Paul Budnitz
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| Born | September 14, 1967 Berkeley, California, United States[1] |
| Education | Berkeley High School[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Founder of Kidrobot and Ello Owner of Budnitz Bicycles Founder of Superplastic.co |
| Spouse | Sabine "Sa" Budnitz |
Paul Budnitz (born September 14, 1967) is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of global entertainment brand, Superplastic.[3] He is the founder of retailer Kidrobot, and the social network Ello. He also owns Budnitz Bicycles in Burlington, Vermont.[4]
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Paul Budnitz grew up in Berkeley, California in a Jewish[citation needed] family. His father was a nuclear physicist, and his mother was a social worker. He graduated from Berkeley High School and eventually transferred to Yale University in Connecticut.[5][2]
Career
[edit]Budnitz is also a film director, and in 1996 he directed the film 93 Million Miles from the Sun. In 2001, he directed Ultraviolet, a 13-minute short film.[6]
Budnitz is the founder of Kidrobot, Ello, Budnitz Bicycles, and Superplastic. Superplastic is known for creating synthetic celebrities who appear in social media, music, gaming, high-end collectibles, fashion, animated entertainment, web3 and live experiences. The company sells real and virtual products, and has collaborated with Gucci, Fortnite, Mercedes-Benz, Tommy Hilfiger, Christie's, J. Balvin, Paris Hilton, and Vince Staples.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Budnitz has lived in Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Montana; and Shelburne, Vermont. He is married to Sabine "Sa Budnitz" and the couple split their time between Vermont and New York City.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Dean, Josh (1 June 2011). "Giving Himself Room to Roam". Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b Ellen Lee, Special to The Chronicle (25 April 2010). "Monster toys are latest designer must-have". SFGate. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b Swant, Marty. "Meet The Vermont Startup That Amazon, Gucci And Google Are Betting Could Be The Disney Of The Metaverse". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Heater, Brian (2015-08-24). "The Evolution of Ello". Tech Times. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Smith IV, Jack (10 June 2015). "The Talented Mr. Budnitz". observer.com. New York Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
He eventually went to Yale, where he'd study engineering while obsessing over art, and then pivoted, studying art while obsessing over computers and making films in his free time.
- ^ "Paul Budnitz". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "Property Transfers". Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Paul Budnitz, Founder of Kidrobot - Inc.com". Inc.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Is Everything Better in Boulder? - Best Places to Live 2016 - Men's Journal". Men's Journal. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
External links
[edit]- PaulBudnitz.com
- Paul Budnitz at IMDb
- "Paul Budnitz from Kidrobot interviewed by Steven Heller", Core77, 27 August 2007.
- Steven Heller, "Toy story" (review of I am Plastic), The New York Times, 28 January 2007.
- "Paul Budnitz: Kidrobot", Nylon, 27 September 2007.
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