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Jan Koum (Ukrainian: Ян Кум; born Yan Borysovych Kum, Ukrainian: Ян Борисович Кум, on February 24, 1976) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$19.3
1 day ago · Jan Koum cofounded WhatsApp, now the world's biggest mobile messaging service, in 2009. Facebook bought the startup for $22 billion in cash and stock in 2014. He resigned as CEO of WhatsApp in...
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May 1, 2018 · In 2014, as Facebook was secretly preparing to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion, WIRED profiled founder Jan Koum. This is the story of how he fled communism, lived on welfare, and then sold...
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Feb 28, 2022 · Find out how Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp, went from living in poverty to selling his company for $19 billion dollars.
Jun 15, 2022 · But based on an examination of tax returns filed by Koum’s foundation before the war, the publicity-shy WhatsApp founder, who arrived in California as a teenager, is more entwined than meets...
Oct 14, 2023 · Discover Jan Koum's inspirational rise, from humble beginnings in Kyiv to co-founding WhatsApp, one of the world's biggest tech acquisitions. Skip to content Menu
Feb 20, 2014 · Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion deal to sell his company WhatsApp to Facebook earlier today.