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Flickr

Flickr was founded in 2004 in Vancouver, Canada by Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield. It is a Social company that was later acquired.

Photo-sharing and hosting service that emerged from Ludicorp.

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Acquired by Yahoo.

Flickr founders & co-founders

2
C
Caterina Fake
Co-founder
 S
Stewart Butterfield
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

2

The companies and labs that produced Flickr’s founders.

Ludicorp Yahoo

What happened to Flickr’s founders and alumni

10 companies All ex-Flickr founders →

People who worked at or founded Flickr and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of FlickrFlickrFlickrStewart ButterfieldStewart ButterfieldLudicorpLudicorpSlackSlackSlack TechnologiesSlack TechnologiesCaterina FakeCaterina FakeLudicorpLudicorpHunchHunchCal HendersonCal HendersonSlackSlackEric CostelloEric CostelloSlackSlackHam SerunjogiHam SerunjogiChipper CashChipper CashMaijid MoujaledMaijid MoujaledChipper CashChipper CashSerguei MourachovSerguei MourachovSlackSlack
The Flickr lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
C 1 founded
Slack 2009
C 2 founded
Ludicorp 2002 Hunch 2009
E 1 founded
Slack 2009
H 1 founded
Chipper Cash 2018
M 1 founded
Chipper Cash 2018
S 1 founded
Slack 2009
S 3 founded
Ludicorp 2002 Slack 2009 Slack Technologies 2009

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