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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|4}}
| birth_place = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada
| alma_mater = [[University of Calgary]] (BSc, MSc)
| alma_mater = [[University of Calgary]] (BSc & MSc)
| occupation = Businessman, investor, software engineer
| occupation = Founder, Expa<br/> Co-founder & board member, [[Uber]]<br/> Founder & chairman, [[StumbleUpon]]
| title = Founder of Expa<br /> Co-founder & Board member of [[Uber]]<br /> Founder & Chairman of [[StumbleUpon]]
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'''Garrett Camp''' (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian [[billionaire]] entrepreneur.<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=[[Canadian Business]] |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 [[StumbleUpon]], a [[search engine]]; and co-founding [[Uber]];<ref name="interview" /> Camp is chairman of Mix, the successor to StumbleUpon, and served on the board of directors of Uber until 2020. He lives in [[Los Angeles]].<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>
'''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=[[Canadian Business]] |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 [[StumbleUpon]] and is a co-founder of [[Uber]].<ref name="interview" /> He lives in [[Los Angeles]].<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 [[Calgary, Alberta]], 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"/> He graduated from the [[University of Calgary]] with a bachelor's degree in [[electrical engineering]] in 2001, and later earned a master's degree in software engineering, researching [[collaborative software|collaborative systems]], [[evolutionary algorithm]]s and [[information retrieval]].<ref name=":1" />
Camp was born and raised in [[Calgary, Alberta]], 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 [[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 software|collaborative systems]], [[evolutionary algorithm]]s, and [[information retrieval]].<ref name=":1" />


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Garrett Camp (2403518878).jpg|thumbnail|Camp at the 2008 [[The Next Web]] Conference in Amsterdam]]
[[File:Garrett Camp (2403518878).jpg|thumbnail|Camp at the 2008 [[The Next Web]] Conference in Amsterdam]]


In 2002, Camp co-founded [[StumbleUpon]]. It was the first personalized [[search engine]] platform.<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 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= [[BBC News]] |date=29 March 2007}}</ref> In 2007, StumbleUpon was acquired by [[eBay]]<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=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |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=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|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>
In 2002, Camp co-founded [[StumbleUpon]]. It was the first personalized [[search engine]] 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= [[BBC News]] |date=29 March 2007}}</ref> In 2007, StumbleUpon was acquired by [[eBay]]<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=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |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=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|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>


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=[[VentureBeat]] |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=[[TechCrunch]]|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=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|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=[[Forbes]]|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=[[VentureBeat]] |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=[[TechCrunch]]|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=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|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=[[Forbes]]|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>


===Uber===
===Uber===
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==Wealth==
==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]]''.<ref name="forbesmarch2">[https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2015/03/02/forbes-29th-annual-worlds-billionaires-issue/ Forbes' 29th Annual World's Billionaires Issue], ''Forbes'', March 2, 2015</ref> As of November 2022, Camp's net worth is calculated at US$2.7 billion according to [[Forbes]].<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 ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="forbesmarch2">[https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2015/03/02/forbes-29th-annual-worlds-billionaires-issue/ Forbes' 29th Annual World's Billionaires Issue], ''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 [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] 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 2017, Camp joined [[The Giving Pledge]], 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>
In 2017, Camp joined [[The Giving Pledge]], 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>


In June 2019, Camp purchased of a mansion in [[Trousdale Estates]] of [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] 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=[[Forbes]] |title=Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Breaks Property Records In Beverly Hills For $72 Million |first=Amy Rose |last=Dobson |date=2019-07-03}}</ref> it drew criticism from Uber drivers struggling for higher pay and better working conditions.<ref>Levin, Sam (2 Jul 2019) [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/02/los-angeles-mansion-sales-homelessness-increase "Uber co-founder buys record-breaking LA mansion for $72.5m as drivers fight for wages."] 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=[[The Almanac (Menlo Park)|The Almanac]] |first=Angela |last=Swartz |date=2019-11-06}}</ref>
In June 2019, after Camp purchased a mansion in [[Trousdale Estates]] of [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] 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=[[Forbes]] |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) [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/02/los-angeles-mansion-sales-homelessness-increase "Uber co-founder buys record-breaking LA mansion for $72.5m as drivers fight for wages."] 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=[[The Almanac (Menlo Park)|The Almanac]] |first=Angela |last=Swartz |date=2019-11-06}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Canadian expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriates in the United States]]
[[Category:Canadian investors]]
[[Category:Canadian investors]]
[[Category:Canadian transportation businesspeople]]
[[Category:Canadian technology chief executives]]
[[Category:Canadian technology company founders]]
[[Category:Canadian technology company founders]]
[[Category:Directors of Uber]]
[[Category:Directors of Uber]]

Latest revision as of 23:57, 1 August 2024

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.[1][2] He helped build the search engine StumbleUpon and is a co-founder of Uber.[3] He lives in Los Angeles.[4]

Early life and education

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Camp was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[5] His father was an economist, and his mother an artist; both later became home builders.[4] 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.[5]

Career

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Camp at the 2008 The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam

In 2002, Camp co-founded StumbleUpon. It was the first personalized search engine platform.[3][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 2007, StumbleUpon was acquired by eBay[12] and in 2009 StumbleUpon was spun-out.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Following its spin-off, Camp worked to expand its services[16] and grow the company.[19] In 2012, Camp left StumbleUpon.[20]

In 2014, Camp founded Expa Labs with the goal of growing new companies.[21] In 2015, Camp reacquired StumbleUpon.[22] It operated until 2018, when it transitioned to Mix, a venture built in part through Expa Labs.[23][24]

Uber

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In 2009, Camp founded Uber as UberCab[25][26][27] In 2011, the company continued to expand across the United States and abroad.[28][29] In 2020, Camp left Uber's board of directors but remained a board observer.[30]

In 2022, Camp was portrayed by actor Jon Bass in Super Pumped, a drama series based on Uber.[31]

Investments

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In the past, Camp has invested in Prism Skylabs;[32] and BlackJet, an on-demand private aviation service.[33]

Awards and honors

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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.[34][35] In 2008, Camp was named by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs.[36] In 2013, Camp was honored at the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards for his accomplishments at both StumbleUpon and Uber.[37]

Wealth

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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.[38] 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.[39]

In 2017, Camp joined The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away half of his wealth to charity.[40]

In June 2019, after Camp purchased a mansion in Trousdale Estates of Beverly Hills for $72.5 million,[41][42] Uber drivers struggling for higher pay and better working conditions picketed his home.[43][44]

References

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  1. ^ McCullough, Michael (21 September 2011). "Stumbling upon success". Canadian Business. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ Camp, Garrett (2011-10-22). "The Start-Up Advantage". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon Co-Founder". CenterNetworks. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20.
  4. ^ a b "Bloomberg profile: Garrett Camp". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Plana, Vincent (11 January 2018). "17 Facts You Didn't Know About Uber Co-Founder's $68 Billion Fortune". www.narcity.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ^ Helft, Miguel (2007-10-07). "A Way to Find Your Corner of the Internet Sky". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Garrett Camp: "one-size-fits-all in search is history"". The Next Web. 4 April 2008.
  8. ^ "SoMa-Based StumbleUpon Provides a "Forward Button" for Discovery on the Internet". 7x7SF. August 2011.
  9. ^ "Q&A With Garrett Camp, Founder & Chief Architect, StumbleUpon". Search Engine Land. 4 April 2007.
  10. ^ "The Serendipity Of StumbleUpon - an interview with Garrett Camp, Chief Architect". ReadWriteWeb. 17 October 2006.
  11. ^ Waters, Darren (29 March 2007). "Web 2.0 wonders: StumbleUpon". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  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.
  14. ^ "StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp Speaks (About Being a Born-Again Start-up)!". AllThingsD.
  15. ^ Joyner, April (July 2011). "Garrett Camp: Buying Back the Company". Inc.
  16. ^ a b Mangalindan, JP (29 February 2012). "How StumbleUpon saved itself". Fortune. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  17. ^ Borzo, Jeanette (November 15, 2010). "Interview with Garrett Camp: The Perils of Being the Little Fish". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  18. ^ Tsotsis, Alexia (March 17, 2011). "StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp On What It's Like To Buy Back Your Company". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  19. ^ Ha, Anthony (April 26, 2012). "StumbleUpon Reaches 25M Registered Users, Plans For Global Expansion And API". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  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.
  27. ^ "UberCab Closes Uber Angel Round". TechCrunch. 15 October 2010.
  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.
  32. ^ FinSMEs (2011-09-14). "Prism Skylabs Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  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
  39. ^ Bloomberg (2024-02-18). "Bloomberg Billionaires Index". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  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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