| Colorado State University, BA | |
| Computer Information Systems |
AWelch on Photobucket
Alex is the Co-Founder and ex-CEO of Photobucket. He founded MMO gaming company Slime Sandwich in 2009, and works as their Chief Strategic Advisor and Chairman of the Board.
As CEO of Photobucket, he was responsible for developing the overall vision, strategy and product roadmap for the company. In 2003, Alex and his Co-Founder Darren Crystal observed that e-commerce and social networking users were in need of an easy-to-use centralized “hub” to store and publish images.
Prior to founding Photobucket, Alex was a software engineer at Level 3 Communications where he was responsible for developing advanced networking software and services.
Alex received his BS degree from Colorado State University, with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Slime Sandwich | 10/09 | Seed | $1M | 4 |
| DanceJam | 5/07 | Angel | $1M | 8 |