Philip Rosedale - Founder & CEO
Philip Rosedale has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having
built his
first computer in 4th grade, and started his first
computer software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low-bitrate
video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in
early 1996 by
RealNetworks. For 3 1/2 years,
Rosedale served at RealNetworks as
Vice President and CTO, where he was responsible for the development and
launch of RealVideo, RealSystem 5.0, and RealSystem
G2. In 1999 Rosedale returned to
San Francisco, joined
Accel Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and began the
basic research that would become the technology behind
Linden Lab. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the
University of
California at
San Diego.