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Pinterest

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform for ideas and inspiration.

Public Founded 2010 San Francisco USA Media & Entertainment
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Founders

3
B
Ben Silbermann
Co-founder & CEO
 E
Evan Sharp
Co-founder
 P
Paul Sciarra
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

2

The companies and labs that produced Pinterest’s founders.

Google Facebook

The Pinterest diaspora

5 companies

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

Lineage of PinterestPinterestPinterestBen SilbermannBen SilbermannAudiobetaAudiobetaMightyQuizMightyQuizSahil LavingiaSahil LavingiaGumroadGumroadGumroad, Inc.Gumroad, Inc.Devin FinzerDevin FinzerOpenSeaOpenSea
The Pinterest lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
B 2 founded
Audiobeta 2006 MightyQuiz 2008
D 1 founded
OpenSea 2017
S 2 founded
Gumroad 2011 Gumroad, Inc. 2011

Acquisitions

2
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Highlight
Social · USA
AcquiredFounded 2011
J
Jelly
USA
AcquiredFounded 2013

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