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| occupation = Businessman, investor, software engineer
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'''Garrett Camp''' (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian ] entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/stumbling-upon-success/ |title=Stumbling upon success |last=McCullough |first=Michael |date=21 September 2011 |website=] |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Camp|first=Garrett|title=The Start-Up Advantage |work= The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/jobs/23boss.html|date=2011-10-22}}</ref> He has helped build a series of companies, including founding ], a ]; co-founding ];<ref name="interview" /><ref name="ubercab" /> and founding Expa, a startup studio.<ref name="expa" /> Camp is chairman of Mix, the successor to StumbleUpon, and served on the board of directors of Uber until 2020. '''Garrett Camp''' (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and software engineer.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231080942/https://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/stumbling-upon-success/ |archivedate=2012-12-31 |url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/stumbling-upon-success/ |title=Stumbling upon success |last=McCullough |first=Michael |date=21 September 2011 |website=] |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Camp|first=Garrett|title=The Start-Up Advantage |work= The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/jobs/23boss.html|date=2011-10-22}}</ref> He helped build the search engine ] and is a co-founder of ].<ref name="interview" /> He lives in ].<ref name="Bloomberg profile">{{cite web |title=Bloomberg profile: Garrett Camp |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/garrett-camp/ |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>


== Early life and education == == Early life and education ==
Camp was born and raised in ], Canada.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/life/17-facts-you-didnt-know-about-uber-co-founders-dollar68-billion-fortune|title=17 Facts You Didn't Know About Uber Co-Founder's $68 Billion Fortune|last=Plana|first=Vincent|website=www.narcity.com|date=11 January 2018 |language=en-ca|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> His father was an economist, and his mother an artist, and both later became home builders.<ref name="Bloomberg profile">{{cite web |title=Bloomberg profile: Garrett Camp |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/garrett-camp/ |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref> He graduated from the ] with a bachelor's degree in ] in 2001, and later earned a master's degree in software engineering, researching ], ]s and ].<ref name=":1" /> Camp was born and raised in ], Canada.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/life/17-facts-you-didnt-know-about-uber-co-founders-dollar68-billion-fortune|title=17 Facts You Didn't Know About Uber Co-Founder's $68 Billion Fortune|last=Plana|first=Vincent|website=www.narcity.com|date=11 January 2018 |language=en-ca|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> His father was an economist, and his mother an artist; both later became home builders.<ref name="Bloomberg profile"/> In 2001 he graduated from the ] with a bachelor's degree in ]. Later he earned a master's degree in software engineering with a focus on ], ]s, and ].<ref name=":1" />


==Career== ==Career==
===StumbleUpon===
] Conference in Amsterdam]] ] Conference in Amsterdam]]


Camp co-founded StumbleUpon in 2002. It was the first web-discovery platform<ref>{{cite news|title=A Way to Find Your Corner of the Internet Sky |work= The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/technology/circuits/07stream.html | first=Miguel | last=Helft|date=2007-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: "one-size-fits-all in search is history" |work= The Next Web|date= 4 April 2008|url=https://thenextweb.com/2008/04/04/garreth-camp-one-size-fits-all-in-search-is-history/}}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Interview with Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon Co-Founder |work=CenterNetworks |url=http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-garrett-camp-stumbleupon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520051809/http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-garrett-camp-stumbleupon/ |archive-date=2012-05-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SoMa-Based StumbleUpon Provides a "Forward Button" for Discovery on the Internet |work= 7x7SF|date= August 2011|url=http://www.7x7.com/tech-gadgets/soma-based-stumbleupon-provides-forward-button-discovery-internet}}</ref> and personalized ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A With Garrett Camp, Founder & Chief Architect, StumbleUpon |work= Search Engine Land|date= 4 April 2007|url=http://searchengineland.com/qa-with-garrett-camp-founder-chief-architect-stumbleupon-10901}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Serendipity Of StumbleUpon - an interview with Garrett Camp, Chief Architect |work= ReadWriteWeb|date= 17 October 2006|url=http://readwrite.com/2006/10/16/stumbleupon_interview}}</ref> The service enabled users to discover web content with a single click,{{clarify|What?|date=September 2020}} during the ] era.<ref name="waters">{{cite news |last1=Waters |first1= Darren |title= Web 2.0 wonders: StumbleUpon |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6506055.stm |accessdate=23 April 2019 |work= ] |date=29 March 2007}}</ref> In 2006, StumbleUpon relocated to San Francisco, after receiving its first round of funding from Silicon Valley ]. In 2007, StumbleUpon was included on the '']'' magazine's "50 Best Websites" list,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=StumbleUpon: 50 Best Websites 2007 |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633594,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712094005/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633594,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2007 | magazine=Time | date=2007-07-08}}</ref> and on its 2013 "50 Must-Have iPad Apps" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=StumbleUpon: 50 Must-Have iPad Apps |url=http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/50-must-have-ipad-apps/slide/stumbleupon/ |magazine=Time |date=2013-04-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419233406/http://techland.time.com/2013/04/15/50-must-have-ipad-apps/slide/stumbleupon/ |archive-date=2013-04-19 }}</ref> In 2002, Camp co-founded ]. It was the first personalized ] platform.<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Interview with Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon Co-Founder |work=CenterNetworks |url=https://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-garrett-camp-stumbleupon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520051809/http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-garrett-camp-stumbleupon/ |archive-date=2012-05-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Way to Find Your Corner of the Internet Sky |work= The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/technology/circuits/07stream.html | first=Miguel | last=Helft|date=2007-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: "one-size-fits-all in search is history" |work= The Next Web|date= 4 April 2008|url=https://thenextweb.com/2008/04/04/garreth-camp-one-size-fits-all-in-search-is-history/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SoMa-Based StumbleUpon Provides a "Forward Button" for Discovery on the Internet |work= 7x7SF|date= August 2011|url=http://www.7x7.com/tech-gadgets/soma-based-stumbleupon-provides-forward-button-discovery-internet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A With Garrett Camp, Founder & Chief Architect, StumbleUpon |work= Search Engine Land|date= 4 April 2007|url=http://searchengineland.com/qa-with-garrett-camp-founder-chief-architect-stumbleupon-10901}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Serendipity Of StumbleUpon - an interview with Garrett Camp, Chief Architect |work= ReadWriteWeb|date= 17 October 2006|url=http://readwrite.com/2006/10/16/stumbleupon_interview}}</ref><ref name="waters">{{cite news |last1=Waters |first1= Darren |title= Web 2.0 wonders: StumbleUpon |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6506055.stm |accessdate=23 April 2019 |work= ] |date=29 March 2007}}</ref> In 2007, StumbleUpon was acquired by ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Company Stumbles its Way to 75 Million |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Company-Stumbles-its-way-to-75-million-2584813.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Dan|last=Fost|date=2007-06-24}}</ref> and in 2009 StumbleUpon was spun-out.<ref>{{cite web|title=StumbleUpon Beats Skype In Escaping EBay's Clutches |work= TechCrunch|date= 13 April 2009|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/13/ebay-unacquires-stumbleupon/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp Speaks (About Being a Born-Again Start-up)! |work= AllThingsD| url=http://allthingsd.com/20090420/stumbleupons-garrett-camp-speaks-about-being-a-born-again-start-up/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: Buying Back the Company |work= Inc. | url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201107/how-i-did-it-garrett-camp-stumbleupon.html|last=Joyner|first=April| date=July 2011}}</ref><ref name="mangalindan">{{cite magazine |url=http://fortune.com/2012/02/29/how-stumbleupon-saved-itself/ |title=How StumbleUpon saved itself |last=Mangalindan |first=JP |date=29 February 2012 |magazine=] |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703964104575334492305921172|title=Interview with Garrett Camp: The Perils of Being the Little Fish|last=Borzo|first=Jeanette|date=November 15, 2010|work=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/stumbleupon/|title=StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp On What It's Like To Buy Back Your Company|last=Tsotsis|first=Alexia|date=March 17, 2011|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> Following its spin-off, Camp worked to expand its services<ref name="mangalindan"/> and grow the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/26/stumbleupon-25m/|title=StumbleUpon Reaches 25M Registered Users, Plans For Global Expansion And API|last=Ha|first=Anthony|date=April 26, 2012|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> In 2012, Camp left StumbleUpon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/08/stumbleupon-garrett-camp-steps-down/|title=Mufassil Steps Down As StumbleUpon CEO, Will Serve As Chairman|last=Ha|first=Anthony|date=May 8, 2012|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>


StumbleUpon was acquired by ] for $75M<ref>{{cite web|title=eBay's StumbleUpon Acquisition: Confirmed at $75 Million |work= TechCrunch|date= 30 May 2007|url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/05/30/ebays-stumbleupon-acquisition-confirmed-at-75-million/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Company Stumbles its Way to 75 Million |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Company-Stumbles-its-way-to-75-million-2584813.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | first=Dan|last=Fost|date=2007-06-24}}</ref> in 2007 and spun-out in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|title=StumbleUpon Beats Skype In Escaping EBay's Clutches |work= TechCrunch|date= 13 April 2009|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/04/13/ebay-unacquires-stumbleupon/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp Speaks (About Being a Born-Again Start-up)! |work= AllThingsD| url=http://allthingsd.com/20090420/stumbleupons-garrett-camp-speaks-about-being-a-born-again-start-up/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: Buying Back the Company |work= Inc. | url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201107/how-i-did-it-garrett-camp-stumbleupon.html|last=Joyner|first=April| date=July 2011}}</ref><ref name="mangalindan">{{cite magazine |url=http://fortune.com/2012/02/29/how-stumbleupon-saved-itself/ |title=How StumbleUpon saved itself |last=Mangalindan |first=JP |date=29 February 2012 |magazine=] |access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> becoming an independent company again.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703964104575334492305921172|title=Interview with Garrett Camp: The Perils of Being the Little Fish|last=Borzo|first=Jeanette|date=November 15, 2010|work=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/17/stumbleupon/|title=StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp On What It's Like To Buy Back Your Company|last=Tsotsis|first=Alexia|date=March 17, 2011|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> Following its spin-off, Camp worked to expand its offerings to include mobile phone app discovery and social networking.<ref name="mangalindan"/> He grew the company to over one hundred employees and over 25 million registered users<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/26/stumbleupon-25m/|title=StumbleUpon Reaches 25M Registered Users, Plans For Global Expansion And API|last=Ha|first=Anthony|date=April 26, 2012|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> as its founding CEO before stepping down in mid 2012 to work on other ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/08/stumbleupon-garrett-camp-steps-down/|title=Mufassil Steps Down As StumbleUpon CEO, Will Serve As Chairman|last=Ha|first=Anthony|date=May 8, 2012|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> In August 2015, he acquired it again, after resetting all previous shareholders at $0/share.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/26/guess-whos-back-back-again/|title=Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys Back Majority Share In StumbleUpon|last=Olanoff|first=Drew|date=August 26, 2015|work=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> The platform continued to have standalone web and mobile apps until mid 2018, when its users were transitioned to the Mix.com, a venture built in part through Camp's studio startup company, Expa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@gc/su-is-moving-to-mix-c2c3bff037a5|title=SU is moving to Mix|last=Camp|first=Garrett|date=May 23, 2018|website=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2018/08/01/uber-cofounder-garrett-camp-is-back-to-an-old-problem-finding-interesting-things-on-the-internet/|title=Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Is Back To An Old Problem: Finding Interesting Things On The Internet|last=Carson|first=Biz|date=August 1, 2018|website=]|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> In 2014, Camp founded Expa Labs with the goal of growing new companies.<ref name="yeung">{{cite news |last1=Yeung |first1=Ken |title=Expa raises $100 million to build more companies, launches startup accelerator |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/30/expa-raises-100-million-to-build-more-companies-launches-startup-accelerator/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=] |date=30 March 2016}}</ref> In 2015, Camp reacquired StumbleUpon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/26/guess-whos-back-back-again/|title=Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys Back Majority Share In StumbleUpon|last=Olanoff|first=Drew|date=August 26, 2015|work=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> It operated until 2018, when it transitioned to Mix, a venture built in part through Expa Labs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@gc/su-is-moving-to-mix-c2c3bff037a5|title=SU is moving to Mix|last=Camp|first=Garrett|date=May 23, 2018|website=]|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2018/08/01/uber-cofounder-garrett-camp-is-back-to-an-old-problem-finding-interesting-things-on-the-internet/|title=Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Is Back To An Old Problem: Finding Interesting Things On The Internet|last=Carson|first=Biz|date=August 1, 2018|website=]|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>


===Uber=== ===Uber===
In 2009, Camp founded ] as UberCab<ref>{{cite web|title=A Peek Under the Hood at Uber |work= 7x7SF|date= 12 July 2011|url=http://www.7x7.com/tech-gadgets/peek-under-hood-uber}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Uber: Top 10 Tech Companies Of 2012 |work= Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2012/12/30/top-10-tech-companies-of-2012/2/ | first=Tanya | last=Prive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UberCab Closes Uber Angel Round |work= TechCrunch|date= 15 October 2010|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/15/ubercab-closes-uber-angel-round/}}</ref> In 2011, the company continued to expand across the United States and abroad.<ref name="vergenyc">{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1= Adrianne |title= After long battle, Uber becomes first taxi app to get approved in New York City |url= https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/26/4271490/uber-becomes-first-taxi-app-to-get-approved-in-new-york-city |accessdate=16 April 2019 |website=] |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="wsjparis">{{cite news |last1=Schechner |first1= Sam |title= Uber Launches Car Pooling Service in Paris |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-launches-carpooling-service-in-paris-1415896525 |accessdate=16 April 2019 |newspaper=] |date=13 November 2014}}</ref> In 2020, Camp left Uber's board of directors but remained a board observer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2020-03-31 |title=Uber co-founder Garrett Camp steps back from board director role |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/uber-co-founder-garrett-camp-steps-back-from-board-director-role/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
Camp founded Uber as UberCab<ref name="ubercab">{{cite web |title=UberCab Takes The Hassle Out Of Booking A Car Service |work= TechCrunch|date= 5 July 2010|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/05/ubercab-takes-the-hassle-out-of-booking-a-car-service/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Peek Under the Hood at Uber |work= 7x7SF|date= 12 July 2011|url=http://www.7x7.com/tech-gadgets/peek-under-hood-uber}}</ref> in early 2009 while he was CEO of StumbleUpon, and self-funded the seed round of $250K.


⚫ In 2022, Camp was portrayed by actor ] in ], a drama series based on Uber.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-09-01 |title=‘Super Pumped’: Jon Bass Joins Showtime Series About Uber From ‘Billions’ Co-Creators |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/super-pumped-jon-bass-showtime-series-uber-billions-co-creators-1234825577/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
Uber launched in San Francisco in mid 2010 with just a few cars on the road and, in late 2010, raised $1.25M in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=UberCab Closes Uber Angel Round |work= TechCrunch|date= 15 October 2010|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/15/ubercab-closes-uber-angel-round/}}</ref> In 2011, the company continued to expand across the United States and abroad, including major markets such as New York City and Paris.<ref name="vergenyc">{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1= Adrianne |title= After long battle, Uber becomes first taxi app to get approved in New York City |url= https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/26/4271490/uber-becomes-first-taxi-app-to-get-approved-in-new-york-city |accessdate=16 April 2019 |website=] |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="wsjparis">{{cite news |last1=Schechner |first1= Sam |title= Uber Launches Car Pooling Service in Paris |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-launches-carpooling-service-in-paris-1415896525 |accessdate=16 April 2019 |newspaper=] |date=13 November 2014}}</ref> Uber's motto is "Everyone's Private Driver"<ref>{{cite web|title=The Uber Experience: Everyone's Private Driver |work= Bloomberg Businessweek|url=http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-07-05/the-uber-experience-everyones-private-driver|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215165420/http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-07-05/the-uber-experience-everyones-private-driver|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> and, in mid-2012, launched UberX<ref>{{cite web|title=Uber Opens Up Platform To Non-Limo Vehicles With "Uber X," Service Will Be 35% Less Expensive |work= TechCrunch|date= 2 July 2012|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/01/uber-opens-up-platform-to-non-limo-vehicles-with-uber-x-service-will-be-35-less-expensive/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Status Symbol Moves Down Market: The Context for Uber's Lower-Priced Launch |work= AllThingsD|url=http://allthingsd.com/20120702/a-status-symbol-moves-down-market-whats-behind-the-uberx-launch/}}</ref> and Uber SUV<ref>{{cite web|title=SF, You Now Have the Freedom to Choose |work= Uber Blog|url=http://blog.uber.com/2012/07/03/sf-vehicle-choice/}}</ref> to offer customers low cost options and more vehicle choices. In late 2012, Uber launched UberTAXI,<ref>{{cite web|title=Despite NYC Delay, Uber Launches Taxi Option In SF |work= TechCrunch|date= 18 October 2012|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/17/despite-nyc-delay-uber-launches-taxi-option-in-sf/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Uber wins in NYC lawsuit filed by limo lobby, clearing the way for city to test e-hail apps |work= The Verge|date= 23 April 2013|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/23/4258112/uber-wins-in-nyc-lawsuit-filed-by-limo-lobby-clearing-the-way-for}}</ref> allowing taxi drivers to use the application with taxi-like fares for customers, and, in early 2013, CEO ] announced that Uber would begin offering a ride-sharing service,<ref>{{cite web|title=Uber Moves Deeper Into Ride Sharing, Promises To Roll Out Services Where Regulators Have Given 'Tacit Approval' |work= TechCrunch|date= 12 April 2013|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/12/uber-ride-share-almost-everywhere/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Uber Policy White Paper 1.0 by Travis Kalanick |work= Uber Blog|url=http://blog.uber.com/2013/04/12/uber-policy-white-paper-1-0/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Uber will 'aggressively' pursue carpooling model, but only when lawmakers say it's okay |work= The Verge|date= 12 April 2013|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/12/4217128/uber-will-aggressively-pursue-ridesharing}}</ref> allowing community drivers to use the application.

Uber was listed in ''Forbes''{{'s}} Top 10 Companies of 2012,<ref>{{cite news|title=Uber: Top 10 Tech Companies Of 2012 |work= Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2012/12/30/top-10-tech-companies-of-2012/2/ | first=Tanya | last=Prive}}</ref> and was ranked number 6 in '']''{{'s}} Most Innovative Companies of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uber: Most Innovative Companies 2013 |work= Fast Company|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/uber}}</ref> Uber is based in San Francisco, and has expanded in the US and abroad, offering service in over 600 cities worldwide.<ref name="kerr">Dara Kerr and Marrian Zhou, '']'', March 26, 2019.</ref>

In 2020, Camp announced that he was exiting the board of directors but would remain a board observer at the company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lomas |first=Natasha |date=2020-03-31 |title=Uber co-founder Garrett Camp steps back from board director role |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/uber-co-founder-garrett-camp-steps-back-from-board-director-role/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>

⚫ Camp is portrayed by actor ] in ], a 2022 drama series based on Uber.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-09-01 |title=‘Super Pumped’: Jon Bass Joins Showtime Series About Uber From ‘Billions’ Co-Creators |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/super-pumped-jon-bass-showtime-series-uber-billions-co-creators-1234825577/ |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Expa===
Camp formed Expa in 2013,<ref name="expa">{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp Distills His Uber And StumbleUpon Expertise Into New Holding Company Expa |work= TechCrunch|date= 2 May 2013|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/02/garrett-camp-distills-his-uber-and-stumbleupon-expertise-into-new-holding-company-expa/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp's Expa Aims to Channel StumbleUpon and Uber Lessons Into New Companies |work= AllThingsD|url=http://allthingsd.com/20130502/garrett-camps-expa-aims-to-channel-stumbleupon-and-uber-lessons-into-new-companies/?mod=atd_homepage_carousel}}</ref> integrating his ten years of start-up experience into a system for building new companies. Expa is a ] to create and launch new companies by providing early-stage startups with starting capital, a workspace, and technical advice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inside Expa Labs, Uber co-founder's take on the startup accelerator|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/11/25/expa-labs-2016-batch/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=TechCrunch|date=25 November 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="yeung">{{cite news |last1=Yeung |first1=Ken |title=Expa raises $100 million to build more companies, launches startup accelerator |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/30/expa-raises-100-million-to-build-more-companies-launches-startup-accelerator/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=] |date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Companies that partner with Expa work from offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver or, most recently, London.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Hannah|date=2020-04-29|title=Expa Launches UK Office For European Startups|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3558720/expa-launches-uk-office-for-european-startups.html|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Computerworld|language=en}}</ref>

In March 2014, Expa raised its first $50 million from investors<ref>{{cite web|title=Expa Raises $50M|url=http://expa.com/50m.html |work=expa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp's Expa Raises $50M To Build New Startups |work= TechCrunch |date= 14 March 2014 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/expa-50-million/}}</ref> to fund the design and development of new companies. In March 2016, Expa raised an additional $100 million to fund the creation of new startups. Expa has helped to build and launch a number of companies, including Mix.com, Haus.com and Cmd.com, among others.<ref name="crook">{{cite news |last1=Crook |first1=Jordan |title=Garrett Camp's latest Expa project, Mix, aims to curate the web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/01/garrett-camps-latest-expa-project-mix-aims-to-curate-the-web/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=] |date=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="jordan">{{cite news |last1=Crook |first1=Jordan |title=Uber co-founder launches new real estate venture for Expa called Haus |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/28/uber-cofounder-launches-new-real-estate-venture-for-expa-called-haus/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=] |date=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="sawers">{{cite news |last1=Sawers |first1=Paul |title=GV leads $15 million investment in stealth Canadian cybersecurity startup Cmd |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/26/gv-leads-15-million-investment-in-stealth-canadian-cybersecurity-startup-cmd/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=] |date=26 February 2019}}</ref>

===Eco===
Camp is currently working on a cryptocurrency he calls Eco. Camp is striving to make it a digital global currency that facilitates daily transactions between business as a form of payment in order to improve commonly occurring issues with digital currencies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2018/03/01/uber-co-founder-garrett-camp-is-creating-a-new-cryptocurrency/|title=Uber co-founder Garrett Camp is creating a new cryptocurrency|website=TechCrunch|date=2 March 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> Eco also aims to be the most energy efficient currency in terms of transaction verification and token generation.<ref name=":0" />


===Investments=== ===Investments===
Previously, Camp invested in Prism Skylabs;<ref>{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2011-09-14 |title=Prism Skylabs Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2011/09/prism-skylabs-raises-1-5m-seed-funding.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}</ref> SoundTracking;{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} ];{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} PSDept;{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} and BlackJet, an on-demand private aviation service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celeb-backed BlackJet Is Grounded. Again. |work=Fortune|url=http://fortune.com/2016/05/05/blackjet-grounded/}}</ref> In the past, Camp has invested in ];<ref>{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2011-09-14 |title=Prism Skylabs Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2011/09/prism-skylabs-raises-1-5m-seed-funding.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}</ref> and BlackJet, an on-demand private aviation service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celeb-backed BlackJet Is Grounded. Again. |work=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2016/05/05/blackjet-grounded/ |first=Dan |last=Primack |date=2016-05-05}}</ref>


==Awards and honors== ==Awards and honors==
Camp was named to the TR35 List of Top Innovators<ref>{{cite web|title=Innovators Under 35 |work= MIT Technology Review|url=http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=606}}</ref> under the age of 35 at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp Named to Technology Review's Prestigious TR35 List of Top Young Innovators |work= PR Newswire|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garrett-camp-named-to-technology-reviews-prestigious-tr35-list-of-top-young-innovators-58233112.html}}</ref> In 2008 Camp was named by '']'' as one of Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs |work= Bloomberg Businessweek|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0418_youngtech_entp/source/3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421222009/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0418_youngtech_entp/source/3.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> Camp was honored at the 2013 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards for his accomplishments at both StumbleUpon and Uber.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: 2013 Honoree |work= Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards|url=http://www.tribecadisruptiveinnovationawards.com/?p=267}}</ref> In 2007, Camp was named to the List of Top Innovators under the age of 35 at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innovators Under 35 |work= MIT Technology Review|url=http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/Profile.aspx?Cand=T&TRID=606}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp Named to Technology Review's Prestigious TR35 List of Top Young Innovators |work= PR Newswire|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/garrett-camp-named-to-technology-reviews-prestigious-tr35-list-of-top-young-innovators-58233112.html}}</ref> In 2008, Camp was named by '']'' as one of Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs |work= Bloomberg Businessweek|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0418_youngtech_entp/source/3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421222009/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0418_youngtech_entp/source/3.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2008}}</ref> In 2013, Camp was honored at the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards for his accomplishments at both StumbleUpon and Uber.<ref>{{cite web|title=Garrett Camp: 2013 Honoree |work= Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards|url=http://www.tribecadisruptiveinnovationawards.com/?p=267}}</ref>


==Wealth== ==Wealth==
In 2015, he was the 283rd-richest person in the world and the third-richest Canadian, with an estimated wealth of US$5.3 billion according to '']''.<ref name="forbesmarch2">, ''Forbes'', March 2, 2015</ref> As of November 2022, Camp's net worth is calculated at US$2.7 billion according to ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Garrett Camp |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/garrett-camp/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Camp was the 283rd-richest person in the world and the third-richest Canadian, with an estimated wealth of US$5.3 billion, according to '']''.<ref name="forbesmarch2">, ''Forbes'', March 2, 2015</ref> As of February 2024, Camp's net worth is calculated at US$6.18 billion, making him the fifteenth-richest Canadian, according to the ] Billionaires Index.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bloomberg |date=2024-02-18 |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index |url=https://www.bloomberg.com//billionaires/ |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

⚫ In June 2019, Camp bought a newly built, 11,000-square-foot mansion in ] of ] for $72.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-garrett-camp-beverly-hills-20190627-story.html|title=Uber co-founder Garrett Camp quietly shells out $71 million for Beverly Hills mansion|date=2019-06-28|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref> '']'' reported on disapproval in response from activists and Uber drivers, who protested ] and drew attention to the ].<ref>Levin, Sam (2 Jul 2019) The Guardian. (Retrieved September 3, 2019.)</ref>


⚫ In 2017, Camp joined ], a commitment to give away half of his wealth to charity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/22/uber-and-infosys-co-founders-join-the-giving-pledge.html|title=Uber and Infosys co-founders are latest billionaires to join The Giving Pledge|last=Kolodny|first=Lora|date=2017-11-22|work=CNBC|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref>
==Philanthropy==
⚫ Camp has joined ], a commitment to give away half of his wealth to charity. In a personal blog post announcing his plans, Camp spoke of recent travels to ], where he connected with people living without access to basic services like clean water, food and electricity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/22/uber-and-infosys-co-founders-join-the-giving-pledge.html|title=Uber and Infosys co-founders are latest billionaires to join The Giving Pledge|last=Kolodny|first=Lora|date=2017-11-22|work=CNBC|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> In 2018 Camp established the Camp Foundation, a non-profit research organization to support research into infrastructure, sustainability, and conservation projects that will have a significant global impact.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://camp.org/ |title=The Camp Foundation}}</ref>


⚫ In June 2019, after Camp purchased a mansion in ] of ] for $72.5 million,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-garrett-camp-beverly-hills-20190627-story.html|title=Uber co-founder Garrett Camp quietly shells out $71 million for Beverly Hills mansion|date=2019-06-28|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2019/07/03/uber-co-founder-breaks-property-records-in-beverly-hills-for-72m/amp/ |publisher=] |title=Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Breaks Property Records In Beverly Hills For $72 Million |first=Amy Rose |last=Dobson |date=2019-07-03}}</ref> Uber drivers struggling for higher pay and better working conditions picketed his home.<ref>Levin, Sam (2 Jul 2019) The Guardian. (Retrieved September 3, 2019.)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2019/11/06/atherton-uber-drivers-other-contract-workers-protest-outside-of-uber-investors-home |title=Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home |publisher=] |first=Angela |last=Swartz |date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Camp lives in San Francisco.<ref name="Bloomberg profile"/>


==References== ==References==
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Canadian billionaire entrepreneur (born 1978)
Garrett Camp
Camp in 2018
Born (1978-10-04) October 4, 1978 (age 46)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Calgary (BSc & MSc)
Occupation(s)Businessman, investor, software engineer
TitleFounder of Expa
Co-founder & Board member of Uber
Founder & Chairman of StumbleUpon
Websitegarrettcamp.com

Garrett Camp (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and software engineer. He helped build the search engine StumbleUpon and is a co-founder of Uber. He lives in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Camp was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His father was an economist, and his mother an artist; both later became home builders. In 2001 he graduated from the University of Calgary with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Later he earned a master's degree in software engineering with a focus on collaborative systems, evolutionary algorithms, and information retrieval.

Career

Camp at the 2008 The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam

In 2002, Camp co-founded StumbleUpon. It was the first personalized search engine platform. In 2007, StumbleUpon was acquired by eBay and in 2009 StumbleUpon was spun-out. Following its spin-off, Camp worked to expand its services and grow the company. In 2012, Camp left StumbleUpon.

In 2014, Camp founded Expa Labs with the goal of growing new companies. In 2015, Camp reacquired StumbleUpon. It operated until 2018, when it transitioned to Mix, a venture built in part through Expa Labs.

Uber

In 2009, Camp founded Uber as UberCab In 2011, the company continued to expand across the United States and abroad. In 2020, Camp left Uber's board of directors but remained a board observer.

In 2022, Camp was portrayed by actor Jon Bass in Super Pumped, a drama series based on Uber.

Investments

In the past, Camp has invested in Prism Skylabs; and BlackJet, an on-demand private aviation service.

Awards and honors

In 2007, Camp was named to the List of Top Innovators under the age of 35 at Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT. In 2008, Camp was named by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs. In 2013, Camp was honored at the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards for his accomplishments at both StumbleUpon and Uber.

Wealth

In 2015, Camp was the 283rd-richest person in the world and the third-richest Canadian, with an estimated wealth of US$5.3 billion, according to Forbes. As of February 2024, Camp's net worth is calculated at US$6.18 billion, making him the fifteenth-richest Canadian, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

In 2017, Camp joined The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away half of his wealth to charity.

In June 2019, after Camp purchased a mansion in Trousdale Estates of Beverly Hills for $72.5 million, Uber drivers struggling for higher pay and better working conditions picketed his home.

References

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  12. Fost, Dan (2007-06-24). "Company Stumbles its Way to 75 Million". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  13. "StumbleUpon Beats Skype In Escaping EBay's Clutches". TechCrunch. 13 April 2009.
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  20. Ha, Anthony (May 8, 2012). "Mufassil Steps Down As StumbleUpon CEO, Will Serve As Chairman". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  21. Yeung, Ken (30 March 2016). "Expa raises $100 million to build more companies, launches startup accelerator". VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  22. Olanoff, Drew (August 26, 2015). "Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys Back Majority Share In StumbleUpon". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  23. Camp, Garrett (May 23, 2018). "SU is moving to Mix". Medium. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  24. Carson, Biz (August 1, 2018). "Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Is Back To An Old Problem: Finding Interesting Things On The Internet". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  25. "A Peek Under the Hood at Uber". 7x7SF. 12 July 2011.
  26. Prive, Tanya. "Uber: Top 10 Tech Companies Of 2012". Forbes.
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  28. Jeffries, Adrianne (26 April 2013). "After long battle, Uber becomes first taxi app to get approved in New York City". The Verge. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  29. Schechner, Sam (13 November 2014). "Uber Launches Car Pooling Service in Paris". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  30. Lomas, Natasha (2020-03-31). "Uber co-founder Garrett Camp steps back from board director role". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  31. Petski, Denise (2021-09-01). "'Super Pumped': Jon Bass Joins Showtime Series About Uber From 'Billions' Co-Creators". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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  33. Primack, Dan (2016-05-05). "Celeb-backed BlackJet Is Grounded. Again". Fortune.
  34. "Innovators Under 35". MIT Technology Review.
  35. "Garrett Camp Named to Technology Review's Prestigious TR35 List of Top Young Innovators". PR Newswire.
  36. "Garrett Camp: Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008.
  37. "Garrett Camp: 2013 Honoree". Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards.
  38. Forbes' 29th Annual World's Billionaires Issue, Forbes, March 2, 2015
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  40. Kolodny, Lora (2017-11-22). "Uber and Infosys co-founders are latest billionaires to join The Giving Pledge". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  41. "Uber co-founder Garrett Camp quietly shells out $71 million for Beverly Hills mansion". Los Angeles Times. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  42. Dobson, Amy Rose (2019-07-03). "Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Breaks Property Records In Beverly Hills For $72 Million". Forbes.
  43. Levin, Sam (2 Jul 2019) "Uber co-founder buys record-breaking LA mansion for $72.5m as drivers fight for wages." The Guardian. (Retrieved September 3, 2019.)
  44. Swartz, Angela (2019-11-06). "Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home". The Almanac.

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