| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Andreas Gal |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Ancestry is the world`s largest online resource for family history. We have helped pioneer the market for online family history research, taking a pursuit that was expensive and time-consuming and making it easy, affordable and accessible to anyone with an interest in their family history. The foundation of our service is an extensive collection of billions of historical records that we have digitized, indexed and put online over the past 18 years. These digital records and documents, combined with our proprietary online search technologies, tools and collaboration features, have enabled our more than two million subscribers to create more than 60 million family trees that contain more than 6 billion profiles, make meaningful discoveries about the lives of their ancestors. With over 1,500 employees around the world, we are known for our cutting-edge technology, phenomenal innovation, and offer a compelling and rewarding workplace where you will thrive. We seek out passionate people to join our mission of helping people discover, preserve and share their family history. We invite you to explore and discover the many opportunities that await you at Ancestry.
DogVacay is the largest and fastest growing online and mobile community of pet care providers. The company has over 20,000 vetted pet sitters across the U.S. and Canada. It`s a safe, convenient, and superior way to make sure your best friend is in good care while you’re away. All reservations include premium medical coverage, 24/7 customer support, and daily photo updates. Our sitters offer daycare, grooming, walking, and other services too. DogVacay has booked millions of stays and racked up hundreds of thousands of 5-star reviews. The company has raised $47 million in funding from top-tier venture capitalist firms including Benchmark and Andreessen Horowitz. We work in large, bright, dog-friendly office in the heart of Santa Monica just blocks from the beach. Our 90+ employees across Customer Care, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Operations, and Finance love playing with dogs at work every day! Our key investors include Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley (Uber, Zillow, GrubHub) and Foundation Capital’s Charles Moldow (Lending Club, Adroll). Founder and CEO is Aaron Hirschhorn, UCLA MBA and the first-ever DogVacay sitter. Visit www.dogvacay.com/press to read hundreds of articles by leading publications: USA Today, NBC, Huffington Post, FOX, WSJ, ABC, Forbes, New York Post, Inc, The Economist, and others.
Wish is a mobile e-commerce platform that connects hundreds of millions of consumers with the widest selection of products delivered directly to their doors. Our mission is to provide everyone access to the most affordable and convenient shopping experience on the planet. Wish supports 500,000 merchant partners as well as over 300 million users who rate Wish the best mobile shopping app on the iOS and Android platforms. Founded in 2011, Wish has raised over a billion dollars from top funds, such as Temasek, DST, GGV Capital, Founders Fund, and Jerry Yang`s AME Cloud. Wish is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Shanghai, Toronto, Dublin, Amsterdam, and more.
Turnitin is committed to building better writers, with integrity. Turnitin`s formative feedback and originality checking services promote critical thinking, ensure academic integrity, and help students improve their writing. Turnitin provides instructors with the tools to engage students in the writing process, provide personalized feedback, and assess student progress over time. Turnitin is used by more than 30 million students at 15,000 institutions in 140 countries. Backed by Insight Venture Partners, GIC, Norwest Venture Partners, Lead Edge Capital and Georgian Partners, Turnitin is headquartered in Oakland, Calif., with international offices in Newcastle, U.K., Utrecht, Netherlands, Melbourne, Australia, Seoul, Korea and throughout Latin America.
Beepi is the first startup to take on, and successfully disrupt, the pre-owned car industry. A national peer-to-peer marketplace, Beepi is a way to buy or sell a quality car completely online, giving consumers a superior experience that is fast, secure and even fun. Beepi has been licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles since December 2013.