eBay was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and Tom Allason.

Who are eBay's co-founders?

eBay was co-founded by Pierre Omidyar and Tom Allason.

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Q: What happened to eBay's founders?

5 people who founded or worked at eBay went on to start 8 other companies, including Meg Whitman (Quibi), Pierre Omidyar (Omidyar Network, Ulupono Initiative and First Look Media) and Tom Allason (Residently).

eBay was founded in 1995 in San Jose, USA by Pierre Omidyar and Tom Allason. It is a Marketplace company.

Online auction and consumer-to-consumer marketplace.

Public Founded 1995 San Jose USA Marketplace

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Meg Whitman

1 founded

Quibi 2018

Pierre Omidyar

3 founded

Omidyar Network 2004 Ulupono Initiative 2009 First Look Media 2013

Tom Allason

1 founded

Residently

Tony Xu

1 founded

DoorDash 2013

Torkel Ödegaard

2 founded

Grafana Labs 2014 Grafana 2014

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