Jay Westerdal is a successful serial entrepreneur with his last exit being valued at over $16 million. Currently he is the founder at Open Caller ID, DotMovie, and Credit Savers. Jay is a Limited Partner at Founders-Coop. Jay has 10 years experience running, building, and investing in high tech businesses.
Most recently Jay was the founder and CEO of DomainTools.com, a leading provider of Whois Records. Through great SEO they rank in the top 500 sites in the world. Jay was able to make deals with Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to integrate DomainTools technology inside their platforms. Jay also founded Spry.com, a Hosting company with customers all around the world. Heavy SEO of the site with no SEM got the site to thousands of customers and about 500 new customers a month. Jay also co-founded AboutUs.org in 2005. That site nows ranks in the top 1000 as well due to heavy SEO.
Jay currently serves on the board of and advises a number of companies including: Custom Toll Free. Jay has invested in several technology companies in the Northwest including Zevia, Mobile Box Office, LookStat, Custom Toll Free, Thought Convergence, NearlyWeds.com, CoolerPlanet.com, Array Health, Frugal Mechanic, Appature, Big Door, Smart Plug, App Store HQ, UntitledStartup.com, RowFeeder.com, and Urban Airship.
Jay received his undergraduate degree from Computer Science from Central Washington University in 2000. Jay lives on Mercer Island with his soon to be wife and two boxers.
Jay is @westerdal on twitter, and can be contacted at http://www.jaywesterdal.com.