Founder Profile
Jeff Carr
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Jeff Carr?
Jeff Carr is a founder of DigitalOcean, which was founded in 2011 with Ben Uretsky, Moisey Uretsky, Mitch Wainer and Alec Hartman.
- Company founded
- DigitalOcean
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Ben Uretsky, Moisey Uretsky, Mitch Wainer and Alec Hartman
Background
Software developer and early cloud computing advocate.
Founding Story
Jeff Carr co-founded DigitalOcean in 2011. Frustrated by the extreme complexity and opaque pricing of AWS, he helped design the initial architecture for 'Droplets' (simple, affordable virtual machines) that could be spun up by a solo developer in under a minute. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- DigitalOcean Q2 2026 Financial Results (DigitalOcean)
- DigitalOcean Q4 and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results (DigitalOcean)