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Scottish businessman (born 1985)

Pete Cashmore (born 18 September 1985^[1]) is the founder and former CEO of the media and entertainment company Mashable,^[2] He grew up in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,^[3] and founded Mashable in Aberdeenshire in 2005 when he was 19.^[2]

Biography

In 2009, Cashmore was recognized in Inc.'s "30 Under 30", Forbes' "Top 25 Web Celebs",^[4] and The Huffington Post's "Top 10 Game Changers 2009".^[5]

Cashmore previously wrote a weekly column on technology and social media for CNN.^[6] In 2012, Cashmore made Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people.^[7]

In 2017, Mashable was sold to Ziff Davis for 50 million dollars, and over 50 staff members were laid off.^[8]

In November 2018, after his social media profiles were edited to include "Now: Taking some time off and working on something new," it was announced that Cashmore wou