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GitHub

Code hosting and collaboration platform built on Git, acquired by Microsoft.

Acquired Founded 2008 San Francisco USA Developer Tools
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Founders

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Chris Wanstrath
Co-founder & CEO
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P. J. Hyett
Co-founder
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PJ Hyett
Co-founder
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Scott Chacon
Co-founder
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Tom Preston-Werner
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced GitHub’s founders.

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The GitHub diaspora

3 companies

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

Lineage of GitHubGitHubGitHubJason WarnerJason WarnerPoolsidePoolsideSam LambertSam LambertPlanetScalePlanetScaleScott ChaconScott ChaconGitButlerGitButler
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J 1 founded
Poolside 2023
S 1 founded
PlanetScale 2018
S 1 founded
GitButler

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