Alex Welch Overview
Investor Type
Angel
Status
Active
Professionals
1
Investments
8
Portfolio
3
Exits
2
Alex Welch General Information
Description
Mr. Alex Welch Founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at Photobucket. He also serves as Board Member at Kanvas Labs. As CEO, he is responsible for developing the overall vision, strategy and product roadmap for the company. In 2003, Alex and his Co-Founder Darren Crystal observed that e-commerce and social networking users were in need of an easy-to-use centralized "hub" to store and publish images. Alex and Darren have spent three years building, tuning, and enhancing the application and core infrastructure of Photobucket. Prior to founding Photobucket, Alex was a software engineer at Level 3 Communications where he was responsible for developing advanced networking software and services. Alex received his BS degree from Colorado State University, with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems.
Contact Information
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Alex Welch Investments (8)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influential | 26-Jul-2016 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
| 0000 000000000 | 06-Jul-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
| 00000000000 | 12-Mar-2015 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
| 00000 00000 | 01-Sep-2012 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Application Software | Startup | 0000 00000 |
| 000000 00000 | 16-Mar-2012 | 00000 (00000 | 000 | Application Software | Startup | 0000 00000 |
| 000000 0000 | 21-Dec-2011 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 00000 |
| SweetLabs | 12-Nov-2008 | Early Stage VC | 00.00 | Application Software | Profitable | 0000 00000 |
| DanceJam | 01-May-2007 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Movies, Music and Entertainment | Product In Beta Test | 0000 00000 |
Alex Welch Exits (2)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanvas Labs | 31-Aug-2015 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| 00000 00000 | 12-Mar-2015 | 000000000000000000 |
Alex Welch Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Welch | Angel Investor | 0 | San Francisco, CA |
Alex Welch Co-Investors (13)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| ACE Fund | 1 | 0 |
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| Europlay Capital Advisors | 0 | 0 |
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| Ivan Brockman | 0 | 0 |
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| Michael Tedesco | 0 | 0 |
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| Paradigm Talent Agency | 0 | 0 |
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