Alan Schaaf
Alan Schaaf | |
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 Alan at The 7th Annual Crunchies Awards 2014 in San Francisco | |
| Born | October 21, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio University |
| Occupation | Founder of Imgur |
| Years active | 2009–2022 |
| Known for | Imgur |
Alan Schaaf (born October 21, 1987) is an American entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and former CEO of the image sharing app and website Imgur.
Early life
Schaaf was born in Granville, Ohio. He attended Ohio University and received a bachelor's degree in computer science.[1]
Career
Schaaf founded Imgur when he was an undergraduate at Ohio University in 2009. Imgur started as a simple image-sharing website and evolved into the largest image-sharing community in the world with more than 150 million monthly active users in 2015.[2] Under Schaaf's leadership, Imgur was bootstrapped and profitable for five years, scaling organically to millions of users before receiving $40 million in investment from Andreessen Horowitz in 2014.[3]
In 2015 Schaaf was listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30.[4]
References
- ^ "All in fun - Alan Schaaf, Imgur's hacker CEO". SFGATE. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "This Website Single-Handedly Keeps the Internet Fun, but Most People Don't Know It Exists". Mic. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "Imgur, the Image-Sharing Site, Raises $40 Million From Andreessen Horowitz". Bits Blog. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "In Photos: 2015 30 Under 30: Alan Schaaf, 27". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.