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Twitter

Twitter was founded in 2006 in San Francisco, USA by Biz Stone, Esther Crawford, Ethan Sutin, Evan Williams and 2 others. It is a Media & Entertainment company that was later acquired.

Microblogging and social networking service, later rebranded X.

Acquired Founded 2006 San Francisco USA Media & Entertainment
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Twitter founders & co-founders

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Biz Stone
Co-founder
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Esther Crawford
Co-founder
 E
Ethan Sutin
Co-founder
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Evan Williams
Co-founder & CEO
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Jack Dorsey
Co-founder & CEO
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Noah Glass
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Twitter’s founders.

Google Blogger Odeo Pyra Labs

What happened to Twitter’s founders and alumni

42 companies All ex-Twitter founders →

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

Lineage of TwitterTwitterTwitterElad GilElad GilMixer LabsMixer LabsMixerLabsMixerLabsColor HealthColor HealthColor GenomicsColor GenomicsJack DorseyJack DorseyX.comX.comSquareSquareCash AppCash AppBluesky Social PBCBluesky Social PBCEvan WilliamsEvan WilliamsX.comX.comBloggerBloggerPyra LabsPyra LabsOdeoOdeoOthman LarakiOthman LarakiMixer LabsMixer LabsMixerLabsMixerLabsColor HealthColor HealthColor GenomicsColor GenomicsBiz StoneBiz StoneX.comX.comMediumMediumJellyJellyWest Co.West Co.Matt HuangMatt HuangHotspotsHotspotsTempoTempoParadigmParadigmAvarraAvarraMoxie MarlinspikeMoxie MarlinspikeWhisper SystemsWhisper SystemsOpen Whisper SystemsOpen Whisper SystemsSignalSignalNoah GlassNoah GlassX.comX.comOdeoOdeoOloOloBrandon MillmanBrandon MillmanPhantomPhantomCharles GorintinCharles GorintinAlanAlanEthan SutinEthan SutinSquadSquadEvan ReiserEvan ReiserAbnormal SecurityAbnormal SecurityJustin ZhuJustin ZhuIterableIterableSanjay JeyakumarSanjay JeyakumarAbnormal SecurityAbnormal Security
The Twitter lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
B 4 founded
X.com 1999 Medium 2012 Jelly 2013 West Co.
B 1 founded
Phantom 2021
C 1 founded
Alan 2016
E 6 founded
Mixer Labs 2008 MixerLabs 2008 Color Health 2013 Color Genomics 2013 Color 2015 Brain Co
E 1 founded
Squad 2018
E 1 founded
Abnormal Security 2018
E 5 founded
X.com 1999 Blogger 1999 Pyra Labs 1999 Odeo 2005 Medium 2012
J 6 founded
X.com 1999 Square 2009 Cash App 2013 Bluesky Social PBC 2021 Bluesky 2021 Omacom Foundation 2026
J 1 founded
Iterable 2013
M 4 founded
Hotspots 2011 Tempo 2015 Paradigm 2018 Avarra
M 3 founded
Whisper Systems 2010 Open Whisper Systems 2013 Signal 2018
N 3 founded
X.com 1999 Odeo 2005 Olo
O 5 founded
Mixer Labs 2008 MixerLabs 2008 Color Health 2013 Color Genomics 2013 Color 2015
S 1 founded
Abnormal Security 2018

Acquisitions

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Cover
USA
Acquired YC W16Founded 2013
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Mixer Labs
Developer Tools · USA
AcquiredFounded 2008
M
MixerLabs
Software & IT · USA
AcquiredFounded 2008
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Vine
Social · USA
DefunctFounded 2012

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