David Karp The Programmer of

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David Karp is an American web-developer and entrepreneur. He was born on July 6,1986. According to Forbes, Karp's net worth exceeds $200 million, and Tumblr has been valued at $800 million.

David KarpThe Programmer of

TumblrOn May 20, 2013, it was announced that Yahoo! and Tumblr had reached an agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Karp would remain as CEO of the company.

Why did Karp started Tumblr?

Career of David Karp

Karp began interning at age 14 for animation producer Fred Seibert, founder of Frederator Studios. Karp was fascinated with the work of Frederator's computer engineers and his visits became regular.

Career of David Karp

Karp also began taking Japanese classes at the Japan Society and saw a math tutor, with whom he worked on writing software for winning at blackjack and poker. Karp also began taking Japanese classes at the Japan Society and saw a math tutor, with whom he worked on writing software.

Career of David Karp

Using money from the sale of his shares, Karp started his own software consultancy company, Davidville, envisioning a mix of client work and his own products.

Career of David Karp

In October 2007, Karp shut down his consultancy business as his work with Tumblr was interfering with his client work. Davidville was renamed Tumblr, Inc. and 25 percent of the company was sold to a small group of investors. As of August 1, 2014, Tumblr hosts over 197.3 million blogs.