Cameron Winklevoss

<p>Cameron Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American <a href="/facts/Cryptocurrency/Rg6JAS8y">cryptocurrency</a> investor, former <a href="/facts/Olympic_Games/TXbdPIVS">Olympic</a> <a href="/facts/Rowing_(sport)/vN9AnU2G">rower</a>, and cofounder of <a href="/facts/Winklevoss_Capital_Management/ycrvfPU5">Winklevoss Capital Management</a> and <a href="/facts/Gemini_(company)/jlV2XF6M">Gemini</a> cryptocurrency exchange. He competed in the men's pair rowing event at the <a href="/facts/Rowing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics/kyzwVxY9">2008 Summer Olympics</a> with his rowing partner and identical twin brother, <a href="/facts/Tyler_Winklevoss/FjItfMIW">Tyler Winklevoss</a>. Winklevoss and his brother are known for co-founding HarvardConnection (later renamed <a href="/facts/ConnectU/QUzaRsNJ">ConnectU</a>) along with <a href="/facts/Harvard/Lhy9L1cx">Harvard</a> classmate <a href="/facts/Divya_Narendra/8JHYU8pa">Divya Narendra</a>. In 2004, the Winklevoss twins sued <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a> founder <a href="/facts/Mark_Zuckerberg/TJpEwVE6">Mark Zuckerberg</a>, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the <a href="/facts/Social_networking/qFIh6VT1">social networking</a> site <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>. In addition to ConnectU, Winklevoss also co-founded the social media website <a href="/facts/Guest_of_a_Guest/Wdy9Xmru">Guest of a Guest</a> with <a href="/facts/Rachelle_Hruska/7khvWydm">Rachelle Hruska</a>.
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Cameron Winklevoss