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New Delhi: WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton on Wednesday announced that he was leaving the company to start a non-profit venture of his own.
"After 8 years at WhatsApp, I have decided to move on and start a new chapter in my life. I have decided to start a non-profit focused at the intersection of nonprofit, technology and communications" Acton wrote on Facebook
Acton had co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum in 2009 and agreed to sell it to Facebook in 2014. "I am very fortunate at my age to have the flexibility to take new risks and focus on what I'm passionate about," he said.