Keith Teare

Keith Teare (born 27 August 1954, in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English-American technology entrepreneur.

Keith Teare
Teare at iSummit'08, July 2008
Born27 August 1954
Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationEntrepreneur
SpouseGené Teare
ChildrenDylan Teare, Liam Teare, Luke Teare
Websitehttp://www.teare.com

Career

Keith Teare has founded or co-founded several IT companies since the early 1980s.

He is credited with being part of:

  • Cyberia,[1] the UK's first internet cafe;
  • Easynet,[2] Europe's first consumer Internet Service Provider;
  • RealNames,[3][4] the first multi-lingual addressing system for the Internet;
  • Archimedes Ventures LLC,[5] a vehicle for his incubation, investments and consulting service;
  • TechCrunch,[6] a technology blog.[7]
  • Just.me,[8] an instant messaging service;
  • chat.center,[9] a web to mobile SaaS messaging service;
  • Accelerated Digital Ventures.[10]

Works
  • Tompson, Keith (1988). Under Siege: Racism and Violence in Britain Today. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140523911. Keith Tompson is a pen name for Silicon Valley entrepreneur Keith Teare. He was active in anti-racist campaigns in the UK between 1979 and 1996. This book was written at a time when extreme right wing groups were targeting activists, hence the use of a pen name to protect his identity.

References
  1. Watch this Cyberspace
  2. David Rowe: European Easy Rider
  3. "RealNames calls it quits, blames Microsoft". 13 May 2002.
  4. "RealNames blames Microsoft for closure".
  5. Archimedes Ventures LLC
  6. The makings of a media mogul: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch
  7. "About TechCrunch". Archived from the original on 24 October 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. Can A Messaging App Beat Standalone Social Networking? Khosla-Backed Stealth Startup Just.me Gears Up For Launch With iOS Beta
  9. chat.center Reports Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-Looking Growth
  10. Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd
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