David Karp

David Karp is an American webmaster, entrepreneur, and blogger, best known as the founder and former CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr.

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Profession :

Entrepreneur

Birthday :

July 6, 1986

Star Sign :

Cancer

Age :

38

Birthplace :

New York City, New York, United States

David Karp, an American webmaster, entrepreneur, and blogger, is best known for founding the short-form blogging platform Tumblr and serving as its CEO until 2017. He started his career as an intern at Frederator Studios, where he developed the studio’s inaugural blogging platform. Tumblr, Karp’s most renowned creation, is a microblogging site that allows users to create and follow blogs using text and media. He sold 25% of Tumblr’s shares and later sold the company to Yahoo for $1.1 billion, while continuing as CEO. In 2009, BusinessWeek named him Best Young Tech Entrepreneur.