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Andy Rubin

Andy Rubin founded Android (2003), Essential Products (2015) and Essential (2015), and previously worked at Google, Android, Danger and WebTV.

American businessman (born 1963)

3× founder Hardware & ElectronicsSoftware & IT 2003–2015
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Companies founded by Andy Rubin

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2003
AndroidAcquired Co-founder · Software & IT
2015
Essential ProductsDefunct Co-founder & CEO · Hardware & Electronics
2015
EssentialDefunct Co-founder & CEO · Hardware & Electronics

Co-founders

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Chris White
Co-founded Android
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Nick Sears
Co-founded Android
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Personal
Co-founded Essential Products
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Rich Miner
Co-founded Android

Came from

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Where Andy Rubin worked or built before — the roots of the lineage.

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Google Public
Software & IT · USA
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Android Acquired
Software & IT · USA
2003
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Danger Private
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WebTV Private

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Adrian Graham
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Aidan N. Gomez
British-Canadian computer scientist (born 1996/97)
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Amit Sangani
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Andrej Karpathy
Czechoslovak-born AI researcher (born 1986)
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Andrew Boni
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Andrew Conrad
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Andrew Ofstad