Mitchell David Kapor is an American entrepreneur best known for his work as an application developer in the early days of the personal computer software industry, later founding Lotus Development, where he was instrumental in developing the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. He left Lotus in 1986. In 1990 with John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore, he co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and served as its chairman until 1994. In 2003, he became the founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation, creator of the open source web browser Firefox. Kapor has been an investor in the personal computing industry, and supporter of social causes via Kapor Capital and the Kapor Center. He serves on the board of SMASH, a non-profit founded by his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, to help underrepresented scholars hone their STEM knowledge while building personal networks and skills for careers in tech and the sciences.
Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Development and Electronic Frontier Foundation
On November 1, in the year 1950, Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Development and Electronic Frontier Foundation. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 1, one of 467 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on November 1, 1950 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 10 August 2026.
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