"Pud" Kaplan (born October 30, 1975)[1] is an American entrepreneur and computer programmer who has founded several Internet companies.

He has subsequently created other websites and web-based ventures, including the online advertising market site AdBrite, which he founded in 2004.

[5] Kaplan later founded Fandalism, a social networking website for musicians in January 2012, which was renamed to DistroKid over a year later in mid 2013 when the service expanded to offer the digital distribution of music.

[6][7] Kaplan obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the Syracuse University School of Information Studies and delivered the convocation address at the Class of 2014 graduation ceremony.

[8] In 2024, Kaplan gained recognition for building novelty headphones, including pairs with large Helmholtz resonators, dumbbells, and wine corks.