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Alex Algard

With the vision to provide consumers a free, accurate, and fast Internet-based directory assistance alternative, Alex Algard founded WhitePages.com in 1997. Initially started as a hobby, and incorporated in 2000, WhitePages.com has been profitable since inception. As CEO, Alex is primarily focused on how to best translate user needs into a great service offering and strategic direction. Alex is also the founder of CarDomain Network, the leading online community for car enthusiasts. In 2007 Alex was selected as the Software Entrepreneur of the Year, Pacific Northwest by Ernst & Young and as a finalist for Inc. magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Alex began his career in investment banking with the Goldman Sachs High Technology Group. Alex holds a BA in Economics and a MS in Engineering, both from Stanford University.

Milestones

  • Invested in Inkd. (9/4/08)
    Posted 7/17/09 at 3:20pm
  • Invested in CarDomain Network. (6/29/07)
    Posted 5/22/08 at 12:45pm
  • Invested in DanceJam. (5/1/07)
    Posted 10/31/07 at 6:49am
  • Invested in Pet Holdings, Inc.. (2007)
    Posted 11/4/08 at 12:38pm
  • Added position as Founder and Chairman at CarDomain Network.
    Posted 4/1/08 at 7:53pm
  • Added position as Founder and CEO at WhitePages.com.
    Posted 2/16/08 at 4:14pm
  • Added position as Limited Partner at CarDomain Network.
    Posted 10/6/08 at 6:19pm

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Company Date Round Size Participants
Inkd 9/08Series A$1.7M11
CarDomain Network 6/07Series A$3M1
DanceJam 5/07Angel$1M8
Pet Holdings, Inc. 2007Unattributed$2M3

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  1. PressPlane Takes $1.7M (nwinnovation.com) [edit]
  2. CarDomain.com raises $3M for more social networking for car enthusiasts (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  3. techcrunch.com [edit]
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