Vipul Ved Prakash | |
|---|---|
 Prakash in 2012 | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations | Software engineer, Internet entrepreneur |
| Father | Ved P. Gupta |
| Website | vipul.net |
Vipul Ved Prakash is a software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of anti-spam company Cloudmark, social-media search company Topsy, and open-source AI company TogetherAI.[1][2]
In 2013, Topsy was acquired by Apple Inc. The acquisition was reported to be valued over $200M.[3][4]
In early 2000s, Prakash became widely known for creating Vipul's Razor, a popular open-source anti-spam system. He was named to the list of 2003's Top 100 young innovators in the world by MIT Technology Review for this work on anti-spam, at the age of 25.[5]
- ^ ISP Admin: Interview with Vipul Ved Prakash
- ^ Topsy Search Launches: ReTweets Are The New Currency Of The Web
- ^ "Apple Taps Into Twitter, Buying Social Analytics Firm Topsy". Wall Street Journal. 2013.
- ^ "Apple Buys Topsy For Price Reportedly North Of $200M, Could Use Social Signals To Bolster Siri, App Store Relevance". Techcrunch. 2013.
- ^ "2003 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2011.