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Yahoo

Yahoo was founded in 1994 in Sunnyvale, USA by David Filo, Hussam Khoury, Jerry Yang and Samih Toukan. It is a Software & IT company that was later acquired.

Early web portal, search engine, and directory that became one of the most-visited sites of the dot-com era.

Acquired Founded 1994 Sunnyvale USA Software & IT
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Yahoo founders & co-founders

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David Filo
Co-founder
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Hussam Khoury
Co-founder
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Jerry Yang
Co-founder
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Samih Toukan
Co-founder

What happened to Yahoo’s founders and alumni

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

Lineage of YahooYahooYahooBrian ActonBrian ActonWhatsAppWhatsAppWhatsApp LLCWhatsApp LLCSignalSignalSunlight GivingSunlight GivingStewart ButterfieldStewart ButterfieldLudicorpLudicorpFlickrFlickrSlackSlackSlack TechnologiesSlack TechnologiesDave FeldmanDave FeldmanEmuEmuGreenboardGreenboardMiterMiterNirav ToliaNirav ToliaEpinionsEpinionsNextdoorNextdoorFanbaseFanbaseAmjad MasadAmjad MasadReplitReplitRepl.itRepl.itAmr AwadallahAmr AwadallahClouderaClouderaVectaraVectaraJan KoumJan KoumWhatsAppWhatsAppWhatsApp LLCWhatsApp LLCLukas BiewaldLukas BiewaldFigure EightFigure EightWeights & BiasesWeights & BiasesMarissa MayerMarissa MayerSunshineSunshineDazzle AIDazzle AIAbhinav AsthanaAbhinav AsthanaPostmanPostmanAnkit SobtiAnkit SobtiPostmanPostmanCal HendersonCal HendersonSlackSlackColin KrollColin KrollVineVineDanny ZhangDanny ZhangWishWish
The Yahoo lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
A 1 founded
Postman 2014
A 2 founded
Replit 2016 Repl.it
A 2 founded
Cloudera 2008 Vectara
A 1 founded
Postman 2014
B 4 founded
WhatsApp 2009 WhatsApp LLC 2009 Signal 2018 Sunlight Giving
C 1 founded
Slack 2009
C 1 founded
Vine 2012
D 1 founded
Wish 2010
D 3 founded
Emu 2011 Greenboard 2024 Miter
D 1 founded
Rockset 2016
E 1 founded
Sunshine 2017
E 1 founded
Slack 2009
E 1 founded
Bandcamp 2007
H 1 founded
Souq
J 2 founded
WhatsApp 2009 WhatsApp LLC 2009
J 1 founded
Polyvore 2007
L 2 founded
Figure Eight 2007 Weights & Biases 2017
M 2 founded
Sunshine 2017 Dazzle AI
N 3 founded
Epinions 1999 Nextdoor 2008 Fanbase
P 1 founded
Polyvore 2007
S 1 founded
Souq
S 1 founded
Slack 2009
S 4 founded
Ludicorp 2002 Flickr 2004 Slack 2009 Slack Technologies 2009

Acquisitions

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D
Delicious
Social · USA
DefunctFounded 2003
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Flickr
Social · Canada
AcquiredFounded 2004
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Ludicorp
Software & IT · Canada
AcquiredFounded 2002
P
Polyvore
Retail & E-commerce · USA
AcquiredFounded 2007

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