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Idealab company history timeline

1996

Idealab was founded by Bill T. Gross (not to be confused with the founder of PIMCO, Bill H. Gross) in March 1996.

The Los Angeles region certainly has changed since 1996.

2000

The company leased the right to use the .tv domain, giving the island nation of Tuvalu enough money to join the United Nations in 2000.

2009

In December 2009, the company re-branded and introduced a new logo.

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Founded
1996
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Headquarters
Pasadena, CA
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Founders
Marcia Goodstein,William T Gross,Tom Hughes,Tom McGovern,Wes Ferrari,Alex Maleki,Craig Chrisney
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