Jan Koum
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Jan Koum is a Ukrainian-American entrepreneur and programmer best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the messaging platform WhatsApp.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Koum canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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computer programmer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp
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Meta Platforms, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Meta Platforms
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| boardMemberOf | WhatsApp ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ukraine
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded | WhatsApp ⓘ |
| coFounder | Brian Acton ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Soviet Union
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Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-02-24 ⓘ |
| education |
San Jose State University
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surface form:
San Jose State University (dropped out)
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| employer |
WhatsApp
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Yahoo ⓘ
surface form:
Yahoo!
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Koum ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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instant messaging ⓘ mobile applications ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being CEO of WhatsApp
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co-founding WhatsApp ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| leftPosition | CEO of WhatsApp in 2018 ⓘ |
| movedToCountry |
United States of America
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United States of America in 1992 ⓘ |
| name | Jan Koum self-link ⓘ |
| netWorthRanking | billionaire tech entrepreneur ⓘ |
| notableEvent | WhatsApp sold to Facebook in 2014 ⓘ |
| notableWork | WhatsApp ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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investor ⓘ programmer ⓘ software engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kyiv ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of WhatsApp
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co-founder of WhatsApp ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Santa Clara County ⓘ |
| workedAt | Ernst & Young (as security tester) ⓘ |
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