Improbable co-founder

Rob Whitehead and Improbable

He met Herman Narula at Cambridge and helped found the simulation company in 2012.

Rob Whitehead studied computer science at Cambridge University and specialised in graphics. As a student he earned money by making and selling weapons in the online world Second Life.

At the Cambridge Computer Lab he met Herman Narula. The two shared a love of games and a wish to avoid finance. In 2012 they founded Improbable in London.

The early company ran from the Narula family house in Hertfordshire. Whitehead moved in there around the end of 2013. The Narula family lent about $1m to start the business.

Improbable raised $20m from Andreessen Horowitz in 2015 and $502m from SoftBank in 2017. By 2022 it was valued at over $3bn.

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What did Rob Whitehead study?

Rob Whitehead studied computer science at Cambridge University. He specialised in graphics.

How did Rob Whitehead meet Herman Narula?

The two met at the Cambridge Computer Lab. They shared a love of games and did not want a career in finance, the usual route for Cambridge graduates.

What is Rob Whitehead's role at Improbable?

Whitehead is a co-founder of Improbable, the London simulation software company founded in 2012. He moved into the Narula family home in Hertfordshire around the end of 2013, when the business was still run from there.