Company · Software · founded 2007
Dropbox
File hosting and cloud storage company founded by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, incorporated in May 2007 as Evenflow, Inc. It began trading on Nasdaq on March 23, 2018.
Of the 3 people here linked to Dropbox, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at Anthropic. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
3 people at Dropbox
Founder Still there
Role
Co-founder and CEO; executive chairman transition announced May 2026, 2007–now
Also at
Source
· medium confidence. Wikipedia says that in May 2026 he was to step down as CEO and become executive chairman, serving first as co-CEO with Ashraf Alkarmi; it does not confirm the transition has taken place.
Technology · Software 2 / 0
Drew Houston
Co-founder of Dropbox; CEO 2007-2026, now executive chairman
comfortable · some · college degree
Investor Past
Role
Investor, through QueensBridge Venture Partners
Source
· medium confidence. The source lists Dropbox among portfolio companies entered "at various stages"; Wikipedia also names Dropbox. Dates and current holding are not stated, so status is recorded as past.
Music 8 / 7
Nas
Rapper, "Illmatic"; co-founder, QueensBridge Venture Partners and Mass Appeal Records
public housing · outsider · no college
Investor Past
Role
Investor, by his own account
Source
· medium confidence. Named in the Fortune interview among his investments. No year, amount or current holding is stated, so status is held at past.
Music 8 / 8
will.i.am
Founder, Black Eyed Peas; co-founder, Beats Electronics
public housing · outsider · no college
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