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Johnny Boufarhat
AT HOPINMENTIONS 1LAST SEEN AUGUST 19, 2026
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Johnny Boufarhat is a British entrepreneur best known for founding the virtual events platform Hopin in 2019. He served as Hopin's CEO until August 2023, when he stepped down and was succeeded by CFO Josh Stein. Hopin reached a peak valuation of $7.75 billion in August 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, making Boufarhat one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the United Kingdom. His public LinkedIn currently lists him as working at a stealth company based in Menlo Park, California.
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m_and_a·Pavel Prata·AUGUST 19, 2026
“Murphy sold Hopin in June 2021 at a $7.75B peak valuation, generating ~81x on the first cheque”
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