Who is building this.
Ben SilbermannCo-founder & Executive ChairmanBen Silbermann is the co-founder and executive chairman of Pinterest, the visual discovery platform he helped build from an early consumer product into a public company. He served as Pinterest’s CEO from 2008 and as president from 2012 until June 2022, when he transitioned into the executive chairman / non-executive chair role. Earlier in his career, he worked at Google from 2006 to 2008 and earned a BA in Political Science from Yale University. He also serves on the board of The How We Feel Project, a nonprofit focused on emotional well-being.- Paul SciarraCo-founder, former President & CEO
- Evan SharpCo-founder, Chief Design & Creative Officer
Cumulative raised across 5 rounds, totaling $2.19B.
Fundraising history.
Series C — $100M
May 2012$1.5B post-money
Rakuten led a $100 million round to support Pinterest's international expansion.
Led by Rakuten · with Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital
Source ↗Series D — $200M
Feb 2013$2.5B post-money
Pinterest confirmed a roughly $200 million round led by Valiant Capital Management.
Led by Valiant Capital Management
Source ↗Growth — $367M
Mar 2015$11B post-money
Pinterest raised $367 million at an $11 billion valuation, with the round aimed partly at international expansion.
Source ↗Growth — $150M
Jun 2017$12.3B post-money
Pinterest raised $150 million in additional capital as it expanded its visual search strategy.
Source ↗IPO — $1.37B
Apr 2019Pinterest closed its IPO in April 2019, selling 75 million Class A shares and raising approximately $1.368 billion in net proceeds.
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Product lead / product team
Product lead / product team
Press
Supports Q1 2026 revenue growth and 631 million global monthly active users.
d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.netPinterest 2025 Annual Report / Form 10-KSupports company description as a visual discovery platform and San Francisco headquarters.
investor.pinterestinc.comPinterest Announces Pricing of Initial Public OfferingSupports NYSE listing under ticker PINS and IPO timing.
axios.comPinterest raises $1.4 billion in better-than-expected IPOSupports IPO proceeds and public-company context.
venturebeat.comPinterest joins the billion dollar club: Gets $100M in round led by RakutenSupports 2012 $100 million round, Rakuten as lead, and participating investors.
techcrunch.comPinterest Confirms Massive New $200 Million Series D Funding Round And $2.5 Billion ValuationSupports 2013 $200 million Series D and valuation.
venturebeat.comPinterest raises $367M at $11B valuation with a look toward international expansionSupports 2015 $367 million financing and $11 billion valuation.
techcrunch.comPinterest raises $150M at a $12.3B valuation as it makes a full press into visual searchSupports 2017 $150 million financing and $12.3 billion valuation.
techcrunch.comPinterest Co-Founder Paul Sciarra Leaves, Ben Silbermann Officially Takes On CEO RoleSupports Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp as Pinterest co-founders.
techcrunch.comPinterest co-founder Evan Sharp is joining Jony Ive's design firmSupports founder list and Evan Sharp's role in Pinterest's product/design evolution.
commons.wikimedia.orgFile:Pinterest-logo.pngLogo source candidate used for the draft company logo.