Bobby Murphy – Family, Family Tree

Robert Cornelius Murphy, popularly known as Bobby Murphy, is the co-founder of Snapchat, originally known as Picaboo. He is a 27-year-old Filipino-American billionaire businessman residing in Venice, Los Angeles. Murphy recently bought a $2.1 million two-bedroom house located close to Snapchat’s new offices at 63 Market Street in Venice, CA.

Early Life

Bobby was born in 1989. He completed his education in Berkeley, California. After attending The School of the Madeleine, he joined Saint Mary’s College High School. He completed his graduation from Stanford University. He also became a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house where he met Evan Spiegel, co-founder of Snapchat. They met Mark Zuckerberg just after the launch of Snapchat. Before Snapchat, Murphy and Spiegel created a college guidance website “Future Freshman.” They were working on the startup website to help school kids get advice while applying to colleges. However, it failed to attract users. Future Freshman was renamed to the Toyopa Group, which owned Snapchat.

Family Background