Paul Biggar
Advocate for Palestinian tech community
Date of Birth:
1981
Ireland
Place of Birth:
Why Featured?
Founded Tech for Palestine
Brief bio
Paul Biggar is an influential figure in the tech industry, known for founding CircleCI and Darklang, and more recently for initiating Tech for Palestine. This initiative aims to mobilize the tech community to support Palestinian rights and provide practical support through technology.
Major Milestones
Contributions
Founded CircleCI: A continuous integration platform, valued at $1.7 billion.
Launched Darklang: An innovative programming language and platform for building serverless backends.
Public Advocacy Post: Wrote a viral blog post critiquing the tech industry's response to conflicts affecting Palestinians, which garnered significant attention and support.
Established Tech for Palestine: Created to mobilize tech resources and community support for Palestinian causes...See More
Faced Professional Repercussions: After his public advocacy, faced repercussions including being ousted from the board of CircleCI.
Continuous Integration Revolution: Through CircleCI, significantly impacted how development cycles are managed in software engineering...See More
Innovations in Programming: Introduced Darklang, aiming to simplify and enhance serverless backend development.
Advocacy in Tech: His blog post and subsequent activism highlighted the role of tech in geopolitical issues...See More
Resource Mobilization for Palestine: Through Tech for Palestine, coordinated efforts to support Palestinian tech professionals and advocate for their rights...See More
Community Building: Played a key role in creating a platform for tech professionals to contribute to advocacy and support efforts for Palestine.
Date of Last Update:
September 3, 2024
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