Evan Spiegel: Founder of Snapchat, which left its mark on an era
French-American entrepreneur making billions of dollars thanks to people using the dog filter on Snapchat.
He was born in 1990 in Los Angeles. Following in his father's footsteps, he enrolled at Stanford University. The choice of university was one of the most important moments in Spiegel's life. Because the young billionaire founded Snapchat with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown, whom he met here. Snapchat, which started out as a course project in college, soon ceased to be a simple assignment. Realizing this potential, Spiegel left school in 2012 to devote more time to this project.
On the one hand, Spiegel, who works on Snapchat, started working at a company called software manufacturer Intuit to cover his personal expenses during these years. Spiegel, who later moved to his parents' house to devote all his time to Snapchat, returned to Palisades. Even during the period when the company opened its own office, Spiegel continued to live with his father in Palisades. The name of Spiegel, who came back to his own home in 2014, was also heard frequently in the technology world at this time.
Facebook, which acquired Instagram in 2012 for 1 billion dollars, offered Spiegel 3 times more than this offer in 2013. However, Spiegel turned down Facebook's $3 billion offer and continued on his own. Spiegel, who received a serious investment in 2015, did not hesitate to invest in himself and bought his first Ferrari this year. On the way to becoming the star of technology news, Spiegel was on the agenda of the tabloid press in 2016. Spiegel, who fell in love with supermodel Miranda Kerr, who broke up with Orlando Bloom, bought a $12 million mansion in 2016 to live with Miranda Kerr.
The couple announced their engagement two months later. Kerr did not leave Spiegel alone during the IPO. The famous model took a lot of snaps with her employees and friends and shared them with her followers on her account.
Snap Inc. went public in 2017 with a valuation of 20 billion.
Spiegel was on the cover of Vogue Italy
Another known hobby of Spiegel is his interest in the music industry. Considering that Sony Entertainment CEO Michal Lynton is a long-term Snapchat board member, it is easy to observe this interest. At the same time, Spiegel, who closely follows the fashion industry compared to other CEOs, also has the cover photo taken for Vogue Italy in January 2015.
