List of Internet entrepreneurs

An Internet entrepreneur is an entrepreneur, an owner, founder or manager of an Internet based business undertaking who makes money through risk and/or initiative.[1] This list includes Internet company founders, and people brought on to companies for their entrepreneurship skills, not simply for their general business or accounting acumen, as is the case with some CEO's hired by companies started by entrepreneurs.

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Name Notables company or companies
Abovitz, RonyRony Abovitz Magic Leap
Abramson, JoshJosh Abramson CollegeHumor, Vimeo
Acton, BrianBrian Acton Whatsapp
Adelson, JayJay Adelson Digg, Equinix, Revision3
Adler, TripTrip Adler Scribd
Aggarwal, BhavishBhavish Aggarwal Ola Cabs
Agarwal, DineshDinesh Agarwal IndiaMART
Aggarwal, RadhikaRadhika Aggarwal ShopClues
Ahlberg, ChristopherChristopher Ahlberg Recorded Future
Ahn, Luis vonLuis von Ahn Duolingo, reCAPTCHA
Akhund, ImmadImmad Akhund Heyzap
Allaire, JeremyJeremy Allaire Allaire Corporation, Circle
Allaire, Joseph J.Joseph J. Allaire Allaire Corporation, RStudio
Allen, PaulPaul Allen Microsoft
Altman, SamSam Altman Loopt
Anderson, TomTom Anderson Myspace
Andreessen, MarcMarc Andreessen Netscape
Apteker, RonnieRonnie Apteker Internet Solutions
Arnold, JeffJeff Arnold Sharecare, WebMD
Aron, MohitMohit Aron Nutanix, Cohesity
Arora, SamirSamir Arora NetObjects, Mode Media
Arrington, MichaelMichael Arrington TechCrunch
Asseily, AlexanderAlexander Asseily Jawbone
Atwood, JeffJeff Atwood Stack Overflow, Stack Exchange
Aydar, AliAli Aydar SNOCAP, Imeem
Bahl, KunalKunal Bahl Snapdeal
Ali, SujayathSujayath Ali Voonik
Balakrishnan, AjitAjit Balakrishnan Rediff.com
Banister, ScottScott Banister IronPort
Bansal, BinnyBinny Bansal Flipkart
Bansal, RohitRohit Bansal Snapdeal
Bansal, SachinSachin Bansal Flipkart
Barrie, MattMatt Barrie Freelancer.com
Barton, RichRich Barton Glassdoor, Expedia Inc, Zillow
Bates, JeffJeff Bates Slashdot
Bechtolsheim, AndyAndy Bechtolsheim Sun Microsystems
Beerens, BasBas Beerens WeTransfer, WeMarket
Bejbaum, BenjaminBenjamin Bejbaum Dailymotion
Benioff, MarcMarc Benioff Salesforce.com
Bernstam, TikhonTikhon Bernstam Scribd, Parse
Bezos, JeffJeff Bezos Amazon.com, Blue Origin
Bhusri, AneelAneel Bhusri Workday, Inc.
Biderman, NoelNoel Biderman Ashley Madison
Bikhchandani, SanjeevSanjeev Bikhchandani Info Edge (India), Naukri.com
Biljon, Willem VanWillem Van Biljon Nimbula
Bisciglia, ChristopheChristophe Bisciglia Cloudera
Biyani, GaganGagan Biyani Udemy, Lyft
Blackwell, TrevorTrevor Blackwell Anybots, Eunicycle
Blank, SteveSteve Blank Epiphany, Inc.
Blecharczyk, NathanNathan Blecharczyk Airbnb
Block, RyanRyan Block Engadget
Bohnett, DavidDavid Bohnett Yahoo! GeoCities
Boro, CliffCliff Boro KidZui
Brin, SergeySergey Brin Google
Brown, WendellWendell Brown LiveOps, Teleo, EVoice
Buchheit, PaulPaul Buchheit FriendFeed
Buckland, MatthewMatthew Buckland Memeburn
Budnitz, PaulPaul Budnitz Ello
Busque, LeahLeah Busque TaskRabbit
Butterfield, StewartStewart Butterfield Flickr, Slack
Byttow, DavidDavid Byttow Secret (app)
Calacanis, JasonJason Calacanis Mahalo.com
Caldwell, DaltonDalton Caldwell SNOCAP
Campbell, ColinColin Campbell Tucows
Camp, GarrettGarrett Camp Uber, StumbleUpon
Cane, DanielDaniel Cane CourseInfo
Cardona, CarlosCarlos Cardona Yupi
Carriere, JeromyJeromy Carriere Quack.com
Casalena, AnthonyAnthony Casalena Squarespace
Cashmore, PetePete Cashmore Mashable
Chahal, GurbakshGurbaksh Chahal RadiumOne, BlueLithium
Chang, WayneWayne Chang Crashlytics
Chao, StephenStephen Chao WonderHowTo
Charania, ShaheroseShaherose Charania Women 2.0
Cheever, CharlieCharlie Cheever Quora
Chen, SteveSteve Chen YouTube, MixBit
Chesky, BrianBrian Chesky Airbnb
Chulet, PranayPranay Chulet Quikr
Cirne, LewLew Cirne New Relic
Clark, James H.James H. Clark Netscape
Cook, ScottScott Cook Intuit
Cohen, StephenStephen Cohen Palantir Technologies
Collison, JohnJohn Collison Stripe
Collison, PatrickPatrick Collison Stripe, Croma
Connor, Kevin O'Kevin O' Connor DoubleClick, FindTheBest
Conrad, ParkerParker Conrad Zenefits
Cook, RobertRobert Cook Metaweb
Crawford, AndrewAndrew Crawford The Book Depository
Crowley, DennisDennis Crowley Foursquare, Dodgeball
Cuban, MarkMark Cuban Broadcast.com
D'Angelo, AdamAdam D'Angelo Quora
Dayton, SkySky Dayton EarthLink, Boingo Wireless
Dell, MichaelMichael Dell Dell
Denton, NickNick Denton Gawker Media
Dentzel, ZarynZaryn Dentzel Tuenti
Desai, BharatBharat Desai Syntel
De Santis, NicolasNicolas De Santis Opodo
DeWolfe, ChrisChris DeWolfe Myspace
Dixon, ChrisChris Dixon Hunch
Dommermuth, RalphRalph Dommermuth United Internet
Donahoe, JohnJohn Donahoe eBay
Dorsey, JackJack Dorsey Twitter, Square Inc.
Downey, JonathanJonathan Downey Airware
Drury, RodRod Drury Xero
Duffield, DavidDavid Duffield Workday, Inc. PeopleSoft
Duggan, KrisKris Duggan BetterWorks
Dumontet, PhilPhil Dumontet DASHED
Durov, PavelPavel Durov VK, Telegram
Dziabiak, JoshuaJoshua Dziabiak The Zebra, ShowClix
Ek, DanielDaniel Ek Spotify
Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison Oracle Corporation
Elziere, ThibaudThibaud Elziere Fotolia, EFounders
Eto, BataraBatara Eto Mixi
Ewing, MarcMarc Ewing Red Hat
Fadell, TonyTony Fadell Nest Labs
Fake, CaterinaCaterina Fake Flickr
Fallesen, Steffan SondermarkSteffan Sondermark Fallesen Servage Hosting
Fanning, JohnJohn Fanning Napster
Fanning, ShawnShawn Fanning Napster, SNOCAP, Rupture, Path
Fazal, RahimRahim Fazal Involver, Inc.
Ferdowsi, ArashArash Ferdowsi Dropbox
Ferren, BranBran Ferren Applied Minds
Filo, DavidDavid Filo Yahoo
Flint, PetePete Flint Trulia
Friedman, JaredJared Friedman Scribd
Friedman, NatNat Friedman Ximian
Friis, JanusJanus Friis Skype, Kazaa, Rdio
Fulgoni, GianGian Fulgoni ComScore
Galperin, MarcosMarcos Galperin MercadoLibre.com
Gates, BillBill Gates Microsoft
Gay, JonathanJonathan Gay FutureWave Software
Gebbia, JoeJoe Gebbia Airbnb
Gilfus, StephenStephen Gilfus CourseInfo
Gilliat, BruceBruce Gilliat Alexa Internet
Glass, NoahNoah Glass Twitter, Odeo
Taro Gold, CraigCraig Taro Gold Teleo, EVoice
Goldman, DavidDavid Goldman Sage Group
Goldstein, AdamAdam Goldstein Hipmunk
Gondal, VishalVishal Gondal GOQii, Indiagames
Gopalakrishnan, KrisKris Gopalakrishnan Infosys
Gou, TerryTerry Gou Foxconn
Green, LoganLogan Green Lyft
Greenberg, JoshJosh Greenberg Grooveshark
Gribetz, MeronMeron Gribetz Meta
Griffel, MattanMattan Griffel One Month
Gross, DanielDaniel Gross Cue
Gruener, GarrettGarrett Gruener Ask.com
Gupta, VikasVikas Gupta Jambool
Ha, DanielDaniel Ha Disqus
Hansson, David HeinemeierDavid Heinemeier Hansson Basecamp, Ruby on Rails, Instiki
Hartz, KevinKevin Hartz Eventbrite
Hastings, ReedReed Hastings Netflix
Heiferman, ScottScott Heiferman Meetup
Henderson, CalCal Henderson Slack
Herrick, JackJack Herrick WikiHow
Hewitt, JoeJoe Hewitt Firefox, Parakey
Hillis, DannyDanny Hillis Metaweb, Applied Minds
Hindawi, DavidDavid Hindawi Tanium
Hindawi, OrionOrion Hindawi Tanium
Hirschfeld, AlexaAlexa Hirschfeld Paperless Post
Hirschfeld, JamesJames Hirschfeld Paperless Post
Hitchcock, JeremyJeremy Hitchcock Dyn
Hoffman, ReidReid Hoffman LinkedIn
Holmes, RyanRyan Holmes Hootsuite
Hopp, DietmarDietmar Hopp SAP SE
Hourihan, MegMeg Hourihan Pyra Labs, Kinja
Houston, DrewDrew Houston Dropbox
Howery, KenKen Howery Paypal, Founders Fund
Hsieh, TonyTony Hsieh Zappos
Huang, Jen-HsunJen-Hsun Huang Nvidia
Huateng, MaMa Huateng Tencent
Huffman, SteveSteve Huffman Reddit, Hipmunk
Hughes, ChrisChris Hughes Facebook
Hurley, ChadChad Hurley YouTube, MixBit
Hyatt, DaveDave Hyatt Firefox, WebKit, Safari
Iba, AaronAaron Iba AppJet, Etherpad
de Icaza, MiguelMiguel de Icaza Xamarin,
Imbruce, DougDoug Imbruce Qwiki
Iribe, BrendanBrendan Iribe Oculus VR
Iyar, SubrahSubrah Iyar WebEx
Jackson, CharlieCharlie Jackson Silicon Beach Software, FutureWave Software
Jain, NaveenNaveen Jain Blucora, Moon Express, Intelius
Jain, SumitSumit Jain Commonfloor.com
James, JoshJosh James Domo, Omniture
Jia, JackJack Jia Trusper
Johnson, BryanBryan Johnson Braintree
Jones, LawrenceLawrence Jones UKFast
Joshi, VikasVikas Joshi Raptivity, Elicitus
Jun, LeiLei Jun Xiaomi, Amazon China
Kagan, TomerTomer Kagan Quixey
Kahle, BrewsterBrewster Kahle Alexa Internet
Kahn, PhilippePhilippe Kahn Fullpower Technologies, LightSurf, Starfish Software, Borland
Kalanick, TravisTravis Kalanick Uber
Kamath, NithinNithin Kamath Zerodha
Kan, JustinJustin Kan Socialcam, Twitch.tv, Exec (errand service)
Kaplan, Philip J.Philip J. Kaplan Blippy
Karim, JawedJawed Karim YouTube
Karp, AlexAlex Karp Palantir Technologies
Karp, DavidDavid Karp Tumblr
Kasahara, KenjiKenji Kasahara Mixi
Kaspersky, EugeneEugene Kaspersky Kaspersky Lab
Kejriwal, AlokAlok Kejriwal Games2win
Keywell, BradBrad Keywell Groupon, Lightbank, Mediaocean
Khan, SalmanSalman Khan Khan Academy
Khosla, VinodVinod Khosla Sun Microsystems, Khosla Ventures
Klein, ZachZach Klein Vimeo
Kobo, ODOD Kobo Pheed
Kortina, AndrewAndrew Kortina Venmo
Kopelman, JoshJosh Kopelman Half.com
Koum, JanJan Koum Whatsapp
Kremen, GaryGary Kremen Match.com
Krieger, MikeMike Krieger Instagram
Kurnit, ScottScott Kurnit About.com
Kushner, JoshuaJoshua Kushner Oscar Health
Lancker, Willem VanWillem Van Lancker Oyster
Laplanche, RenaudRenaud Laplanche Lending Club
Leeds, DougDoug Leeds Ask.com
Lefkofsky, EricEric Lefkofsky Groupon, Lightbank, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings
Lerman, HowardHoward Lerman Yext
Levchin, MaxMax Levchin Zip2, Paypal, Affirm
Levie, AaronAaron Levie Box
Levitt, JeremyJeremy Levitt Service Seeking
Li, RobinRobin Li Baidu
Lin, KennethKenneth Lin Credit Karma
Lingham, VinnyVinny Lingham Yola, Silicon Cape Initiative
Livingston, TedTed Livingston Kik Messenger
Lodwick, JakeJake Lodwick Vimeo
Lonsdale, JoeJoe Lonsdale Palantir Technologies, Addepar
Lore, MarcMarc Lore Diapers.com, Jet.com
Luckey, PalmerPalmer Luckey Oculus VR
Lütke, TobiasTobias Lütke Shopify
Lyon, BarrettBarrett Lyon Prolexic Technologies, Defense.Net
Lyons, AdamAdam Lyons The Zebra
Ma, JackJack Ma Alibaba Group
Magazinnik, IgorIgor Magazinnik Viber
Mahesh, B.G.B.G. Mahesh Oneindia
Malachowsky, ChrisChris Malachowsky Nvidia
Malavalli, KumarKumar Malavalli InMage, Brocade Communications Systems
Manoogian III, JohnJohn Manoogian III 140 Proof
Marco, TalmonTalmon Marco Viber
Masnick, MikeMike Masnick Techdirt
Mason, AndrewAndrew Mason Groupon
Mattes, DanielDaniel Mattes Jumio
McCollum, AndrewAndrew McCollum Facebook
McCue, MikeMike McCue Tellme Networks, Flipboard
McKelvey, JimJim McKelvey Square Inc.
Meister, William vonWilliam von Meister The Source, AOL, CompuServe
Mendelson, JordanJordan Mendelson SNOCAP, Yelp SeatMe
Merriman, DwightDwight Merriman DoubleClick, MongoDB Inc.
Michael, AndrewAndrew Michael Fasthosts, Livedrive
Mickiewicz, MattMatt Mickiewicz SitePoint, Flippa, 99designs
Min, ZhuZhu Min WebEx
Miner, RichRich Miner Wildfire Communications, Android
Minor, Halsey McLeanHalsey McLean Minor CNET
Mitra, AmbarishAmbarish Mitra Blippar, Layar
Modi, SaketSaket Modi Lucideus
Monier, LouisLouis Monier AltaVista
Morin, DaveDave Morin Path
Moskovitz, DustinDustin Moskovitz Facebook, Asana
Mullenweg, MattMatt Mullenweg WordPress
Murphy, BobbyBobby Murphy Snapchat
Musk, ElonElon Musk Paypal
Nadar, ShivShiv Nadar HCL
Nadella, SatyaSatya Nadella Microsoft
Nalden, Nalden WeTransfer
Murthy, N.R.NarayanaN.R.Narayana Murthy Infosys
Narendra, DivyaDivya Narendra ConnectU, SumZero
Navin, AshwinAshwin Navin BitTorrent
Needham, ColCol Needham IMDb
Neiman, SethSeth Neiman Brocade Communications Systems
Newmark, CraigCraig Newmark Craigslist
Nguyen, BillBill Nguyen Color Labs, Lala
Nijhawan, PreetishPreetish Nijhawan Akamai Technologies
Nilekani, NandanNandan Nilekani Infosys
Nosek, LukeLuke Nosek Paypal
Ohanian, AlexisAlexis Ohanian Reddit
Olmert, ShaulShaul Olmert Playbuzz
Omidyar, PierrePierre Omidyar eBay
Pachikov, StepanStepan Pachikov Evernote
Page, LarryLarry Page Google
Park, JamesJames Park Fitbit
Parker, SeanSean Parker Spotify, Plaxo, Napster, Causes
Parsons, BobBob Parsons Go Daddy
Partovi, AliAli Partovi Code.org, LinkExchange, ILike
Patni, NarendraNarendra Patni IGATE
Patzer, AaronAaron Patzer Mint.com Fountain
Paul, SunilSunil Paul Sidecar, Brightmail
Pera, RobertRobert Pera Ubiquiti Networks, Memphis Grizzlies
Peretti, JonahJonah Peretti BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post
Persson, MarkusMarkus Persson Mojang
Pincus, MarkMark Pincus Zynga
Plattner, HassoHasso Plattner SAP SE
Poole, ChristopherChristopher Poole 4chan.org
Poort, JorisJoris Poort Rescale
Sri Prakash, BhargavBhargav Sri Prakash FriendsLearn
Ved Prakash, VipulVipul Ved Prakash Cloudmark, Topsy Labs
Premji, AzimAzim Premji WIPRO
Priem, CurtisCurtis Priem Nvidia
Proulx, TomTom Proulx Intuit
Qiangdong, LiuLiu Qiangdong JD.com
Radfar, HoomanHooman Radfar AddThis
Raghavan, N. S.N. S. Raghavan Infosys
Rajaram, DhirajDhiraj Rajaram Mu Sigma Inc.
Ranadive, VivekVivek Ranadive TIBCO Software
Rao, JerryJerry Rao Mphasis
Rashid, OsmanOsman Rashid Kno, Chegg
Raskin, AzaAza Raskin Songza
Rasmussen, Jens EilstrupJens Eilstrup Rasmussen Google Maps, Google Wave
Rasmussen, LarsLars Rasmussen Google Maps
Ritter, JordanJordan Ritter Cloudmark
Robertson, MichaelMichael Robertson MP3.com, Linspire, Gizmo5
Rojas, PeterPeter Rojas Gizmodo, Engadget, Joystiq
Roscheisen, MartinMartin Roscheisen FindLaw
Rose, KevinKevin Rose Digg
Rosedale, PhilipPhilip Rosedale Linden Lab
Rosenschein, BobBob Rosenschein Curiyo, Answers.com
Rosenstein, JustinJustin Rosenstein Asana
Ross, BlakeBlake Ross Firefox, Parakey
Rubin, AndyAndy Rubin Danger, Android
Rudder, ChristianChristian Rudder OkCupid
Rutledge, MattMatt Rutledge Woot
P. Ryan, KevinKevin P. Ryan MongoDB Inc., DoubleClick, Business Insider
O. Sacks, DavidDavid O. Sacks Yammer
Samwer, AlexanderAlexander Samwer Jamba!, Lazada Group
Sanger, LarryLarry Sanger Citizendium, Wikipedia
Sethi, SanjaySanjay Sethi ShopClues
Saverin, EduardoEduardo Saverin Facebook
Schaaf, AlanAlan Schaaf Imgur
Schachter, JoshuaJoshua Schachter Delicious
Schambach, StephanStephan Schambach Demandware, Intershop Communications AG
Sculley, JohnJohn Sculley Zeta Interactive
Seibert, JeffJeff Seibert Crashlytics
Selvadurai, NaveenNaveen Selvadurai Foursquare
Shah, KunalKunal Shah FreeCharge
Shank, SamSam Shank Hotel Tonight
Shapira, LironLiron Shapira Quixey
Sharma, KartikeyaKartikeya Sharma NewsX
Sharma, Vijay ShekharVijay Shekhar Sharma Paytm
Sharp, EvanEvan Sharp Pinterest
Shear, EmmettEmmett Shear Justin.tv, Twitch.tv
Shibulal, S. D.S. D. Shibulal Infosys
Shuttleworth, MarkMark Shuttleworth Canonical, Thawte
Silbermann, BenBen Silbermann Pinterest
Simmons, RusselRussel Simmons Yelp
Sindhu, PradeepPradeep Sindhu Juniper Networks
Singh, JeetJeet Singh Art Technology Group
Sinha, GunjanGunjan Sinha EGain
Sinha, RashmiRashmi Sinha Slideshare
Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll EBay
Smith, DylanDylan Smith Box
Soender, AleksanderAleksander Soender Haxi
Soota, AshokAshok Soota Happiest Minds Technologies
Sotira, AngeloAngelo Sotira DeviantArt
Spiegel, EvanEvan Spiegel Snapchat
Spolsky, JoelJoel Spolsky Stack Exchange, Fog Creek Software
Steelberg, ChadChad Steelberg AdForce, DMarc Broadcasting
Steelberg, RyanRyan Steelberg AdForce, DMarc Broadcasting
Steinberg, David A.David A. Steinberg Zeta Interactive
Stokols, StephenStephen Stokols FreedomPop
Stone, BizBiz Stone Twitter
Stoppelman, JeremyJeremy Stoppelman Yelp
Straub, AlexanderAlexander Straub Truphone
Subramanian, KrishnaKrishna Subramanian BlueLithium
Swartz, AaronAaron Swartz Reddit
Systrom, KevinKevin Systrom Instagram
Tabizel, DavidDavid Tabizel VideoJug, HP Autonomy
Tanaka, YoshikazuYoshikazu Tanaka GREE, Inc.
Tanriseven, TolgaTolga Tanriseven GirlsAskGuys
Taylor, BretBret Taylor FriendFeed, Quip
Teare, KeithKeith Teare Techcrunch, RealNames, Easynet
Templeton, ChuckChuck Templeton OpenTable
Tesovic, MilunMilun Tesovic MetroLyrics
Tewari, NaveenNaveen Tewari InMobi
Thiel, PeterPeter Thiel Paypal, Palantir Technologies, Clarium Capital, Founders Fund
Tschira, KlausKlaus Tschira SAP SE
Tseng, GregGreg Tseng Tagged
Ulevitch, DavidDavid Ulevitch OpenDNS, EveryDNS
Varshavskaya, DeenaDeena Varshavskaya Wanelo
Valade, PierrePierre Valade Sunrise Calendar
Veen, Ricky VanRicky Van Veen CollegeHumor
Villalonga, JuanJuan Villalonga Terra.com
Wadhwani, RomeshRomesh Wadhwani Symphony Technology Group
Wagner, DanDan Wagner Venda Inc
Wagner, ToddTodd Wagner Broadcast.com
Waldron, JustinJustin Waldron Zynga
Wales, JimmyJimmy Wales Wikipedia, Wikia
Walrath, MichaelMichael Walrath Right Media
Warthen, DavidDavid Warthen Ask.com
Weinreich, AndrewAndrew Weinreich SixDegrees.com
Wellenreuther, ClausClaus Wellenreuther SAP SE
Preston-Werner, TomTom Preston-Werner GitHub, Gravatar
Williams, EvanEvan Williams Blogger, Twitter, Medium
Winebaum, JakeJake Winebaum FamilyFun, Business.com
Wong, BrianBrian Wong kiip
Wong, KyleKyle Wong Pixlee
Woods, StevenSteven Woods NeoEdge Networks
Wylie, GrahamGraham Wylie Sage Group
Xu, EricEric Xu Baidu
Yadav, RahulRahul Yadav Housing.com
Yagan, SamSam Yagan OkCupid, SparkNotes
Yalamanchi, RamuRamu Yalamanchi Hi5
Yang, DavidDavid Yang ABBYY
Yang, JerryJerry Yang Yahoo
York, KyleKyle York Dyn
Young, BobBob Young Red Hat
Yu, PeggyPeggy Yu Dangdang
Zimmer, JohnJohn Zimmer Lyft
Zuckerberg, MarkMark Zuckerberg Facebook

See also

References

  1. Radoff, Jon. "On Being an Internet Entrepreneur". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

Further reading

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