Micha Kaufman

Mikael "Micha" Kaufman
Education
TitleCEO of Fiverr

Mikael "Micha" Kaufman (מיכה קאופמן; born 1971) is a businessperson and entrepreneur of Israeli descent. He is the founder and CEO of Fiverr.

Education

Kaufman attended Haifa University in Israel, where he studied international property law.[1]

Career

In 2003, Kaufman founded Keynesis, a security software company.[1] He founded Spotback in 2005, a personalized news site that was an early adopter of computer learning.[1][2]

In 2010, Kaufman founded Fiverr, an Israeli multinational online marketplace for freelance services.[3][4] Fiverr provides a two-sided market for people to buy and sell a variety of digital services typically offered by freelance contractors.[5] The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019.[6] He is currently the chief executive officer.[7][8][9]

Kaufman is also a regular contributor to publications such as Entrepreneur[10] and Forbes,[11] where he has covered topics including startups, entrepreneurship, technology, and marketing. On January 29, 2023, Kaufman published an “Open Letter to AI,” which was placed as a full-page ad in the print edition of The New York Times.[12] The letter, which advertised Fiverr as an “an advocate for human talent,” won in the copywriting category at the 2023 Drum Awards for Design and received accolades from Forbes and Digiday.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c dromo@GREYJournal.net (2020-07-30). "Micha Kaufman, The Fiverr CEO Shaping The Future Of Remote Work". GREY Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ Arrington, Michael (2006-05-02). "A New Look at Personalized News". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Fiverr's Road to 797% Growth: The Decision Frameworks Behind Their Success". NFX. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ "Micha Kaufman - Entrepreneurship And The Internet Revolution". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  5. ^ "How Fiverr.com is changing the creative economy $5 at a time". Yahoo News. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  6. ^ Tress, Luke (2020). "Fiverr says its freelancers earned over $1 billion since its launch 10 years ago". The Times of Israel.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Micha. "Micha Kaufman – Author Biography". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  8. ^ "On the Future of Freelancing: Interview with Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman". Harvard International Review. November 23, 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  9. ^ Stacey, Stephanie (2024-10-08). "Online gig platforms focus on profits as workers return to office". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  10. ^ Kaufman, Micha. "Micha Kaufman - Author Biography". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  11. ^ "Micha Kaufman - Entrepreneurship And The Internet Revolution". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  12. ^ a b "Why Fiverr wrote an 'Open letter to AI'". The Drum. Retrieved 2024-12-12.