# Zeb Evans

> Zeb Evans is the San Diego-based co-founder and CEO of ClickUp. After earlier ventures in entertainment and social media marketing, he co-founded the work management platform in 2017 with Alex Yurkowski. He remains closely involved in product development and is pursuing AI tools that use shared company context to help teams complete work.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at ClickUp
- **Organizations:** ClickUp, Fast Followerz, Mimry
- **Education:** Virginia Tech
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClickUp in 2017., Led the company through its October 2021 Series C, which brought disclosed total funding to $535 million., Remains closely involved in product strategy as ClickUp’s de facto chief product officer.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2017** — Ran an entertainment business and founded social media marketing company Fast Followerz; later pursued video social network Mimry.
- **2017** — Co-founded ClickUp with Alex Yurkowski after developing an internal work management tool.
- **2021** — Led ClickUp during its $400 million Series C at a $4 billion company valuation.
- **2026** — Announced an AI-focused workforce restructuring; ClickUp subsequently launched Brain² in June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClickUp in 2017.
- Led the company through its October 2021 Series C, which brought disclosed total funding to $535 million.
- Remains closely involved in product strategy as ClickUp’s de facto chief product officer.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — ClickUp launched Brain² on June 23, positioning company context and shared memory as central to its AI platform.
- **2026-05** — Evans announced a 22 percent workforce reduction and plans for million-dollar salary bands for employees producing substantial impact with AI.

## Links

- Website: https://clickup.com/about/zeb-evans
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zebevansclickup/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DJ_CURFEW
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djcurfew/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23