Zainali Jaffer , the co - beginner and CEO of ad technical school platform Vungle , has been placed on indefinite leave after being arrested for a litany of crimes . accord to inmate information from the San Mateo County Sheriff ’s Office , Jaffer is being bind on charges of child insult , lustful act upon a child , “ oral coitus of a person under 14 , ” rape with a mortal arm , battering an policeman and parking brake personnel office , and attempted murder .
Yesterday , Venturebeat reported that Jaffer had been grade on an indefinite leave , due to what was initially describe as a “ leadership shamble . ” Vungle is think one of the succeeder stories to come out of startup incubatorAngelPad , along with Postmates .
Vungle is likely unfamiliar to most people , as it occupies the space in the engineering sector that serve company rather than directly providing a Cartesian product to consumers . In Vungle ’s case , that servicing was in - app ad , andthe listof its clients includes Warner Brothers , Electronic Arts , Sony , Nickelodeon , Sega , Zygna , and Unilever . Jaffer told Techcrunch in February his party was on runway to hit a$300 million revenue run charge per unit .
Jaffer is expected to appear in court on November 1st .
Update 7:25pm : ask for comment , Vungle sent Gizmodo the next statement :
We are aware of the highly serious allegations leveled against our former CEO , and we are shocked beyond Bible . While these are only preliminary charges and are completely unrelated to his former part at the party , they are obviously so serious that it led to his prompt removal .
Everyone at the ship’s company is shocked and saddened by these events , and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone feign .
Update July 3 , 2018 : Jaffer ’s charge were dismiss yesterday “ at the request of San Mateo D.A. Steve Wagstaffe,”Axios describe .
[ Venturebeat , Axios ]
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