Founders

Pinterest was co-founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp. Ben Silbermann, born in 1982 in Iowa and a Yale graduate, worked at Google before starting Pinterest in 2010. The platform quickly grew into a popular visual discovery tool.

Ben Silbermann, in particular, played a significant role in the creation of Pinterest. Born in 1982 in Iowa and a graduate of Yale University, Silbermann worked at Google before deciding to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions by starting Pinterest in 2010