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Jan Koum

Co-founder of WhatsApp, joined Facebook board after acquisition
Tracked because Co-founder of WhatsApp, joined Facebook board after acquisition · 3 documented connections
Facts on record6
Connections mapped3
Sources cited22
Evidence: 2P 1S 3I
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PATTERN company → [investor] → company → [founder] → person 227× PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [founder] → person 161× PATTERN company → [affiliation] → company → [founder] → person 144× PATTERN person → [investor] → company → [founder] → person 121× PATTERN person → [affiliation] → company → [founder] → person 116×
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Key Connections
→ WhatsApp company
employment
Jan Koum was CEO of WhatsApp at the time of an SEC filing in 2016.
Facts (6)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 1904d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (3)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Jan Koum filed filing with the SEC on 2016-06-17. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2016-06-17 Added: 12 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-06-17)
✓ verified Primary Source KOUM, JAN of SANTA CLARA, CA (employer: NOT EMPLOYED, occupation: NOT EMPLOYED) made a campaign contribution of $12.0K to LICCARDO VICTORY FUND on 2025-07-01. FEC transaction ID: 7858899.
✓ verified Primary Source KOUM, JAN of PORTOLA VALLEY, CA (employer: WHATSAPP, occupation: CEO) made a campaign contribution of $44.3K to NRSC on 2025-12-29. FEC transaction ID: SA11A.29808786.
Date: 2025-12-29 Added: 12 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: FEC: KOUM, JAN donation $44.3K to NRSC
All Connections (3)
→ WhatsApp company
employment primary since 2016
Jan Koum was CEO of WhatsApp at the time of an SEC filing in 2016.
← Founders Fund company
founder inferential since 2009
Founders Fund invested in WhatsApp, co-founded by Jan Koum.
← Oculus VR company
indirect corporate connection inferential since 2014
Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder, was also acquired by Facebook (now Meta Platforms) in the same era as Oculus VR, and both companies became part of Meta's portfolio.
Sources (22)
2016-06-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-06-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-05-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2015-05-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2016-05-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-05-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-05-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2016-05-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-08-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2017-08-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2016-05-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jan Koum — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jan Koum not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-05-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2015-05-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-05-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-05-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-08-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2017-08-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-06-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — Koum Jan (2016-06-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jan Koum — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jan Koum — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jan Koum — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-06-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Jan Koum (2016-06-17) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-07-01 ↗ FEC: KOUM, JAN donation $12.0K to LICCARDO VICTORY FUND web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-07-06 ↗ FEC: KOUM, JAN donation $3.5K to LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-07-06 ↗ FEC: KOUM, JAN donation $5.0K to INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-12-29 ↗ FEC: KOUM, JAN donation $44.3K to NRSC web_search Processed 📜 Receipt