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Mark Pincus

Co-founder

Mark Pincus founded Zynga in 2011, launching the social games FarmVille and Words with Friends. Four years after founding, the company went public with a $1 billion IPO. Today, more than 55 million Words with Friends matches are played at any given moment. Mark previously founded Freeloader, Inc., Support.com and the social network Tribe.

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