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Wikipedia

Wikipedia was founded in 2001 in San Francisco, USA by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. It is a Software & IT company.

Free, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia.

Private Founded 2001 San Francisco USA Software & IT

Wikipedia founders & co-founders

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Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Wikipedia’s founders.

What happened to Wikipedia’s founders and alumni

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

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