Paul Allen

Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates. He regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world; as of 2005 he is ranked by Forbes magazine as the seventh richest, worth an estimated $21 billion, of which $5 billion is in Microsoft stock. His investment vehicle, Vulcan Ventures, also holds large stakes in Charter Communications and Dreamworks SKG. He was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

SpaceShipOne

In 2004, Paul Allen confirmed that he was the angel investor behind Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital commercial spacecraft.

Related Topics:
Paul Allen - Angel investor - Burt Rutan - Scaled Composites - SpaceShipOne - Suborbital

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