Johnny Boufarhat
Australian-born Johnny Boufarhat founded online events software Hopin in 2019, when an auto-immune disease meant he was stuck in his girlfriend’s King’s Cross flat.
Barely a year later, most of the world found themselves in a position similar to Boufarhat’s - the in-person events industry cratered, opening up a market for Hopin.
By March 2021, the business raised $400 million at a $5.65 billion valuation, with funders including Salesforce Ventures and VC fund Andreessen Horowitz.
Post-pandemic life has been tougher for the live events company, though, which underwent three rounds of layoffs in 2022.
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