San Altman isn't the first person to design a GPS application, but he may have developed one of the more innovative ones in the form of Loopt. Sam is the co-founder and CEO of Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application that allows users to locate each other based on GPS technology. The company was founded in 2005 and received initial funding from Y Combinator. Additionally, Loopt has completed Series A and B financing from Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates. Sam has been named one of America's Best Entrepreneurs by Business Week and one of the 30 under 30 by inc.com. Prior to starting Loopt, Sam was studying computer science at Stanford University.
San Altman isn't the first person to design a GPS application, but he may have developed one of the more innovative ones in the form of Loopt. Sam is the co-founder and CEO of Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application that allows users to locate each other based on GPS technology. The company was founded in 2005 and received initial funding from Y Combinator. Additionally, Loopt has completed Series A and B financing from Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates. Sam has been named one of America's Best Entrepreneurs by Business Week and one of the 30 under 30 by inc.com. Prior to starting Loopt, Sam was studying computer science at Stanford University.