Chris Wanstrath Net Worth

GitHub’s clients include Microsoft, NASA, Walmart, and the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2012 GitHub raised the largest first round of venture capital funding at $100 million. On June 4, 2018, Microsoft agreed to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion. As a result of the acquisition, Tom Preston-Werner was given $1.25 billion worth of Microsoft stock. As the largest shareholder, Chris Wanstrath, received $1.5 billion. Another founder received $1 billion.