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title: Optibus closes the London Stock Exchange in celebration of a Decade of Impact
description: Optibus closes the Lodnon Stock Exchange in celebration of a decade of impact in public transportation.
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# Optibus closes the London Stock Exchange in celebration of a Decade of Impact

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#### Abigail Levner

December 10, 2024

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What a moment! Today, Optibus had the honor of closing the London Stock Exchange, capping off our ten-year anniversary celebrations and commemorating a decade of impact and innovation in public transportation.

![LSE\_Optibus\_066](https://blog.optibus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LSE_Optibus_066.jpg?width=5400&height=3229&name=LSE_Optibus_066.jpg)

Surrounded by many of our clients, partners, investors, and more, including Volvo Group, Transport UK Group, Arriva Group, First Bus, Mobico Group PLC, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tencent, Sixth Street, the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, the British Ambassador to Israel, British Embassy Israel, Economic & Trade Mission, Embassy of Israel, London, Snapper Services Limited, and Moovex, we celebrated this milestone with the closing of the auction floor and signing of the welcome book.

![Screenshot 2025-01-21 074734](https://blog.optibus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-01-21%20074734.png?width=919&height=649&name=Screenshot%202025-01-21%20074734.png)  
*Members of the Optibus team - George Belias, Partnerships Manager; Lindsay Smalley-Ward, Strategic Account Executive; and Craig Nelson, Regional Managing Director - with Transport UK representatives Alastair Willis, Commercial Director; Ian Sutton, Performance and Data Partner; David Cutts, Managing Director; and   
Mariusz Przybylski, Schedules Manager.* 

Speeches from Sir Ronald Cohen, impact investment pioneer, Amos Haggiag, Optibus CEO and co-founder, and Tom Attenborough, Head of International Primary Markets at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), reflected on our journey and work to make public transportation better, together.

![LSE\_Optibus\_113](https://blog.optibus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LSE_Optibus_113.jpg?width=5400&height=3600&name=LSE_Optibus_113.jpg)

*Sir Ronald Cohen, impact investing pioneer, delivering opening remarks.*

In 2014, Optibus began with just Eitan Yanovsky and Amos Haggiag, two computer scientists driven to turn their passion for solving complex mathematical challenges into a business that creates a meaningful difference. Public transportation was teeming with optimization problems that, if solved, would positively impact the environment, the economy, and billions of people around the world.

![5\_Optibus LSE-1](https://blog.optibus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5_Optibus%20LSE-1.jpg?width=1664&height=960&name=5_Optibus%20LSE-1.jpg)

Optibus’ invitation to close the London Stock Exchange signifies that business must transcend commercial success and offer a social and environmental return on investment. Every member of the Optibus community is helping to build not only a company, but a better world where everyone, everywhere, has access to reliable, efficient, and sustainable public transportation. Our impact can be felt across 35 countries where transportation operators and agencies use Optibus’ technology to improve driver safety and satisfaction, enhance services for passengers, reduce costs, transition to electric buses, and more.

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*Members of the diplomatic community, including the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely and the British Ambassador to Israel Mr. Simon Walters, in attendance at Optibus' tenth anniversary celebrations.*

Thank you to everyone who joined us today and who has been part of Optibus over the last ten years. As public transportation evolves, Optibus evolves with it. From the challenges of the last decade to whatever lies ahead, Optibus is here to provide solutions for the long haul.

And now - on to the next decade!

 

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