Articles about Alex Algard

A list of Seattle cybersecurity companies as international conflict fuels industry demand

Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for IT professionals between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and record-breaking breaches. Investors are… Read More

Spam smackdown: Hiya claims ‘massive step forward’ using AI against illegal phone calls

Seattle-based tech company Hiya says it has achieved a new milestone in the battle against spam phone calls, using artificial… Read More

Calbucci’s comeback: Longtime tech exec joins Whitepages spinout Hiya, plans to return to Seattle from London next year

Marcelo Calbucci is getting back into the Seattle startup scene. The longtime technology entrepreneur and executive, known for his past… Read More

Hiya raises $18M to build business search and spam blocking into native smartphone dialer app

Nearly every major smartphone app built over the last several years has gone through countless improvements and iterations. But the… Read More

Tech Moves: Whitepages founder Alex Algard names Rob Eleveld new CEO

Whitepages founder Alex Algard started his website out of his Stanford University dorm 20 years ago. And after running the Seattle-based contact… Read More

Whitepages spins out caller ID and spam-blocking app into startup Hiya

Whitepages announced today that it is spinning out its popular CallerID app into a new company called Hiya. Whitepages CEO Alex… Read More

Video tour: WhitePages shows off remodeled office with kegerator, hydraulic desks and modern great room

Just a few weeks ago, WhitePages turned a huge page in the company’s history when it bought out its venture capital… Read More

WhitePages CEO Alex Algard: Not having VCs will allow a ‘cleaner’ focus

It’s not everyday that a technology company is able to buy out its venture backers. But that’s what happened this… Read More

WhitePages CEO spreads awareness about school shootings with online database

Thanks to heavy media coverage, most people are familiar with mass school shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, and now, Newtown.… Read More

OfficeSpace.com finds new lease on life, launches in Portland

OfficeSpace.com is one of the oldest ongoing Internet businesses in the Seattle area, tracing its roots back to 1995. At… Read More