Andrew Weinreich Explained

Andrew Weinreich
Birth Date:	1972 or 1973
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Pennsylvania Fordham University

Andrew Weinreich is an American businessman.

Career

In 1997, Weinreich launched SixDegrees.^[1]

In 2001, Weinreich founded Joltage, an infrastructure services business devoted to building out a global network of Wi-Fi hotspots.^[2] Joltage was forced to shut down in 2003 when the company ran out of funding.^[3]

In 2003, Weinreich started I Stand For, Inc. He sold the company in February 2006.^[4]

In February 2006, Weinreich co-founded MeetMoi with Jeremy Levy.^{[5] [4] [6]}

In 2008, Weinreich and Jeremy Levy spun off the persistent tracking technologies of MeetMoi into a separate company called Xtify.^[4] Xtify was acquired by IBM on October 3, 2013.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The History of Social Networking . Gordon . Goble . 2012-09-06.
2. News: Cade . Metz . Would You Like Wireless Access with That? . April 8, 2002 . PC Magazine.
3. Web site: Start-up Joltage unplugs Wi-Fi service . Shim . Richard . 28 February 2003 .
4. Web site: Courtney . Boyd Myers . Where are they now? New York City's Dot Com Entrepreneurs . July 11, 2011.
5. Web site: Check Out MeetMoi, The Dating App That Has Quietly Reached 3 Million Users . Smith . Kevin . . 24 October 2012.
6. Web site: Push Notifications Meet Dating: meetMoi NOW Alerts You When Matches Are Nearby . Tsotsis . Alexia . 3 August 2010 .
7. News: Jackson . Joab . IBM buys e-commerce tool maker Xtify . Computerworld . 3 October 2013 . en.
8. Web site: Patent Issued for Location-Based Services Platform . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225450/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-333536285.html . dead . 5 November 2013 . Telecommunications Weekly . 5 June 2013.
9. Web site: U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York . 23 May 2013.