# Philip Inghelbrecht

> Philip Inghelbrecht is the San Francisco-based CEO and co-founder of Tatari and a co-founder of Shazam. His career includes investment banking, sports and entertainment partnerships at Google/YouTube, the presidency of TrueCar and business development at Rockmelt. At Tatari, founded in 2016, he focuses on technology for buying and measuring television advertising across streaming and linear TV.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Tatari
- **Organizations:** Tatari, Shazam, Google, YouTube, TrueCar, Rockmelt, Boomerang
- **From:** Bruges, Belgium
- **Nationality:** Belgian-born; American citizen (announced October 2025)
- **Education:** Business Engineering, finance concentration, KU Leuven, MBA, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Shazam, acquired by Apple in 2018., Co-founded and leads Tatari, which reported more than 300 employees globally in August 2026., Tatari reported roughly $4 billion in cumulative managed spend and 416 clients in the prior year at its tenth anniversary.

## Career timeline

- **1990-1994** — Studied business engineering at KU Leuven.
- **1995-1998** — Worked in investment banking in Brussels and Luxembourg.
- **1998-2000** — Completed an MBA at Berkeley Haas; met future Shazam co-founder Chris Barton.
- **1999** — Co-founded Shazam with Chris Barton, Dhiraj Mukherjee and Avery Wang.
- **2002** — Shazam launched its UK telephone-based music identification service.
- **2004** — Settled in California in late 2004, according to his citizenship announcement.
- **2005-2008** — Worked at Google and, following the acquisition, YouTube, leading sports and entertainment partnerships.
- **2008-2010** — Served as president of TrueCar.
- **—** — Ran business development at Rockmelt, which was acquired by Yahoo.
- **2016** — Co-founded Tatari; became CEO.
- **2018** — Apple completed its acquisition of Shazam.
- **2021** — Co-founded Boomerang, serving as executive chairman.
- **2025** — Announced becoming an American citizen in an October public post.
- **2026** — Published Tatari’s tenth-anniversary account in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Shazam, acquired by Apple in 2018.
- Co-founded and leads Tatari, which reported more than 300 employees globally in August 2026.
- Tatari reported roughly $4 billion in cumulative managed spend and 416 clients in the prior year at its tenth anniversary.
- Led sports and entertainment partnerships at Google/YouTube.
- Served as president of TrueCar.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled to open Forward by Tatari in New York on October 29 and join Reddit CEO Steve Huffman for a discussion; upcoming as of October 27.
- **2026-08** — Published Tatari’s tenth-anniversary retrospective on August 27, reporting more than 300 employees and roughly $4 billion in cumulative managed spend.
- **2026-07** — Published a LinkedIn article about Netflix and audience attention on July 15.
- **2025-10** — Publicly announced becoming an American citizen.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tatari.tv
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inghelbrecht
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/inghelbrecht

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Last updated: 2026-10-27