Alex Algard
Founder and CEO @ Hiya
London, United Kingdom
Alex Algard is a seed investor at Hiya in London focused on Social Media and Internet. Alex Algard is the Founder and CEO of Hiya. He attended Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Alex Algard invests in
Stages Alex Algard invests in
Countries Alex Algard invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Social Media 3 (30%)
- Internet 2 (20%)
- Payments 2 (20%)
- Software 2 (20%)
- E-Commerce 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (50%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Funding Round 2 (20%)
- Angel 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 9 (90%)
- Finland 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Trestle
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Trestle provides the identity data APIs you need to create, develop, and reinforce customer relationships. The company develops and maintains customer relationships through identity data. Trestle wants to serve as the hub for establishing, growing and sustaining client relationships. | $1M / Seed / Sep 08, 2022 | |
Swarmia
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Data-driven superpowers for software teams | $6.9M / Seed / May 12, 2021 | |
Ekata
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Ekata provides global identity verification via APIs and a SaaS solution to provide businesses worldwide the ability to link any digital transaction to the human behind it. The Ekata product suite is powered by the Ekata Identity Engine, our proprietary, intellectual property, that uses unique datasets from the Ekata Identity Graph and the EkataIdentity Network that provides identity verification data with consistent results across the globe, in industry-leading response times, to enable businesses around the world like AliPay, Microsoft, Stripe, and AirBnb to fight fraud, reduce false declines, and make accurate risk decisions about their customers faster than the blink of an eye | Seed / Jun 12, 2019 | |
Vamo
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Airbnb has acquiring Vamo, a service that helps in the process of booking trips with stops in multiple cities, and has shut the product down. Vamo is a funded startup based in Seattle. Vamo's goal is to help people plan better vacations. Vamo is an experienced team with a love for building great products and exploring the world. | $1.6M / Seed / Jul 18, 2013 | |
Remitly
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Remitly is a mobile payment service that enables consumers to conveniently make person-to-person international money transfers from the United States. Its online service is disrupting the $588 billion a year industry by using the latest technology and mobile devices to eliminate unnecessary forms, codes, agents, extra time, and fees tied to thetraditional money transfer process.As a licensed money transmitter, Remitly currently operates in 49 states and Washington, D.C., and spends millions of dollars to thousands of customers each month. Remitly is backed by Stripes Group, DFJ, Vulcan Capital, QED, Trilogy Equity Partners, DN Capital, Founders Co-Op, Bezos Expeditions, and TomorrowVentures. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 11, 2012 | |
EVO Media Group
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The EVO Media Group, Inc. ("EVO") is a venture-backed company that is dually headquartered in Seattle, WA (engineering) & San Francisco, CA (business development).EVO's main purpose is to apply the newest Internet technologies and gaming mechanics to previously mundane and daunting platforms. The result is a lower barrier toentry, users being incentivized to complete tasks on time, and a sense of fun.The EVO Media Group is dedicated to providing the world with online platforms and tools that allow them to both create and capture value. Our Vision:To help create an online world where creation and distribution of thoughts and information is easy and fun for anyone -- Gutenberg to the max.To help create an online world where the publishing of those thoughts and information gets distributed to its optimum potential -- the right info finds the right audience.To help create a world where the creators of influential thoughts and information get credit and are rewarded monetarily for their efforts -- the advertising dollar trickles down the long tail. | $1.5M / Nov 24, 2009 | |
Inkd.com
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Inkd (formerly Pressplane) has two main products: Inkd, a true "buy & sell" community (rather like CafePress, Zazzle, Etsy and even stock image companies) wherein designers upload print creative and businesses can download and use the content as a cost effective alternative to hiring a designer, and Zapd, an app that allows users tocreate instant, themed websites straight from their iPhones. | $1.7M / Series A / Sep 01, 2008 | |
CarDomain Network
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CarDomain Network was founded in 1998 and based in Seattle, Washington. CarDomain operates the web's largest community for auto enthusiasts with two million registered users and 650,000 custom rides profiles. CarDomain has built the largest database tracking the behavior and purchasing patterns of automotive enthusiasts. | $3M / Series A / Jun 29, 2007 | |
DanceJam
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DanceJam is a social media destination where users hang out and watch people dance, learn how to dance, or show off their moves online. DanceJam provides a community where users can watch and rate videos of people dancing, promote their profiles, compete in head-to-head dance-offs and competitions, register and get matched with people who sharesimilar interests, and learn about local dance-related events.DanceJam is founded by Geoffrey Arone, Anthony Young, and MC Hammer. | $1M / Angel / May 01, 2007 | |
Cheezburger
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Cheezburger is a Seattle-based company that operates a network of social humor websites, including such as I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, Know Your Meme, and Memebase. It enables its website visitors to view, create, or remix themes and share their favorite funny pictures.Cheezburger has published five books: A LOLcat Colleckshun, How to TakeOver Teh Wurld, FAIL Nation, GRAPH OUT LOUD, and I HAS A HOTDOG: What Your Dog Is Really Thinking.Cheezburger was founded by Ben Huh and Eric Nakagawa in September 2007 and is based in Seattle, Washington. | $2M / Jan 01, 2007 |
Co-Investors
2xN
1 deal together
Alven
1 deal together
Bezos Expeditions
1 deal together
BoxGroup
1 deal together
Curious Office Partners
1 deal together
DCVC
1 deal together
About Hiya
Hiya is a developer of a caller identification application designed to offer a better phone experience to mobile users worldwide. The company's services identify unknown numbers and automatically blocks scam and spam threats across the globe, enabling users to stay protected and block unwanted calls.Hiya brings trust and identity into themobile call by making the calling experience secure and engaging on every smartphone globally. With a mission to provide a better phone experience, Hiya’s products and services provide users with the context needed to help them decide whether or not to pick up their phone. Through analysis of more than 13 billion calls per month, Hiya protects over 100 million users from unwanted scam and nuisance calls globally. Hiya is available as a consumer app on Google Android and iPhone and is integrated into the phone experience for AT&T Call Protect, T-Mobile Name ID, and Samsung Galaxy, A-Series, and J-Series users worldwide.
Hiya Contacts
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Alex Algard
Founder and CEO
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Chris Sorensen
Director of Business Development
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Kush Parikh
COO
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Marcelo Calbucci
CTO
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Pinar Ormeci
VP, Strategic Accounts
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FAQ
What does Alex Algard invest in?
Alex Algard invests primarily in Social Media, Internet and Payments startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Alex Algard last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alex Algard closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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