“Chief Executive Officer David Liu co-founded The Knot, the leading wedding website and gift registry, in September 1996 with seed financing from AOL’s Greenhouse. Less than one year after launching The Knot on America Online (keyword: knot), Liu and his team successfully launched www.theknot.com on the Web in July 1997.
During three short years, Liu was responsible for securing three rounds of funding with the likes of AOL, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, and QVC, Inc., totaling more than $20 million. Liu has helped The Knot grow from six employees to more than 275 today. In early December 1999, The Knot completed its initial public offering.
Prior to founding The Knot, Liu built a nine-year career in digital production and management. In 1993, he founded RunTime Inc., a CD-ROM development firm that produced award-winning titles for clients including the Smithsonian Institute, Intel, and AT&T.
Before founding RunTime, Liu was the director of production at VideOvation, a subsidiary of Reader’s Digest.
Liu received his B.F.A. in film and television from New York University.” (Source: The Knot)
