# Chris Pavlovski Canadian tech entrepreneur (b. 1982) who founded the video platform [[Rumble]] in 2013 and built it into the right's leading "free speech" alternative to [[YouTube]]. Backed by [[Peter Thiel]], [[JD Vance]], and [[Howard Lutnick]], Pavlovski took Rumble public in 2022 and became a billionaire in 2025 as its stock surged on crypto and MAGA-media momentum. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Rumble Timeline]]. Expand with the alt-tech rise and the Tether/Northern Data deals.