Philip Rosedale is a technology entrepreneur who founded Linden Lab and Second Life, the pioneering virtual world with its own exchangeable currency. Philip Rosedale's Twitter Score is 62 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #15,865 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Philip Rosedale founded Linden Lab and Second Life, the virtual world whose internal economy runs on the Linden Dollar, a currency exchangeable with real-world money. He also co-founded High Fidelity, a venture aimed at building a next-generation virtual reality platform with a blockchain-based economy, including a Digital Asset Registry and a stablecoin called High Fidelity Coin. In June 2018, High Fidelity raised $35 million in a Series D round led by Galaxy Digital Ventures, with participation from the Galaxy EOS Ecosystem Fund and Blockchain Capital. By 2019 to 2020, High Fidelity shifted focus away from social VR toward spatial audio and virtual-office products. Previously, Philip Rosedale worked at RealNetworks as vice president and chief technology officer, and he also co-founded LoveMachine Inc.
Philip Rosedale returned to Second Life in January 2022, when High Fidelity invested in Linden Lab and transferred employees and patents as he took on an adviser role at the parent company. On October 29, 2024, Second Life announced that Philip Rosedale became its full-time chief technology officer. Philip Rosedale's account has published 5,615 posts and has been mentioned by 117 accounts, with 585 total mentions.
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