Paul Budnitz

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Paul Budnitz
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Born (1967-09-14) September 14, 1967 (age 56)
Berkeley, California[citation needed]
Residence Shelburne, Vermont
Education Berkeley High School[1]
Occupation Founder of Kidrobot and Ello
Owner of Budnitz Bicycles
Home town Berkeley, California
Spouse(s) Sabine "Sa" Budnitz

Paul Budnitz (born September 14, 1967) is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder of Kidrobot, a retailer of art toys, apparel and accessories, and Ello, an ad-free social network.[2][3][4][5] He also owns Budnitz Bicycles in Burlington, Vermont.[6][7][8][9]

Biography

Early life and education

Paul Budnitz grew up in Berkeley, California in a Jewish family with a nuclear physicist father and a social worker mother. He graduated from Berkeley High School and eventually transferred to Yale University in Connecticut.[10][1]

Career

In 1990, Budnitz began working on two films, 93 Million Miles from the Sun and the 13-minute-long[11] Ultraviolet. Both won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival[citation needed] and were distributed worldwide. Artforum magazine hailed 93 Million Miles as "one of the best films of 1997."[citation needed]

Budnitz is the founder of Kidrobot, Ello and Budnitz Bicycles.

Personal life

Budnitz has ties to Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Montana; and Shelburne, Vermont. He is married to Sabine "Sa Budnitz" and lives in Vermont and New York City.[12][13][14][15][8][16][9]

References

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  5. Paul Budnitz: The Kidrobot story by Carolina D'Souza, Gulf News, 18 July 2008
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  11. Description of Ultraviolet, Berlinale, 2002.
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