# Chris Pavlovski

> Chris Pavlovski is a Canadian entrepreneur who founded Rumble in 2013 after running digital-media businesses. He also founded Cosmic Development and serves on the board of Macedonia2025. As founder, chairman and CEO of RUM Group, the parent of Rumble and Quake AI, he now leads video and AI infrastructure businesses following the June 2026 acquisition of a majority stake in Northern Data.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at RUM Group (parent of Rumble and Quake AI)
- **Organizations:** Rumble, RUM Group, Quake AI, Cosmic Development, Macedonia2025, Jolted Media Group, Next Giant Leap
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** University of Toronto
- **Known for:** Founded Rumble and led it through its September 2022 public listing., 2010 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist in the young entrepreneur category., Founded Cosmic Development in 2011.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Founded and led Jolted Media Group, associated with Jokeroo.
- **2010** — Appointed director of marketing at Next Giant Leap; selected as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist in the young entrepreneur category.
- **2011** — Founded Cosmic Development.
- **2013** — Founded Rumble.
- **2018** — Published an Entrepreneur essay on monetizing video outside YouTube.
- **2021** — Rumble received investment from Narya and Peter Thiel, acquired Locals and announced a proposed public combination.
- **2022** — Rumble completed its SPAC combination in September and began trading on Nasdaq under RUM.
- **2024** — Rumble Cloud launched publicly on March 11.
- **2025** — Rumble closed Tether’s $775 million investment on February 7.
- **2026** — Rumble acquired approximately 85.2% of Northern Data on June 17; the parent became RUM Group and established Quake AI.

## Achievements

- Founded Rumble and led it through its September 2022 public listing.
- 2010 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist in the young entrepreneur category.
- Founded Cosmic Development in 2011.
- Led the group through its majority acquisition of Northern Data in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Rumble announced a long-term WWE Main Event distribution agreement, with streaming scheduled to begin October 14.
- **2026-09** — RUM Group announced plans to increase Northern Data ownership to approximately 98% and pursue a squeeze-out of the remaining shares; the announcement described intended steps.
- **2026-08** — RUM Group reported Q2 revenue of $40.4 million, including $10.1 million from Northern Data after closing.
- **2026-06** — Closed the acquisition of approximately 85.2% of Northern Data and introduced Quake AI; parent renamed RUM Group effective June 18.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-pavlovski-8a60a63/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/chrispavlovski

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Last updated: 2026-10-16