Market Data Current As Of: August 17, 2026
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Company History
Founded 2004 in San Francisco, California, United States
Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons conceived Yelp after Stoppelman caught the flu in 2004 and struggled to find a trusted local doctor recommendation online. Incubated inside Max Levchin's MRL Ventures, Yelp popularized crowdsourced local business recommendations.
Jeremy Stoppelman is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yelp. He has led Yelp for over two decades through its 2012 IPO, major antitrust battles with Google, and its pivot into home services advertising.
Russel Simmons served as Yelp's Chief Technology Officer from 2004 until 2010, building the core review architecture and automated recommendation algorithms.
Acquired online food ordering and delivery startup to integrate takeout into restaurant profile pages.
Acquired restaurant waitlist mobile app to allow diners to join casual restaurant lines remotely.
Yelp was founded in October 2004 by former PayPal engineers Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons.
Jeremy Stoppelman conceived Yelp after catching the flu and finding it difficult to find reliable local doctor recommendations online.