Yale University (BA) Beacon College of Boston (MS) MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation
Entrepreneur
Known for
Lotus 1-2-3 and co-founder of The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Spouse(s)
Ellen M. Poss (divorced) Freada Kapor Klein
Children
2
Mitch Kapor's voice
Recorded November 2014
Mitchell David Kapor (/ˈkeɪpɔːr/ⓘKAY-por; born November 1, 1950[1][2]) is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus, where he was instrumental in developing the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. He left Lotus in 1986. In 1990 with John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore, he co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and served as its chairman until 1994. In 2003, he became the founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation, creator of the open source web browser Firefox. Kapor has been an investor in the personal computing industry, and supporter of social causes via Kapor Capital[3] and the Kapor Center.[4] He serves on the board of SMASH,[5] a non-profit founded by his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, to help underrepresented scholars hone their STEM knowledge while building personal networks and skills for careers in tech and the sciences.[6][7][8]
^"Mitchell Kapor: Biography". Kapor.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
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^Kapor Capital
^Kapor Center
^SMASH
^Garofoli, Joe (August 3, 2015). "Oakland's Kapors spend $40 million to help diversify tech world". San Francisco Chronicle.
^Berry, Jahna (August 5, 2015). "Tech power couple Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein give $40 million to make tech industry more diverse". American City Business Journals.
^Garling, Caleb (August 24, 2013). "Mitchell Kapor seeks to meld business, social good". San Francisco Chronicle.
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