Mark Pincus is a web entrepreneur who has co-founded several web communities, including Tribe Networks, Inc. and Zygna. He is currently the CEO of Zygna, an online social gaming community.
Key Dates
- 1988: Graduates Wharton School of Business
- 1993: Graduates Harvard Business School with M.B.A.
- 1995: Founded FreeLoader with Sunil Paul
- 1997: Co-founded SupportSoft, Inc.
- 2000: Founded Tank Hill with Martin Roscheisen
- 2000: SupportSoft, Inc. goes public
- 2003: Co-founded Tribe Networks, Inc.
- 2008: Launches Zygna, maker of Facebook-compatible game applications
Zygna
In January, 2008, Pincus launched Zygna, a company which seeks to capitalize on Facebook's recent decision to open itself to outside programmers. Zygna creates versions of popular games and integrates them with Facebook's interface, allowing users to play friends also on the network. Pincus claims that the company has touched none of the $10 million in venture capital he has raised for the project, and that the company had, by early 2008, already broken even solely through advertising.
Mark Pincus Professional Profile
- Current Projects:
- Chairman, Co-Founder & former CEO, Tribe Networks, Inc.
- Past Projects:
- Co-Founder & former Chairman and CEO, SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT)
- Co-founder, Tank Hill
- Co-founder, FreeLoader
- SVP, Columbia Capital
- Manager of corporate development, Tele-Communications Inc.
- Summer Associate, Bain & Co.
- VP, Asian Capital Partners
- Analyst, Lazard Freres
- Blog
- LinkedIn Profile
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