Theodor "Tedde" Mauritz Forselius (born 23 March 1995) is a Swedish
computer programmer
A computer programmer, sometimes referred to as a software developer, a software engineer, a programmer or a coder, is a person who creates computer programs — often for larger computer software.
A programmer is someone who writes/creates ...
and
internet entrepreneur from
Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipali ...
, Sweden. He is best known as the co-founder and
Chief Executive Officer
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of
Everipedia
Everipedia () is a defunct blockchain-based and online encyclopedia. Everipedia was founded in 2014 and was officially launched in 2015 as a fork of Wikipedia by Larry Sanger (who co-founded Wikipedia). In 2022, Everipedia rebranded to IQ.wiki. ...
.
Career
In December 2014, Theodor Forselius co-founded
Everipedia
Everipedia () is a defunct blockchain-based and online encyclopedia. Everipedia was founded in 2014 and was officially launched in 2015 as a fork of Wikipedia by Larry Sanger (who co-founded Wikipedia). In 2022, Everipedia rebranded to IQ.wiki. ...
. They built the first version of the website in Kazemian's college dormitory room at
UCLA
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.
Since then, Forselius and Everipedia have been internationally recognized in publications such as
Wired Magazine
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. He has also been featured on the front pages of local publications in Sweden such as
Veckans Affärer and
Dagens Industri.
References
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1995 births
Swedish computer programmers
21st-century Swedish inventors
Swedish philanthropists
Swedish technology company founders
Businesspeople in software
Living people