FullContact explained

FullContact Inc.
Foundation:	Denver, Colorado (2010)
Key People:	Chris Harrison(CEO)
Founder:	Bart Lorang Travis Todd Dan Lynn
Hq Location:	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Industry:	Software

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.

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.
• In 2014, FullContact acquired a Latvian startup company which developed Cobook.^{[8] [13] [14]}
• In 2016, FullContact acquired an Indian startup company Profoundis Labs Pvt Ltd.^[15]
• In 2017, FullContact acquired Mattermark, an aggregator of data about startups and other companies.^[16]
• In February 2018, FullContact acquired Contacts+, a mobile contact management application.^[17]
• In August 2020, Bart Lorang appointed Chris Harrison to succeed him as CEO.^[18]

The company has been criticized for linking users' mobile advertising IDs with their personal data,^[19] but the company disputes that it offers this service.^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the FullContact Team . FullContact . October 22, 2016.
2. Web site: FullContact expands to India with acquisition of email intelligence startup Profoundis . TechCrunch . August 23, 2016.
3. Web site: FullContact Announces Acquisition of Contacts+ . FullContact . February 8, 2018. 25 August 2018.
4. Web site: Techstars Alumni Companies. Techstars. November 9, 2016.
5. Web site: It's TechStars Boulder Demo Day – Here are the 12 startups. The Next Web. August 4, 2011.
6. Web site: TechStars Demo Days: 12 companies present to investors at fifth annual event. Boulder Daily Camera. August 4, 2011.
7. Web site: Sawers. Paul. Contact management platform FullContact raises $25M for growth through 'strategic acquisitions'. VentureBeat. 10 August 2016. 23 November 2016.
8. Web site: 2022-06-14 . Interview with Bart Lorang of FullContact . 2022-06-14 . WhoAPI Inc. . en-US.
9. Web site: On Our Radar: Employees Paid to Go on Vacation. The Wall Street Journal. 16 July 2012. 22 November 2016.
10. Save the American Vacation. Dickey. Jack. Time. 22 November 2016.
11. Web site: Best Boss Ever Pays Employees to Go on Vacation. ABC News, Good Morning America. 22 November 2016.
12. Web site: FullContact Pays Its Employees $7,500 To Go On Vacation. Kanalley. Craig. The Huffington Post. 12 July 2012. 22 November 2016.
13. Web site: FullContact buys rival contact management app Cobook for cash, stock. 2021-02-12. Tech.eu. 15 January 2014 . en-US.
14. Web site: Duskic . Goran . 2022-06-14 . Bart Lorang interview . 2022-06-14 . WhoAPI blog.
15. News: US firm FullContact acquires Kochi-based start-up Profoundis. Business Standard India. 23 August 2016. Narasimhan. T. E..
16. Web site: Katie Roof . Mattermark to shut down after selling to FullContact . . 29 October 2018 . 21 December 2017.
17. Web site: FullContact Announces Acquisition of Contacts+. 2021-02-12. PRWeb.
18. Web site: https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/08/20/fullcontact-new-ceo.html. 2020-08-27. www.bizjournals.com.
19. Web site: Cox . Joseph . Inside the Industry That Unmasks People at Scale . Vice . 14 July 2021 . 17 July 2021.
20. Web site: FullContact FAQ's answer your most frequently asked questions.. 2021-07-23. FullContact. en-US.