About: Jon Whelan, Founding Member, New York Angels

Profile

Jon Whelan, a founding member of the New York Angels, has a proven track record developing, marketing and selling media and technology applications. At H&R Communications he helped create successful interactive direct mail and telephony applications for large clients before it was acquired by Hart-Hanks. As a member of Oracle’s Business Alliance Program he recruited business partners and worked with them to leverage Oracle technology and drive revenue. In 1996 he co-founded New York City based ExtraActive, Inc., a forerunner in custom web software development and an application service provider (ASP) that built and managed secure applications for many Fortune 500 companies, including Time, Inc., Lucent and AIG.

A keen understanding of web technology, coupled with market insight, led to the development of Afternic, a popular online marketplace that was spun out of ExtraActive and sold to Register.com (NASDAQ: RCOM) in 2000. At Register.com Jon served as Managing Director of Aftermarket Sales. Jon is currently a principal of Net Return, Inc. and serves as a director of the Media Tile Corporation, Koolspan, Inc. and NowPublic Technologies. He advises several early stage companies, including Amie Street and BitWine.com. Additionally, he dabbles in some independent film projects on the side.

Jon has a M.B.A. in Information Technology & International Business from Fordham University, as well as a B.S. in Marketing.

Website

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