Mate Rimac

Mate Rimac holds a background steeped in highly advanced, self-taught electrical engineering and relentless mechanical innovation. Growing up in Bosnia and Croatia, he won multiple international awards as a teenager for inventing advanced electronic systems, such as the 'Active Mirror System' to eliminate blind spots. This incredibly deep, hands-on background in pushing the absolute limits of raw electronic hardware provided the essential technical foundation for engineering the world's fastest electric hypercars.

Mate Rimac is a Croatian entrepreneur and inventor who completely revolutionized the global hypercar market as the founder of Rimac Automobili and the CEO of the historic Bugatti Rimac joint venture. Fascinated by electronics since childhood, Rimac famously started his automotive journey by converting his blown-out 1984 BMW E30 into a record-breaking electric car in a garage. Despite starting a company in Croatia—a country with zero automotive manufacturing history—he successfully built Rimac into an absolute powerhouse of electric vehicle technology. His cutting-edge EV drivetrains became so highly sought after by global giants like Porsche and Hyundai that he was eventually tapped to lead Bugatti Rimac, merging his futuristic electric technology with Bugatti's legendary 112-year-old combustion engine heritage.