Mitchell David Kapor
Founder at Kapor Capital Management Co LLC
Profile
Mitchell David Kapor is the founder of Lotus Development Corp.
(1982), Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. (1990), Xmarks, Inc. (2006), Kapor Capital Management Co LLC (1999), and Mitchell Kapor Foundation (1997).
He is currently the Co-Chairman of MK Kapor Center for Social Impact, Director of UNOW, Inc., Director of Blokable, Inc., Director of The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy, Director of Smash Academy (since 2001), Trustee of Level Playing Field Corp.
(since 2003), and Advisor of Fundly, Inc. He held former positions as Chairman of Linden Research, Inc. (2009), Chairman of The Mozilla Foundation, Chairman of The Open Source Applications Foundation (2002-2007), Director of ePals, Inc., Principal of UUNET Technologies, Inc., Principal of RealNetworks, Inc., Advisory of Generation Investment Management LLP (2006-2010), and Principal of Posterous, Inc. Mr. Kapor received his undergraduate degree from Yale University.
Mitchell David Kapor active positions
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Kapor Capital Management Co LLC
Kapor Capital Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kapor Capital Management Co LLC (Kapor Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Freada Kapor Klein and Mitchell David Kapor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 1998-12-31 |
Fundly, Inc.
Fundly, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fundly, Inc. operates an online social fundraising platform for individuals and organizations raising funds for non-profits, charities, politics, schools, clubs, teams, and groups. It is designed to raise funds via websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The company was founded by David Boyce, James Nicol, and Erik Nilsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
UNOW, Inc.
UNOW, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services UNOW, Inc. provides competency-based learning platform. It operates online and self-paced universities that offer associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. The company was founded by David Meyer and Eugene V. Wade Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Mitchell Kapor Foundation
Mitchell Kapor Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Mitchell Kapor Foundation engages in building sustainable communities. The company was founded by Mitchell David Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Level Playing Field Corp. | Director/Board Member | 2002-12-31 |
Blokable, Inc.
Blokable, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Blokable, Inc. develops and manufactures bloks, connectable and stackable modules. The firm specializes in modular housing, design, engineering, multifamily housing, affordable housing, homeless housing, workforce housing, architecture, smart home and technology. The company was founded by Michael Duncan, Nelson Del Rio, Timothy Miller, Aaron Holm and Blair Barnes in March 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
MK Kapor Center for Social Impact
MK Kapor Center for Social Impact Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MK Kapor Center for Social Impact engages in the provision of social services which helps in technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship. The company was founded by Mitchell Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Chairman | - |
Smash Academy
Smash Academy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Smash Academy is an organization that aims to support and serve youth from underrepresented communities. The American company is dedicated to eliminating the lack of equal access in STEM faced by their scholars. Since 2004, they have provided over 1,300 motivated high school scholars from underrepresented communities with the opportunity to enhance their education. | Private Equity Investor | 2000-12-31 |
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of MK Level Playing Field Institute, The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy (SMASH) is a free, 3-year, intensive STEM-focused college prep program that empowers students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM careers. During the academic year, scholars participate in monthly programming and build relationships with facilitators and STEM professionals that reflect their same demographics. SMASH aims to serve groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields, first-generation college students, and those from low-income families. Founded in 2004 by Freada Kapor Klein, the program immerses scholars in tuition-free studies in partnership with leading universities throughout the country. The CEO is Hassan Brown. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Mitchell David Kapor
Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Lotus Development Corp.
Lotus Development Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Lotus Development Corp. was an American software company. The company was famous for their groundbreaking Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application, which was the killer application in the early days of the IBM PC which helped spread the adoption of the PC. The company also provided one of the more powerful groupware systems, Lotus Notes. The company was headquartered in Cambridge, MA | Technology Services |
UUNET Technologies, Inc.
UUNET Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services UUNET Technologies, Inc. is the world's largest provider of Internet services, offering a comprehensive range of access options, World Wide Web hosting services, security products and consulting services to businesses, professionals, and on-line service providers. The company's network is comprised of Points of Presence (POPs) throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as connections to Internet service providers around the world. Founded in 1987, UUNET is recognized as the first commercial Internet service provider | Technology Services |
RealNetworks, Inc.
RealNetworks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RealNetworks, Inc. engages in the provision of network-delivered digital media applications and services to manage, play, and share digital media. It offers SAFR, RealPlayer, Kontxt, Gamehouse, Realtimes, RealMedia, and mobile services. It operates through the following segment: Consumer Media, Mobile Services, Games. The Consumer Media segment generates revenue from video compression and enhancement technology portfolio. The Mobile Services segment is consisted of the various digital media services to mobile and online service providers as software as a service (SaaS) offerings. The Games segment focuses on the development, publishing, and distribution of casual games, which are offered via mobile devices, digital downloads, and subscription play. The company was founded by Robert Glaser in February 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Linden Research, Inc.
Linden Research, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Linden Research, Inc. engages in the development and operation of virtual world platform Second Life. It also involves in registered money services business under the Tilia platform. The company was founded by Philip Rosedale in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Level Playing Field Corp. | |
ePals, Inc.
ePals, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ePals, Inc. offers K-12 schools, teachers, students and parents a safe and secure global online communications and collaboration platform for building educational communities, providing quality digital content and facilitating 21st century learning. The world's largest K-12 learning network, ePals Global Community™ consists of educators and reaches, many students and parents in many countries and territories. The global scale of ePals' network offers teachers, students and parent's unprecedented ability to facilitate teaching and student learning by sharing projects and best practices, connecting with other classrooms and learners around the corner and around the globe, and accessing content and lesson plans designed for an increasingly digital and networked world. With an estimated 500 million students online at school and/or at home, the ePals learning network is transforming education by offering teachers and students a true combination of standards-based content with tools for authentic learning. Students are learning in a real-world setting that builds digital literacy skills, improves critical thinking and introduces students to multiple points-of-view. | Technology Services |
Generation Investment Management LLP
Generation Investment Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Generation Investment Management LLP (Generation) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2004 and manages the Generation specialist fund range, which focuses on global sustainability issues, for institutional investors, foundations, family offices, endowments and high-net worth individuals. Generation is a founding signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). | Finance |
The Mozilla Foundation
The Mozilla Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Mozilla Foundation operates as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the public benefit. The foundation also wholly owns the subsidiary organization, the Mozilla Corporation. Its purpose is to develop open source, standards compliant, free Internet applications that will be useable free of charge. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Commercial Services |
The Open Source Applications Foundation | Miscellaneous |
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. provides legal and advocacy services. It offers free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies. The company was founded by John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore in July 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Xmarks, Inc.
Xmarks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Xmarks, Inc. provides browsing and bookmarks add-on software services. It offers bookmark-powered web discovery features. The company was founded by Todd Agulnick, David Loftesness and Mitchell David Kapor in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Posterous, Inc.
Posterous, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Posterous, Inc. operated as a hosting platform for customized websites, photos, social sites, and other attached data. The company was founded on July 2008 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Kapor Capital Management Co LLC
Kapor Capital Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kapor Capital Management Co LLC (Kapor Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Freada Kapor Klein and Mitchell David Kapor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Fundly, Inc.
Fundly, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fundly, Inc. operates an online social fundraising platform for individuals and organizations raising funds for non-profits, charities, politics, schools, clubs, teams, and groups. It is designed to raise funds via websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The company was founded by David Boyce, James Nicol, and Erik Nilsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
UNOW, Inc.
UNOW, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services UNOW, Inc. provides competency-based learning platform. It operates online and self-paced universities that offer associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. The company was founded by David Meyer and Eugene V. Wade Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Mitchell Kapor Foundation
Mitchell Kapor Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Mitchell Kapor Foundation engages in building sustainable communities. The company was founded by Mitchell David Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Commercial Services |
Blokable, Inc.
Blokable, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Blokable, Inc. develops and manufactures bloks, connectable and stackable modules. The firm specializes in modular housing, design, engineering, multifamily housing, affordable housing, homeless housing, workforce housing, architecture, smart home and technology. The company was founded by Michael Duncan, Nelson Del Rio, Timothy Miller, Aaron Holm and Blair Barnes in March 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Finance |
MK Kapor Center for Social Impact
MK Kapor Center for Social Impact Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MK Kapor Center for Social Impact engages in the provision of social services which helps in technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship. The company was founded by Mitchell Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Commercial Services |
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of MK Level Playing Field Institute, The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy (SMASH) is a free, 3-year, intensive STEM-focused college prep program that empowers students to deepen their talents and pursue STEM careers. During the academic year, scholars participate in monthly programming and build relationships with facilitators and STEM professionals that reflect their same demographics. SMASH aims to serve groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields, first-generation college students, and those from low-income families. Founded in 2004 by Freada Kapor Klein, the program immerses scholars in tuition-free studies in partnership with leading universities throughout the country. The CEO is Hassan Brown. | Commercial Services |
Smash Academy
Smash Academy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Smash Academy is an organization that aims to support and serve youth from underrepresented communities. The American company is dedicated to eliminating the lack of equal access in STEM faced by their scholars. Since 2004, they have provided over 1,300 motivated high school scholars from underrepresented communities with the opportunity to enhance their education. | Commercial Services |
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