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==Foundation==
==Foundation==


In March 1996, Microsoft veteran and billionaire [[Naveen Jain]] founded [[InfoSpace]] after leaving Microsoft. In 2003, [[Naveen Jain]] started Intelius to help consumers protect themselves against [[identity theft]]. <ref name="SeattleWeekly07"/><ref name="USAToday07"/> InfoSpace tried to stop his new venture by filing a lawsuit against [[Naveen Jain]] for violating the [[Non-compete clause|non-compete clauses]] in his[[contract]], but [[Naveen Jain]] prevailed in May of that year and was awarded damages and the attorney fees against Infospace. <ref name="InternetNews03"/><ref name="Bloomberg06"/>
In March 1996, Microsoft veteran and billionaire [[Naveen Jain]] founded [[InfoSpace]] after leaving Microsoft. In 2003, [[Naveen Jain]] started Intelius to help consumers protect themselves against [[identity theft]]. <ref name="SeattleWeekly07"/><ref name="USAToday07"/> InfoSpace tried to stop his new venture by filing a lawsuit against [[Naveen Jain]] for violating the [[Non-compete clause|non-compete clauses]] in his [[contract]], but [[Naveen Jain]] prevailed in May of that year and was awarded damages and the attorney fees against Infospace. <ref name="InternetNews03"/><ref name="Bloomberg06"/>


==Market and traffic==
==Market and traffic==

Revision as of 00:00, 21 October 2007

Naveen Jain, CEO and founder


Intelius, Inc.
Company typecorporation
Industryelectronic commerce
FoundedJanuary 2003
FounderNaveen Jain
HeadquartersBellevue, Washington,
 United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Servicesbackground checks, identity theft protection
Revenue$55,000,000 (2006)
Number of employees
150
Websitehttp://www.intelius.com

Intelius, Inc., founded in 2003 by Internet veteran and billionaire Naveen Jain, is a United States corporation with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington specializing in public records information and offering service to consumers and businesses which include background checks and identity theft protection. [1][2][3][4][5] Intelius founder has origins in Microsoft and InfoSpace [2][4][6] and currently employs a staff of 150, [1] Intelius owns more than 50 percent of the online people search market [3] and is ranked as one of the top 100 electronic commerce sites on the Internet. [1][3] It had $55 million in revenue in 2006 and has been profitable since 2004. [7]

Foundation

In March 1996, Microsoft veteran and billionaire Naveen Jain founded InfoSpace after leaving Microsoft. In 2003, Naveen Jain started Intelius to help consumers protect themselves against identity theft. [4][5] InfoSpace tried to stop his new venture by filing a lawsuit against Naveen Jain for violating the non-compete clauses in his contract, but Naveen Jain prevailed in May of that year and was awarded damages and the attorney fees against Infospace. [6][7]

Market and traffic

Intelius has over half the market share of online people searches with links from major portals such as Yahoo, MSN, AT&T, InfoSpace , Switchboard and AOL. [1] Advertising is important to all electronic commerce sites, and Intelius consistently ranks in the top ten B2B (business to business) advertisers. [8] Intelius is visited by more than 30 million unique users every month [1] with more than one million visitors daily. [3] Overall it ranks as one of the top 100 most visited sites on the internet. [1][3]

Target markets

A majority of Intelius' revenue comes from selling background reports [7] Sara Kehaulani Goo (February 1, 2007). "Dinner, Movie, Background Check for Online Daters". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 17, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Background checks for Dating and Family Safety

Many of the cautious singles use Intelius to verify information about their potential partner and responsible parents use the service to verify information about the people who come in touch with their loved ones.[4][9]

Employer background checks

On December 5, 2006, Intelius enlarged its employment screening market with its acquisition of Bothell, Washington's IntelliSense Corporation, integrating an infrastructure capable of international background information, fingerprinting, and drug screening, and complementing its previous capabilities for small and medium businesses. Naveen Jain said that Intellisense had experience serving Fortune 100 companies. [10][11]

Direct marketing leads

Intelius also provides data verification services for direct mail and telemarketing as well as collections agencies, major utilities and non-profit organizations. [12]

Possible IPO

Intelius recently (late 2006) began advertising for an executive whose main responsibility would be relations with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg. CFO Paul Cook told Bloomberg this was a step towards a possible Initial Public Offering. [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Intelius, Inc". Retrieved 2007-04-13. Cite error: The named reference "Intelius" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Intelius - profile". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e "If in doubt, check it out : Profile of [[Naveen Jain]]". Retrieved 2007-04-13. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Nina Shapiro (April 11, 2007). "Intelius Says it's Capable of Conducting a Full Background Check on Anyone". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2007-04-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ a b John Swartz and Byron Acohido (April 1, 2007). "Who's guarding your data in the cybervault?". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-04-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Intelius Founders Win Lawsuit". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  7. ^ a b c d Tim Mullaney (December 26, 2006). "Intelius, Founded by InfoSpace's Jain, Considers Going Public". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 17, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "iMedia Connection: Advanced Site Search". Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  9. ^ Mandy Stadtmiller (September 27, 2006). "Check Mate". The New York Post. Retrieved April 17, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "IntelliSense Sold". Retrieved April 17, 2007.
  11. ^ "Intelius Expands Applications for Fortune 500 Customers Through Acquisition of IntelliSense Corporation". Retrieved April 17, 2007.
  12. ^ "The world doesn't stop, why should your data?". Retrieved April 17, 2007.
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