# Phil Libin

> Phil Libin is a software entrepreneur and investor, known as the co-founder and former CEO of Evernote. He co-founded the product studio All Turtles and the video company mmhmm, renamed Airtime in 2025, and created Bentoville Food Theater in Bentonville, Arkansas.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at All Turtles and Airtime
- **Organizations:** All Turtles, Airtime (formerly mmhmm), Bentoville Food Theater, Evernote, General Catalyst, CoreStreet, Engine 5, Vignette
- **From:** Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** The Bronx High School of Science, Computer science degree; returned to complete in 2019 after leaving before graduation, Boston University
- **Known for:** Led Evernote as CEO from 2007 to 2015., Built and sold Engine 5; co-founded CoreStreet, later acquired by ActivIdentity., Co-founded All Turtles, whose website reports involvement with 45 companies across its first eight years.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Engine 5, which Libin founded and led, was acquired by Vignette.
- **2007** — Became CEO of Evernote, working with founder Stepan Pachikov.
- **2008** — Evernote launched its online service; an investment from a Swedish customer helped avert closure.
- **2009** — CoreStreet, which Libin co-founded, was acquired by ActivIdentity.
- **2012** — Evernote reached a reported $1 billion valuation and 30 million users.
- **2015** — Stepped down as Evernote CEO, became executive chairman, and joined General Catalyst.
- **2016** — Left Evernote’s board.
- **2017** — Co-founded All Turtles with Jessica Collier and Jon Cifuentes.
- **2019** — Returned to complete his Boston University degree.
- **2020** — Co-founded mmhmm and moved to Bentonville, Arkansas.
- **2021** — mmhmm announced a $100 million Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- **2025** — mmhmm became Airtime.
- **2026** — Developed Bentoville Food Theater’s permanent venue with Onyx Coffee Lab; the venue’s current site lists daily service and three chef counters.

## Achievements

- Led Evernote as CEO from 2007 to 2015.
- Built and sold Engine 5; co-founded CoreStreet, later acquired by ActivIdentity.
- Co-founded All Turtles, whose website reports involvement with 45 companies across its first eight years.
- Co-founded the video software business mmhmm, now Airtime.
- Created Bentoville Food Theater in Bentonville, Arkansas.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Bentoville’s current official website lists daily lunch and dinner service, three chef counters, and rotating Food Concerts; observed October 25, 2026, not an opening-date claim.
- **2026-04** — Discussed Bentoville Food Theater and his ambition for touring chefs in an AY Magazine interview.
- **2025-11** — Airtime announced Stacks, a shared visual workspace intended as an alternative to conventional screensharing.
- **2025-06** — Airtime cut 25 of its 58 jobs in June 2025.
- **2025-04** — mmhmm rebranded as Airtime and introduced Camera and Creator.

## Links

- Website: https://www.all-turtles.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/plibin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/plibin

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Last updated: 2026-10-25