Dropbox Stock Pop Puts Kansas Native in Tech Billionaires Club

Drew Houston on Dropbox IPOSource: Bloomberg
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Dropbox Inc.’s warm welcome from the market has minted the startup’s second billionaire.

Co-founder Arash Ferdowsi’s net worth climbed to $1.1 billion Friday as shares of the file-sharing company jumped as much as 50 percent on its first day of trading. The 32-year-old Kansas native joins co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Drew Houston in the three-comma club.