Founding associations
Brian Acton is recorded as a founder of WhatsApp LLC in the cited public company records. The person record describes Brian Acton as American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of WhatsApp.
WhatsApp LLC
WhatsApp developers. Recorded founding year: 2009.
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Brian Acton’s association with WhatsApp LLC can be researched alongside Jan Koum. The company’s recorded founding year is 2009. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.
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Public sources
- Wikidata public record Q15778935: person identity and public description.
- Wikidata public record Q52410688: founder association with WhatsApp LLC.
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