Mitch Kapor is co-founder of Kapor Capital and a pioneer of the personal computing industry, best known for co-founding Lotus Development Corporation and creating Lotus 1-2-3 in 1982. He later co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation and served as founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation. In 2011 he and Freada Kapor Klein co-founded Kapor Capital around a gap-closing investment thesis, stepping back from day-to-day operations in 2022.
Previous Experience
Co-Founder, Lotus Development Corporation (1982) - creator of Lotus 1-2-3
Co-Founder and Chairman until 1994, Electronic Frontier Foundation (1990)
Founding Chair, Mozilla Foundation (2003)
Board Seats
SMASH
Career Timeline
1982
Co-founded Lotus Development Corporation, creator of Lotus 1-2-3.
1990
Co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
2003
Became founding chair of the Mozilla Foundation.
2011
Co-founded Kapor Capital with Freada Kapor Klein.
2022
Stepped back from day-to-day operations at Kapor Capital.