Today’s entrepreneur is Nir Leibovich, founder and CEO of GoCo, a software company that helps organizations streamline their HR operations.
Leibovich is the Founder and CEO of GoCo.io Inc based in Houston, TX on a mission to simplify and automate business operations and administrations for SMBs. His previous startup, Arpeggi Inc, a genetic data analytics company that he co-founded and served as CEO was acquired by Gene by Gene Ltd.
Before Arpeggi, Nir was at Zynga Inc where he spearheaded several key product initiatives and served on an executive board tasked to define emerging market opportunities and corporate product strategy. His arrival at Zynga came through the acquisition of MarketZero Inc, a gaming analytics company Nir co-founded in 2005 and sold to Zynga in 2011.
Additional previous ventures include a successful stock training & analytics platform with hundreds of thousands of members earning a highly respected weekly spot on CNBC, a portfolio of web commerce assets, and a Dallas, TX based restaurant. In his free time, Nir invests, advises and mentors startups, fulfilling his passion to harvest and empower the entrepreneur spirit. He is a devoted husband and father to two daughters.
GoCo recently raised a $7 million round of funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $12.5 million.
1. Always stay Curious
2. Always seek to learn and grow
3. Always stay humble
