Garrett Camp Explained

Garrett Camp
Birth Date:4 October 1978
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma Mater:University of Calgary (BSc & MSc)
Occupation:Businessman, investor, software engineer
Founder of Expa
Co-founder & Board member of Uber
Founder & Chairman of StumbleUpon

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. He lives in Los Angeles.[3]

Early life and education

Camp was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[4] His father was an economist, and his mother an artist; both later became home builders.[3] 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

In 2002, Camp co-founded StumbleUpon. It was the first personalized search engine platform.[5] [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

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

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

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.[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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20121231080942/https://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/stumbling-upon-success/ . 2012-12-31 . Stumbling upon success . McCullough . Michael . 21 September 2011 . . 19 April 2019.
  2. News: Camp. Garrett. The Start-Up Advantage . The New York Times. 2011-10-22.
  3. Web site: Bloomberg profile: Garrett Camp . Bloomberg LP . 9 May 2019.
  4. Web site: 17 Facts You Didn't Know About Uber Co-Founder's $68 Billion Fortune. Plana. Vincent. www.narcity.com. 11 January 2018 . en-ca. 2019-04-30.
  5. Web site: Interview with Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon Co-Founder . CenterNetworks . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520051809/http://www.centernetworks.com/interview-with-garrett-camp-stumbleupon/ . 2012-05-20 .
  6. News: A Way to Find Your Corner of the Internet Sky . The New York Times. Miguel . Helft. 2007-10-07.
  7. Web site: Garrett Camp: "one-size-fits-all in search is history" . The Next Web. 4 April 2008.
  8. Web site: SoMa-Based StumbleUpon Provides a "Forward Button" for Discovery on the Internet . 7x7SF. August 2011.
  9. Web site: Q&A With Garrett Camp, Founder & Chief Architect, StumbleUpon . Search Engine Land. 4 April 2007.
  10. Web site: The Serendipity Of StumbleUpon - an interview with Garrett Camp, Chief Architect . ReadWriteWeb. 17 October 2006.
  11. News: Waters . Darren . Web 2.0 wonders: StumbleUpon . 23 April 2019 . . 29 March 2007.
  12. News: Company Stumbles its Way to 75 Million . The San Francisco Chronicle . Dan. Fost. 2007-06-24.
  13. Web site: StumbleUpon Beats Skype In Escaping EBay's Clutches . TechCrunch. 13 April 2009.
  14. Web site: StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp Speaks (About Being a Born-Again Start-up)! . AllThingsD.
  15. Web site: Garrett Camp: Buying Back the Company . Inc. . Joyner. April. July 2011.
  16. How StumbleUpon saved itself . Mangalindan . JP . 29 February 2012 . . 12 April 2019.
  17. News: Interview with Garrett Camp: The Perils of Being the Little Fish. Borzo. Jeanette. November 15, 2010. The Wall Street Journal. 2019-05-05.
  18. Web site: StumbleUpon's Garrett Camp On What It's Like To Buy Back Your Company. Tsotsis. Alexia. March 17, 2011. TechCrunch. 2019-05-05.
  19. Web site: StumbleUpon Reaches 25M Registered Users, Plans For Global Expansion And API. Ha. Anthony. April 26, 2012. TechCrunch. 2019-05-05.
  20. Web site: Mufassil Steps Down As StumbleUpon CEO, Will Serve As Chairman. Ha. Anthony. May 8, 2012. TechCrunch. 2019-05-05.
  21. News: Yeung . Ken . Expa raises $100 million to build more companies, launches startup accelerator . 15 April 2019 . . 30 March 2016.
  22. Web site: Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys Back Majority Share In StumbleUpon. Olanoff. Drew. August 26, 2015. TechCrunch. 2019-05-05.
  23. Web site: SU is moving to Mix. Camp. Garrett. May 23, 2018. Medium. 2019-05-05.
  24. Web site: Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Is Back To An Old Problem: Finding Interesting Things On The Internet. Carson. Biz. August 1, 2018. Forbes. en. 2019-05-05.
  25. Web site: A Peek Under the Hood at Uber . 7x7SF. 12 July 2011.
  26. News: Uber: Top 10 Tech Companies Of 2012 . Forbes. Tanya . Prive.
  27. Web site: UberCab Closes Uber Angel Round . TechCrunch. 15 October 2010.
  28. Web site: Jeffries . Adrianne . After long battle, Uber becomes first taxi app to get approved in New York City . 16 April 2019 . . 26 April 2013.
  29. News: Schechner . Sam . Uber Launches Car Pooling Service in Paris . 16 April 2019 . . 13 November 2014.
  30. Web site: Lomas . Natasha . 2020-03-31 . Uber co-founder Garrett Camp steps back from board director role . 2022-11-13 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  31. Web site: Petski . Denise . 2021-09-01 . ‘Super Pumped’: Jon Bass Joins Showtime Series About Uber From ‘Billions’ Co-Creators . 2022-11-13 . Deadline . en-US.
  32. Web site: FinSMEs . 2011-09-14 . Prism Skylabs Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding . 2022-11-13 . FinSMEs . en-US.
  33. Web site: Celeb-backed BlackJet Is Grounded. Again. . Fortune . Dan . Primack . 2016-05-05.
  34. Web site: Innovators Under 35 . MIT Technology Review.
  35. Web site: Garrett Camp Named to Technology Review's Prestigious TR35 List of Top Young Innovators . PR Newswire.
  36. Web site: Garrett Camp: Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs . Bloomberg Businessweek. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421222009/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/04/0418_youngtech_entp/source/3.htm. dead. April 21, 2008.
  37. Web site: Garrett Camp: 2013 Honoree . Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards.
  38. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2015/03/02/forbes-29th-annual-worlds-billionaires-issue/ Forbes' 29th Annual World's Billionaires Issue
  39. Web site: Bloomberg . 2024-02-18 . Bloomberg Billionaires Index . 2022-02-18 . Forbes . en.
  40. News: Uber and Infosys co-founders are latest billionaires to join The Giving Pledge. Kolodny. Lora. 2017-11-22. CNBC. 2017-12-16.
  41. Web site: Uber co-founder Garrett Camp quietly shells out $71 million for Beverly Hills mansion. 2019-06-28. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2019-07-27.
  42. Web site: Uber Cofounder Garrett Camp Breaks Property Records In Beverly Hills For $72 Million . . Amy Rose . Dobson . 2019-07-03.
  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. Web site: Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's home . . Angela . Swartz . 2019-11-06.

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