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Shaul Olmert

Israeli Entrepreneur

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ20685514 ↗
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Shaul Olmert (Hebrew: שאול אולמרט; born 1975) is an Israeli entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Piggy (AKA: Flying Pigs LTD.), a stealth mode start up based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to Piggy, he was the co-founder of Playbuzz, an online content publishing platform where he was chief executive officer for eight years before stepping down and assuming a new role as the company's president. He has been involved in numerous other startups including NetAlign, GameGround, and Sundaysky. Olmert also worked at Nickelodeon/MTV Networks and Conduit.

Early life and education

Olmert grew up in Israel. As a child he liked to develop computer programs and build machines out of electrical circuits from old radio transistors and walkie-talkie type gadgets. His grandparents Bella and Mordechai Olmert came to Israel in 1933 after escaping from Odessa during the Russian Civil War in 1919. They traveled to China prior to settling in 1930s Israel. His father is former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

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The public source identifies “Shaul Olmert” as israeli Entrepreneur. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Shaul, Olmert and Israeli.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1975, 1933, 1919—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975-04-28. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Shaul, Olmert and Israeli providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20685514. VIAF identifies the subject as 138148874622849621801. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1975, 1933 and 1919.

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