FullContact

FullContact Inc. is a privately held technology company that provides a suite of cloud-based software products for businesses, developers, and brands. Their main focus is Identity Resolution. Their suite of offerings include products like Enrich and Resolve, and nine solutions, including Customer Recognition and Media Amplification.

FullContact Inc.
IndustrySoftware
FoundedDenver, Colorado (2010)
FounderBart Lorang
Travis Todd
Dan Lynn
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Key people
Chris Harrison(CEO)
Websitefullcontact.com

FullContact Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,[1] and Kochi (India).[2][3]

History

FullContact was founded in 2010 by Bart Lorang, Travis Todd, and Dan Lynn and went through the Techstars Boulder accelerator in 2011.[4][5][6] Over the history of the company, it has raised approximately $50 million in venture-capital financing.[7] In 2015 Bart Lorang confirmed in an interview that FullContact indexed over 1.5 billion people.[8]

  • In July 2012, FullContact announced a "Paid Paid Vacation" policy.[9][10][11][12] As part of the policy, employees are awarded US$7,500 annually to use on vacation with the only stipulations being that the employee take a vacation, disconnect from technology, and not work while on vacation.[12]
  • In 2014, FullContact acquired a Latvian startup company which developed Cobook.[13][14][15]
  • In 2016, FullContact acquired an Indian startup company Profoundis Labs Pvt Ltd.[16]
  • In 2017, FullContact acquired Mattermark, an aggregator of data about startups and other companies.[17]
  • In February 2018, FullContact acquired Contacts+, a mobile contact management application.[18]
  • In August 2020, Bart Lorang appointed Chris Harrison to succeed him as CEO.[19]

The company has been criticized for linking users' mobile advertising IDs with their personal data,[20] but the company disputes that it offers this service.[21]

Recognition
  • November 2012, FullContact's CEO and co-founder Bart Lorang named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Colorado Technology Association.[22]
  • June 2013, FullContact's CEO and co-founder Bart Lorang named finalist for Mountain Desert Region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[23]
  • October 2014, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2014.[24]
  • November 2015, FullContact named Best Mobile App for Business by the Mobby Awards.[25]
  • November 2015, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2015.[26]
  • July 2016, FullContact named a two-time finalist to the SaaS Awards for Best Enterprise-Level SaaS Product and Best Data-Driven SaaS Product.[27]
  • November 2016, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2016.[28]
  • February 2017, FullContact named to Entrepreneur's Top Company Cultures 2017.[29]
  • November 2017, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2017.[30]
  • August 2018, FullContact named number 1100 on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America.[31]
  • August 2019, FullContact's India office is certified as Great Place to Work® by the GPTW Institute.[32]
  • October 2020, Jaison Abey Sabu, FullContact India's then Director of Customer Support, wins the "Great People Manager" from Great Manager Institute.[33]
  • February 2021, FullContact divests of Contacts+.[34]

References
  1. "About the FullContact Team". FullContact. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. "FullContact expands to India with acquisition of email intelligence startup Profoundis". TechCrunch. August 23, 2016.
  3. "FullContact Announces Acquisition of Contacts+". FullContact. February 8, 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. "Techstars Alumni Companies". Techstars. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  5. "It's TechStars Boulder Demo Day – Here are the 12 startups". The Next Web. August 4, 2011.
  6. "TechStars Demo Days: 12 companies present to investors at fifth annual event". Boulder Daily Camera. August 4, 2011.
  7. Sawers, Paul (10 August 2016). "Contact management platform FullContact raises $25M for growth through 'strategic acquisitions'". VentureBeat. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. "Interview with Bart Lorang of FullContact". WhoAPI Inc. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  9. "On Our Radar: Employees Paid to Go on Vacation". The Wall Street Journal. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  10. Dickey, Jack. "Save the American Vacation". Time. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. "Best Boss Ever Pays Employees to Go on Vacation". ABC News, Good Morning America. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  12. Kanalley, Craig (12 July 2012). "FullContact Pays Its Employees $7,500 To Go On Vacation". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  13. "Interview with Bart Lorang of FullContact". WhoAPI Inc. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  14. "FullContact buys rival contact management app Cobook for cash, stock". Tech.eu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  15. Duskic, Goran (2022-06-14). "Bart Lorang interview". WhoAPI blog. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  16. Narasimhan, T. E. (23 August 2016). "US firm FullContact acquires Kochi-based start-up Profoundis". Business Standard India.
  17. Katie Roof (21 December 2017). "Mattermark to shut down after selling to FullContact". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  18. "FullContact Announces Acquisition of Contacts+". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  19. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/08/20/fullcontact-new-ceo.html. Retrieved 2020-08-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. Cox, Joseph. "Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale". Vice. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  21. "FullContact FAQ's answer your most frequently asked questions". FullContact. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  22. "Past Winners". APEX Colorado Technology Association. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  23. Gifford, Boots. "DBJ presents Ernst & Young's 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year awards: slideshow". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  24. "Best Places to Work 2014". Outside. October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  25. Shaul, Brandy. "Tabby Awards /Business Announce 2015 Winners". Social Times. Adweek. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  26. "The 100 Best Places to Work in 2015". Outside. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  27. "2016 SaaS Shortlist and Winners". The Cloud Awards. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  28. "The Best Places to Work: 2016". Outside. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  29. "Medium-Sized Companies: The Best Company Cultures in 2017". Entrepreneur. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  30. "The 100 Best Places to Work in 2017". Outside. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  31. "Inc. 5000 2018: The Full List". Inc. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  32. "When a great place to work becomes a Great Place To Work®". FullContact. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  33. "What Sets Great People Managers Apart?". Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  34. Email, Benchmark. "Benchmark Email Announces Acquisition of Contacts+". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.


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