Company
Microsoft
From BASIC interpreters to the cloud, founded by Bill Gates. Now GitHub's parent and OpenAI's largest backer.
Acquisitions
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GitHub
Developer Tools · Acquired
Where the world's code lives. Bootstrapped for years before a single enormous Series A, then acquired by Microsoft for $7.5B in stock.
year: 2018 · price: 7.5
Founded by
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Bill Gates
role: CEO · year: 1975