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Theodor Forselius

Theodor Forselius
Theodor Forselius in August 2024
Born (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29)
Jönköping, Sweden[1]
OccupationCEO of Everipedia
Known forCo-founding Everipedia

Theodor "Tedde" Mauritz Forselius (born 23 March 1995) is a Swedish computer programmer and internet entrepreneur from Jönköping, Sweden. He is best known as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Everipedia.[2]

Career

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In December 2014, Theodor Forselius co-founded Everipedia. They built the first version of the website in Kazemian's college dormitory room at UCLA.[3][4]

Since then, Forselius and Everipedia have been internationally recognized in publications such as Wired Magazine.[5] He has also been featured on the front pages of local publications in Sweden such as Veckans Affärer and Dagens Industri.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Friman C (October–November 2018). "Nytt nummer av Filter". Filter (64): 70–86. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Everipedia closes $30M to build Wikipedia rival on blockchain technology". VatorNews. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  3. ^ Bowman, Bryan (7 December 2016). "From UMass to Silicon Valley: An interview with 'Everipedia' founders". Amherst Wire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ Lindström, Emil (16 December 2015). "Emil möter: Theodor Forselius" [Emil meets: Theodor Forselius] (in Swedish). Emil Lindström. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ "The Wikipedia Competitor That's Harnessing Blockchain For Epistemological Supremacy". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  6. ^ "På rätt plats vid rätt tillfälle". Magasinet Filter (in Swedish). 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  7. ^ "Svenskens Wikipediautmanare tar in en kvarts miljard: Vi ska finnas på alla världens språk". digital.di.se. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-03.