 1998, Kobo was living in New York City, working as a [[graffiti artist]], employing two assistants, and using part of his loft apartment at 11 East 17th Street as a gallery.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|last1=Rozhon|first1=Tracy|title=TURF; A Loft Where Art And Life Collide|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/28/garden/turf-a-loft-where-art-and-life-collide.html?_r=0|accessdate=5 October 2016|work=New York Times|date=28 May 1998}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2012, Kobo founded [[Pheed]], a mobile pay-per-view technology.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pheed-app-bringing-pay-per-view-to-phones-20130605</ref> <ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2012/10/18/is-pheed-the-new-twitter/#6c8ebeb16196</ref> Pheed was acquired 18 months after launch in March 2014, by Mobli Media Group, a company majority owned by [[Carlos Slim]], for $40 million.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/09/18/launch-to-exit-in-18-months-pheed-acquired-for-40m/#7158df792a4a</ref><ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2012/10/18/is-pheed-the-new-twitter/#6c8ebeb16196</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html</ref><ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pheed-app-bringing-pay-per-view-to-phones-20130605</ref> <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html</ref> <ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/09/18/launch-to-exit-in-18-months-pheed-acquired-for-40m/#7158df792a4a</ref> |
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From 2001 to 2009, Kobo was involved in establishing several China-based investment companies, KGIM, SinoSheen, and Koolanoo Group.{{fact|date=October 2016}} |
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In 2014, Kobo alongside his father property tycoon [[Bebo Kobo]] sold majority holdings of their Camden Market Holdings to fellow Israeli billionaire [[Teddy Sagi]] of [[Playtech]] for $680 million in an all cash deal. <ref>https://about.me/bebokobo</ref> <ref> http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2014/oct/camden-lock-market-sold-multi-million-pound-deal</ref> Camden Market Holdings is a property conglomerate, owner of the iconic [[Camden Market]], [[Stables Market]] and [[Camden Lock]] developments. Today the company trades publicly as Market Tech Holdings (LON:MKT). <ref> http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/03/16/teddy-sagi-buys-londons-camden-stables-market-in-deal-valued-at-us664-million/</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2012, Kobo founded [[Pheed]], a mobile pay-per-view technology. Pheed was acquired 18 months after launch in March 2014, by Mobli Media Group, a company majority owned by [[Carlos Slim]], for $40 million.<ref> |
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In September 2014, Kobo formed the [[Shellanoo Group]], a technology company focusing on value based products and services. Kobo's partners in Shellanoo Group include [[Roman Abramovich]], [[David Guetta]], [[Avicii]], [[Tiesto]], [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Will.i.am]], [[Benny Anderson]], [[Sebastian Ingrosso]], Gee Roberson (former chairman of [[Geffen Records]]) and Dave Holmes (manager of [[Coldplay]]). <ref>http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/4001/roman-abramovich-invests-30-million-in-music-messenger-app</ref> <ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/12/16/music-messenger-takes-center-stage/#4d4e654a135e</ref> <ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6538989/music-messenger-app-nicki-minaj-david-guetta-gee-roberson-roman-abramovich</ref> <ref>http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-set-for-tase-ipo-1001140246</ref> In 2016, Shellanoo Group sold two products from its portfolio, anonymous messaging app Blindspot and 上路电台 (MrC) a Chinese music radio app for $32 million to a group of tech investors from China. <ref>http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startup-sells-anonymous-messaging-app-in-32-million-deal/?utm_content=buffer46444&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer</ref> <ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html</ref> |
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Kobo is CEO of PIR Equities, an alternative asset management firm he co-founded in 2008. According to ''[[Globes]]'', Kobo raised $980 million for it in 2008 to pursue opportunistic value-based investments.<ref> |
Kobo is CEO of PIR Equities, an alternative asset management firm he co-founded in 2008. According to ''[[Globes]]'', Kobo raised $980 million for it in 2008 to pursue opportunistic value-based investments.<ref>http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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In 2016, ''[[Haaretz]]'' noted that although Kobo had been seen in the company of [[Bar Refaeli]], [[Jack Ma]], [[Esti Ginzberg]], and others, "his business record is not quite so star studded".<ref name="Haaretz" /> |
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In 2015, Kobo married fashion blogger Etos Ovadia, they have one daughter and live in New York and Israel. <ref>http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local-2015/Article-e3a22c19af0f051006.htm</ref> <ref> http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.724268</ref> <ref>http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local-2016/Article-2db50712fdb8551006.htm</ref> |
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In 2015, he married Etos "Etty" Ovadia.<ref name="Haaretz" /> |
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Revision as of 03:16, 21 October 2016
O.D. Kobo עודד קובו | |
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Born | Oded David Kobo August 30, 1975 |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Etos Ovadia (m. 2015) |
Children | Annabelle Kobo (b. 2016) |
Parent(s) | Eliezer "Bebo" Kobo Ruth Kobo |
Website | www.PIRequities.com |
Oded David "O.D" Kobo (Hebrew: קובו עודד; born August 30, 1975) is an American-Israeli Internet entrepreneur and businessman. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Early life
Kobo was born in Hong Kong, the eldest of six children to property tycoon Bebo Kobo.[5] He was educated in Hong Kong, New York and London, and studied at the London School of Economics for two years before dropping out. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10][11] [12] [13]
Career
Kobo made his fortune investing in the early days of China's Internet industry and through property investments in the United Kingdom alongside his father. [14] He maintains holdings in several leading technology companies and property. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Kobo started his career at the age of twenty-one by licensing patented technology to the online lottery industry with e-Lottery (once the domain holder of Lottery.com).[21] Between 2001-2009, Kobo established several China based investment companies - namely KGIM, SinoSheen, and Koolanoo Group.[22] Koolanoo Group a holding group of multiple Internet properties had partnered with the Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani and the Qatar Investment Authority by way of a $50 million investment. SinoSheen a Hong Kong based investing company was sold in early 2006 for an undisclosed sum and KGIM a holding entity for various technology investments was acquired by private investment group East River Capital in 2009 for $75 million. [23] [24]
In 2012, Kobo founded Pheed, a mobile pay-per-view technology.[25] [26] Pheed was acquired 18 months after launch in March 2014, by Mobli Media Group, a company majority owned by Carlos Slim, for $40 million.[27][28][29][30] [31] [32]
In 2014, Kobo alongside his father property tycoon Bebo Kobo sold majority holdings of their Camden Market Holdings to fellow Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi of Playtech for $680 million in an all cash deal. [33] [34] Camden Market Holdings is a property conglomerate, owner of the iconic Camden Market, Stables Market and Camden Lock developments. Today the company trades publicly as Market Tech Holdings (LON:MKT). [35]
In September 2014, Kobo formed the Shellanoo Group, a technology company focusing on value based products and services. Kobo's partners in Shellanoo Group include Roman Abramovich, David Guetta, Avicii, Tiesto, Nicki Minaj, Will.i.am, Benny Anderson, Sebastian Ingrosso, Gee Roberson (former chairman of Geffen Records) and Dave Holmes (manager of Coldplay). [36] [37] [38] [39] In 2016, Shellanoo Group sold two products from its portfolio, anonymous messaging app Blindspot and 上路电台 (MrC) a Chinese music radio app for $32 million to a group of tech investors from China. [40] [41]
Kobo is CEO of PIR Equities, an alternative asset management firm he co-founded in 2008. According to Globes, Kobo raised $980 million for it in 2008 to pursue opportunistic value-based investments.[42]
Personal life
In 2015, Kobo married fashion blogger Etos Ovadia, they have one daughter and live in New York and Israel. [43] [44] [45]
References
- ^ https://pando.com/2012/10/12/chinese-internet-tycoon-launches-pheed-an-influencer-social-platform-offering-real-monetization/
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html
- ^ http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/09/27/roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-sell-anonymous-app-blindspot-and-mrc-app-to-chinese-for-32-million/
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3676450,00.html
- ^ http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.724268
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html
- ^ "Executive Profile: Oded David Kobo". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/09/27/roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-sell-anonymous-app-blindspot-and-mrc-app-to-chinese-for-32-million/
- ^ http://dealmakershub.com/od-kobos-high-profile-shellanoo-incubator-abruptly-cancels-tel-aviv-ipo/
- ^ http://meetinnovators.com/2009/09/03/dan-brody-from-360quan-docs/full-transcript.html
- ^ http://www.mako.co.il/nexter-weekend/Article-ece0655acc47751004.htm?Partner=rss
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3676450,00.html
- ^ http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content
- ^ http://www.themarker.com/markerweek/1.2964211
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/3005191/what-american-startups-can-learn-cutthroat-chinese-software-industry?show_rev_content
- ^ https://chinainternet.wordpress.com/tag/www-kgim-com/
- ^ http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3412131,00.html
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pheed-app-bringing-pay-per-view-to-phones-20130605
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2012/10/18/is-pheed-the-new-twitter/#6c8ebeb16196
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/09/18/launch-to-exit-in-18-months-pheed-acquired-for-40m/#7158df792a4a
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2012/10/18/is-pheed-the-new-twitter/#6c8ebeb16196
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pheed-app-bringing-pay-per-view-to-phones-20130605
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/pheed-app-iphone-facebook-twitter_b_2760027.html
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/09/18/launch-to-exit-in-18-months-pheed-acquired-for-40m/#7158df792a4a
- ^ https://about.me/bebokobo
- ^ http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2014/oct/camden-lock-market-sold-multi-million-pound-deal
- ^ http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/03/16/teddy-sagi-buys-londons-camden-stables-market-in-deal-valued-at-us664-million/
- ^ http://calvertjournal.com/news/show/4001/roman-abramovich-invests-30-million-in-music-messenger-app
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/12/16/music-messenger-takes-center-stage/#4d4e654a135e
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6538989/music-messenger-app-nicki-minaj-david-guetta-gee-roberson-roman-abramovich
- ^ http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-roman-abramovich-oded-kobos-shellanoo-set-for-tase-ipo-1001140246
- ^ http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startup-sells-anonymous-messaging-app-in-32-million-deal/?utm_content=buffer46444&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-agrawal/shellanoo-group-sells-ano_b_12196348.html
- ^ http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000407189
- ^ http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local-2015/Article-e3a22c19af0f051006.htm
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.724268
- ^ http://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-celebs/local-2016/Article-2db50712fdb8551006.htm