Aber Whitcomb

Founder of Myspace (born 1977)

Aber Whitcomb

Alma mater| University of Washington
Occupation(s)| CTO and Co-Founder of Jam City, Inc

Aber Whitcomb (born 1977) is the founder and CEO of Salt AI. He was the CTO and Co-Founder of Jam City, Inc (formerly SGN Games). As CTO of Jam City Inc, a multi-platform game developer and distributor, Aber Whitcomb oversaw the cross-platform technology strategy and played a key role in developing and operating Jam City titles on a global scale.[1] Whitcomb is a recognized expert in large scale computing, networking and storage and frequently speaks on these topics at industry events.[2][3] He has been profiled in publications such as VentureBeat,[4] The New York Times,[5] and SoCalTech.[6]

Prior to Jam City, Whitcomb's most recent role was CTO and co-founder of MySpace where he was responsible for the engineering and technical operations groups.[7] InfoWorld named Whitcomb as one of the "Top 25 CTOs of 2009."[8]

Whitcomb is a co-founder of Core Scientific, a blockchain and artificial intelligence hosting, transaction processing and application development company that has raised $100 million in funding.[9][10][11] [12] Whitcomb is also a co-founder of i/o Ventures,[13] an early stage startup program that focuses heavily on mentorship.[14] He graduated from the University of Washington and was born and raised in Bellingham, WA.

Whitcomb owns Victoria (dinosaur) a specimen of the species Tyrannosaurus rex.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Aber Whitcomb". Jam City.
2. ^ "TEDxMedellín - Aber Whitcomb: Evolution of Social Networking". TED. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
3. ^ "MySpace Exec to Teach at USC This Fall". Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
4. ^ "How SGN uses big data to make more money in mobile gaming". 21 May 2014.
5. ^ Zimmerman, Eilene (7 September 2013). "From Myspace's Ashes, Silicon Start-Ups Rise". The New York Times.
6. ^ "What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA - socaltech.com". www.socaltech.com.
7. ^ "Myspace, the Sequel". September 2008.
8. ^ "The best CTOs of 2009". June 2009.
9. ^ Soper, Taylor (July 3, 2018). "Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner emerges at helm of secretive blockchain startup co-founded by former Myspace CTO". GeekWire.
10. ^ Soper, Taylor (October 18, 2018). "Stealthy blockchain startup Core Scientific raising $100M, could reel in as much as $250M". GeekWire.
11. ^ "50 Top Seattle Startups To Watch 2023 | Built In Seattle". www.builtinseattle.com.
12. ^ "Jam City co-founders leave to start Plai Labs". Bizjournal.
13. ^ "I/O Ventures".
14. ^ "i/o Ventures Sets Up Shop in Hollywood - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD".
15. ^ "Victoria, the world's largest touring T. rex, debuts in Phoenix". PinalCentral.com. 25 November 2019.

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