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Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft corporation in 1975. Gates served as chairman, CEO and chief software architect of Microsoft, growing it into the world's largest PC software company. He stepped down as CEO in 2000 but remained chairman until 2014. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Gates and has a multibillion dollar investment portfolio including technology companies and sports teams like the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers. Both Gates and Allen have established philanthropic organizations focused on areas like brain science, artificial intelligence and cell research.

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Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft corporation in 1975. Gates served as chairman, CEO and chief software architect of Microsoft, growing it into the world's largest PC software company. He stepped down as CEO in 2000 but remained chairman until 2014. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Gates and has a multibillion dollar investment portfolio including technology companies and sports teams like the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers. Both Gates and Allen have established philanthropic organizations focused on areas like brain science, artificial intelligence and cell research.

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Microsoft corporation founders

Bill gates

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an


American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarianand
co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation along with Paul Allen.[2][3]

In 1975, Gates and Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's
largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the
positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the
largest individual shareholder until May 2014.[4][a] Gates stepped down as chief
executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000, but he remained as chairman and
created the position of chief software architect for himself.[7] In June 2006, Gates
announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-
time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[8] He
gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie.[9] He stepped
down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 and assumed a new post as technology adviser to support the
newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella.

Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American business
magnate, investor and philanthropist. He co-foundedMicrosoft alongside Bill
Gates. In June 2017, he was estimated to be the 46th richest person in the world,
with an estimated net worth of $20.7 billion.[2]

Allen is the founder and Chairman[3] of Vulcan Inc., which manages his various
business and philanthropic efforts. Allen has a multibillion-dollar investment
portfolio including technology and media companies, real estate holdings, and
stakes in other companies. He owns two professional sports teams: the Seattle
Seahawks of the National Football League[4] and the Portland Trail Blazers of
the National Basketball Association,[5] and is part-owner of the Seattle Sounders
FC, which joined Major League Soccer in 2009.[6]

He is the founder of Allen Institute for Brain Science,[7] Institute for Artificial
Intelligence,[8] Institute for Cell Science,[9] andStratolaunch Systems.

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