For other people named David Karp, see David Karp (disambiguation).
David Karp
Karp in 2017
Born
(1986-07-06) July 6, 1986 (age 37)
New York City, New York, US
Occupation(s)
Webmaster, entrepreneur, blogger
Years active
1995-present
Known for
Founder and CEO of Tumblr
Website
www.davidslog.com
David Karp (born July 6, 1986)[1] is an American webmaster, entrepreneur, and blogger, best known as the founder and former CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr.[2][3]
Karp began his career, without having received a high school diploma, as an intern under Fred Seibert at the animation company Frederator Studios, where he built the studio's first blogging platform and conceived, wrote, and edited their first internet video network, Channel Frederator.[4] Karp went on to work for the online parenting forum UrbanBaby until it was sold to CNET in 2006. Karp then started his own software consulting company, Davidville, where he worked with software engineer Marco Arment on projects for clients. During a gap between contracts in 2006, the two began work on a microblogging website, which was launched as Tumblr in February 2007. As of November 1, 2017, Tumblr hosts over 375.4 million blogs.[5] In August 2009, Karp was named Best Young Tech Entrepreneur 2009 by BusinessWeek[6] and in 2010, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[7]
On May 20, 2013, it was announced that Yahoo! and Tumblr had reached an agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Karp remained CEO of the company. Karp announced in November 2017 that he would be leaving Tumblr by the end of the year.
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^Kushner, David (November 24, 2008). "David Karp is the Barely Legal Blogfather". Maxim. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
^Shafrir, Doree (January 15, 2008). "Would You Take a Tumblr With This Man?". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
^"David Karp Reminds Me Of Ted Turner, May 25, 2013". Fredseibert.frederator.com. 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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^"Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2009: Tumblr". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
^Ingram, Matthew (August 25, 2010). "Google VC, Tumblr CEO Among the Top Innovators Under 35". GigaOM. Giga Omni Media. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
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