# Ophir Tanz

> Ophir Tanz is the founder and CEO of Pearl and the co-founder and former CEO of GumGum. His career spans the interactive agency Fluidesign, mobile media company Mojungle, and commercial applications of computer vision in advertising and sports sponsorship measurement. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Pearl
- **Organizations:** Pearl, GumGum, Mojungle, Fluidesign, Bridgewater Associates
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, information systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Master of Information Systems Management, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and sold Fluidesign and Mojungle., Built GumGum’s computer vision business across advertising and sports sponsorship measurement., Named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1997-2000** — Co-founded Fluidesign as a teenager and sold the agency before attending college.
- **2004** — Completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon; subsequently programmed trading systems at Bridgewater Associates.
- **2006** — Started Mojungle with school friend Ari Mir.
- **2007** — Mojungle was sold to ShoZu; early GumGum development followed.
- **2008** — Began the GumGum CEO tenure commonly dated 2008-2019 in later biographies.
- **2016** — GumGum Sports launched in December.
- **2017** — Named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.
- **2019** — Stepped down as GumGum CEO to lead Pearl; Pearl publicly launched in May with an $11 million Series A.
- **2024** — Pearl announced a $58 million Series B led by Left Lane Capital.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and sold Fluidesign and Mojungle.
- Built GumGum’s computer vision business across advertising and sports sponsorship measurement.
- Named one of Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs in 2017.
- Completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in four years.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — A public executive directory updated May 20, 2026 lists Tanz as Pearl’s CEO.
- **2024-07** — Pearl announced a $58 million Series B; Kittu Kolluri, a former GumGum investor and board member, joined Pearl’s board.

## Links

- Website: https://hellopearl.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ophirtanz
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ophirtanz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbluewhale/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ophir.tanz

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Last updated: 2026-10-23