# Mate Rimac: person

Canonical ID: `5d40d678-494a-46ee-823e-929df551fed9`

Mate Rimac is founder of Verne and founder/CEO of Rimac Automobili (Rimac Group), a Croatian electric vehicle technology company. He also serves as CEO of Bugatti. He started working on the Verne robotaxi project seven years before its 2026 launch.

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Verne](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/verne.md) Founder (_reported, not verified_)

## Foundings (1)

- [Verne](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/verne.md) (cofounder)

## Sources (1)

1. https://balkangreenenergynews.com/verne-launches-europes-first-commercial-robotaxi-service-in-croatia/


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