Quick Info
| Profession | Entrepreneur, automotive engineer, inventor |
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| Nationality | Croatian |
| Date of Birth | 12/02/1988 |
| Age | 38 years |
| Birthplace | Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Croatian entrepreneur and inventor who founded the electric hypercar maker Rimac Automobili and leads the Rimac Group, which includes Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Technology. |
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| Early Life | Moved with his family from Bosnia to Germany after the breakup of Yugoslavia, then returned to Croatia as a child. |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Honorary Doctorate | Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (2018) |
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| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial Management, VERN University of Applied Sciences (2010) |
Personal Life
| Spouse | Katarina Lovrić (m. 2021) |
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Relationships & More
| Business Partner | Adriano Mudri, designer who worked with him on the early electric supercar project |
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Family
| Father | Ivan Rimac |
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| Mother | Zdenka Rimac |
| Sibling | Antonio Rimac (younger brother) |
Career
| Early Projects | Built an electric glove to replace a computer mouse and keyboard as a high-school project and won a national electronics competition; won an award at the IENA trade fair for a blind-spot-free rear-view mirror system. |
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| Converted a 1984 BMW E30 track car to electric power, setting FIA-approved and Guinness records for fastest accelerating electric vehicle. | |
| Rimac Automobili | Founded the company in 2009 in Croatia; first employees hired in 2011; launched the Concept_One electric hypercar in 2011. |
| Rimac Technology | Founded the subsidiary in 2021 as its chief executive officer; supplies technology to automotive brands. |
| Rimac Group | Serves as founder and CEO, later President, of the group that includes Bugatti Rimac. |
| Greyp Bikes | Major shareholder of the electrically assisted bicycle company. |
| Awards | Named to Forbes' Top 30 Under 30 list (2017); named Croatian Entrepreneur of the Year (2017); recipient of the Order of Danica Hrvatska. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Built his first electric conversion at age 19 using a 1984 BMW E30. | |
| 2. Was bullied at school in Croatia because he did not speak the language well at the time. | |
| 3. Rimac Automobili's headquarters are in Sveta Nedelja, near Zagreb. |
