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Tumblr

COMPANY

Social blogging and networking, founded 2007 by David Karp. Acquired by Yahoo! in 2013 for $1.1B.

Tumblr's short-form blog format originated in Anarchaia, founded 2005 by German student Chris Neukirchen. This blog later inspired Projectionist, a self-described tumblelog, founded by Marcel Molina and Sam Stephenson, which later inspired Karp.

Official Website:
http://www.tumblr.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
Manhattan, NY

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

David Karp Business 6-Jul-1986 Tumblr

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