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Biography of Andy Rubin - Inventor OS Android, Andrew E. "Andy" Rubin (born 1963) is an American computer programmer, engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is the founder and CEO of tech startup incubator Playground Global and a partner at venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures. He is the co-founder and former CEO of both Danger Inc. and Android Inc. Andy and his wife, Rie, also own and operate Voyageur du Temps, a bakery in Los Altos, CA.
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| Biography of Andy Rubin - Inventor OS Android |
After Android was acquired by Google in 2005, Rubin became the company's Senior Vice President of Mobile and Digital Content until March 2013,where he oversaw development of Android, an open-source operating system for smartphones.Rubin has seventeen patents for his inventions.
On 13 March 2013, Larry Page announced in a blog post that Andy Rubin had moved from the Android division to take on new projects at Google.He was replaced by Sundar Pichai, who now serves as Google's CEO. In December 2013, Rubin started management of the robotics division of Google (which includes companies bought by Google, such as Boston Dynamics).On 30 October 2014, he left Google after nine years at the company to start an incubator for hardware startups.
Playground Global
Playground Global is a tech incubator that provides resources, mentorship and funding to startups making hardware devices, specifically to help make advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Rubin founded the company in 2015 along with Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson, and Bruce Leak. Playground Global has raised a $300 million fund from investors including Google, HP, Foxconn, Redpoint Ventures, Seagate Technology, and Tencent, among others.
Early life
Rubin, born in 1963, grew up in Chappaqua, New York, the son of a psychologist who later founded his own direct-marketing firm. His father's firm created photographs of the latest electronic gadgets to be sent with credit card bills. Rubin ran a computer bulletin board system in his youth.
Profile
Born : Andrew E. Rubin1963, Chappaqua, New York, United States
Occupation : Founder and CEO of Playground Global Partner at Redpoint Ventures.
Education
Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York 1977–1981.
Utica College, Utica, New York Bachelor of Science degree in computer science 1981–1986.
Career
Carl Zeiss AG, robotics engineer, 1986–1989.
Apple Inc., manufacturing engineer, 1989–1992.
General Magic, engineer, 1992–1995. An Apple spin-off where he participated in developing Magic Cap, an operating system and interface for hand-held mobile devices.
MSN TV, engineer, 1995–1999. When Magic Cap failed, Rubin joined Artemis Research, founded by Steve Perlman, which became WebTV and was eventually acquired by Microsoft.
Danger Inc., co-founder, 1999–2003. Founded with Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt. The firm is most notable for the Danger Hiptop, branded for T-Mobile as the Sidekick, which is a phone with PDA-like abilities. The firm was later acquired by Microsoft in February 2008.
Android Inc., co-founder 2003–2005. Android was acquired by Google in 2005.
Google, 2005–2014: Senior Vice President in charge of Android for most of his tenure.Since December 2013, managing the robotics division of Google (which includes companies bought by Google, such as Boston Dynamics).
Playground Global, 2014 - present: Founder.
Redpoint Ventures, 2015 - present: Partner.
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