Garrett Camp is taking control of StumbleUpon once again

After co-founding StumbleUpon more than a decade ago, Garrett Camp served as the company’s CEO from 2001 to 2012, even while the company was under the control of eBay before being bought back by Camp’s group back in 2009. He still serves as StumbleUpon’s “Chairman” while acting as CEO for another company of his, Expa, but now that StumbleUpon has fallen on some really hard times, Camp is returning to the company in a big way in the hope that maybe things can be turned around. 

Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon says he’ll soon be the site’s majority stakeholder. Again. The site originally launched in 2001. StumbleUpon was sold to eBay in 2007, but sold back to a group including Camp in 2009. He was active CEO from 2001-2012 and has stayed on as “Chairman” since. Here’s what Camp had to say about the move, which will include “some difficult changes to the product and company”: “…I’m now finalizing the process of becoming the majority shareholder of StumbleUpon. In this role, I will be advising the management team on the best way to bring serendipitous discovery to a wider audience. Some difficult changes to the product and company will be needed, and these changes will take time. But I strongly believe that systems like StumbleUpon play an important role in helping people discover what matters most to them. I’m excited to work with the team on product once again, getting back-to-basics and improving recommendations, while exploring potential synergies between SU and Expa.”