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FullContact
IndustrySoftware
FoundedDenver, Colorado (2010)
FoundersBart Lorang
Travis Todd
Dan Lynn
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Website[1]

FullContact Inc. is a privately held technology company that provides a suite of cloud-based contact management solutions for businesses, developers, and individuals.

FullContact received considerable press in July of 2012 when it announced a "Paid Paid Vacation" policy. [1][2][3][4] As part of the policy, employees are awarded $7,500 USD 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.[4]

FullContact is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, U.S.,[5] and has offices in Dallas (U.S.), Riga (Latvia), and Kochi (India).[6]

History

FullContact was founded in 2010 by Bart Lorang, Travis Todd, and Dan Lynn and went through the Techstars Boulder accelerator in 2011.[7][8][9] Over the history of the company, it has raised approximately $50 million in venture-capital financing.[10]

Awards and Highlights

  • November 2012, FullContact's CEO and Co-Founder Bart Lorang named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Colorado Technology Association.[11]
  • June 2013, FullContact's CEO and Co-Founder Bart Lorang named finalist for Mountain Desert Region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[12]
  • October 2014, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2014.[13]
  • November 2015, FullContact named Best Mobile App for Business by the Mobby Awards.[14]
  • November 2015, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2015.[15]
  • July 2016, FullContact named a two-time finalist to the SaaS Awards for Best Enterprise-Level SaaS Product and Best Data-Driven SaaS Product.[16]
  • November 2016, FullContact named to Outside's Best Places to Work 2016.[17]

References

  1. ^ "On Our Radar: Employees Paid to Go on Vacation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ Dickey, Jack. "Save the American Vacation". Time. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Best Boss Ever Pays Employees to Go on Vacation". ABC News, Good Morning America. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Kanalley, Craig. "FullContact Pays Its Employees $7,500 To Go On Vacation". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ "About the FullContact Team". FullContact. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "FullContact expands to India with acquisition of email intelligence startup Profoundis". TechCrunch. August 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Techstars Alumni Companies". Techstars. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "It's TechStars Boulder Demo Day – Here are the 12 startups". The Next Web. August 4, 2011.
  9. ^ "TechStars Demo Days: 12 companies present to investors at fifth annual event". Boulder Daily Camera. August 4, 2011.
  10. ^ Sawers, Paul. "Contact management platform FullContact raises $25M for growth through 'strategic acquisitions'". VentureBeat. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Past Winners". APEX Colorado Technology Association. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  12. ^ Gifford, Boots. "DBJ presents Ernst & Young's 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year awards: slideshow". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Best Places to Work 2014". Outside. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  14. ^ Shaul, Brandy. "Tabby Awards /Business Announce 2015 Winners". Social Times. Adweek. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  15. ^ "The 100 Best Places to Work in 2015". Outside. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  16. ^ "2016 SaaS Shortlist and Winners". The Cloud Awards. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  17. ^ "The Best Places to Work: 2016". Outside. Retrieved 22 November 2016.