# Andrew Mason

> Andrew Mason is an American entrepreneur and musician based in Berkeley, California. He co-founded Groupon, founded Detour and Descript, and became Descript’s executive chairman in 2025 after choosing Laura Burkhauser as CEO. His work connects collective action, narrative audio, accessible media editing, and, most recently, a membership board game club called Tabletop Library.

- **Role:** Founder and executive chairman at Descript
- **Organizations:** Descript, Groupon, Detour, The Point, Tabletop Library, Y Combinator
- **From:** Pittsburgh, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Degree in music, Northwestern University, Graduate study in public policy; did not complete degree, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
- **Known for:** Co-founded Groupon and led it through its November 2011 IPO., Founded Descript in 2017 from an internal audio-editing tool built at Detour., Led Descript when it announced a $50 million Series C led by OpenAI Startup Fund in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in music.
- **2007** — Launched The Point, a collective-action platform.
- **2008** — Co-founded Groupon, which grew out of The Point.
- **2011** — Groupon went public.
- **2013** — Dismissed as Groupon CEO on February 28; released Hardly Workin’ in July.
- **2015** — Released the Detour audio-tour app.
- **2017** — Spun Descript out of Detour.
- **2018** — Bose acquired Detour.
- **2022** — Descript announced a $50 million Series C led by OpenAI Startup Fund.
- **2025** — Became Descript executive chairman as Laura Burkhauser became CEO.
- **2026** — Tabletop Library opened in Berkeley; Mason pledged quarterly financial disclosures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Groupon and led it through its November 2011 IPO.
- Founded Descript in 2017 from an internal audio-editing tool built at Detour.
- Led Descript when it announced a $50 million Series C led by OpenAI Startup Fund in 2022.
- Selected Laura Burkhauser as Descript CEO and became executive chairman in August 2025.
- Co-created Tabletop Library with Nabeel Hyatt and David Chen.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Tabletop Library announced its October 3–4 grand-opening weekend, with 24 tables and more than 1,100 games.
- **2026-09** — Mason pledged quarterly financial disclosures for Tabletop Library; his stated model targets are projections, not achieved results.
- **2025-08** — Mason became Descript executive chairman and announced Laura Burkhauser as CEO. He reported $55 million ARR and 75% year-over-year growth at the time.

## Links

- Website: http://www.smandrew.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmason
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/andrewmason
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewdmason
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.mason.58323

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Last updated: 2026-10-23