← Jan Koum
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Jan Koum

Co-founder of WhatsApp, joined Facebook board after acquisition

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2010 2015 2020 2025 Founder Founders Fund Founder at Founders Fund (2009–present) 2009→ Indirect Corporate Connection Oculus VR Indirect Corporate Connection at Oculus VR (2014–present) 2014→ Employment WhatsApp Employment at WhatsApp (2016–present) 2016→

All Roles & Relationships (3)

Sector Role Entity Period
CORPORATE Founder Founders Fund 2009–present
CORPORATE Indirect Corporate Connection Oculus VR 2014–present
CORPORATE Employment WhatsApp 2016–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Jan Koum using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.