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Andrew Michael
Born (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
Cyprus
Occupationentrepreneur

Andrew Michael (born 10 January 1980) is a British-Cypriot tech entrepreneur and founder of Fasthosts, Livedrive and Bark.com.

Early life and Fasthosts

Andrew Michael was born in Cyprus, and grew up in Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham, United Kingdom. Aged 17, and as part of an A-level project, Michael started web hosting company, Fasthosts. In 2002, Fasthosts was listed in the Sunday Times as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, and by 2005 reported a turnover of £20m and a profit of £5m. In 2006 the company was sold to German internet company United Internet for a reported £61m, with Michael owning a 75% share in the company.

Livedrive

In 2008, Michael founded UK-based cloud storage and cloud backup company Livedrive, which offered customers unlimited online storage. Nicholas Cowell was also an investor in the company. In late 2009 he launched the company in the US.

In 2014 Michael sold Livedrive to J2 Global.

Bark.com

In 2014 Andrew co-founded Bark.com with Kai Feller. The company enables customers to easily contact local service professionals, avoiding the need to make multiple calls. In March 2015 Nick Hewer signed on as brand ambassador.

References

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  4. "Young entrepreneur pockets £61.5m". BBC News. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. "Made it by 40". The Telegraph. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. "Livedrive.com offers unlimited online storage". TechRadar. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. "Another Cowell with the X-Factor". Express. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. "Livedrive launches unlimited backup service in the U.S." Venture Beat. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. "j2 Global Acquires LiveDrive; j2's Online Backup Annualized Monthly Run-Rate Exceeds $40M". YAHOO! Finance. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. "Bark.com - Bringing you the best leads for your business". www.bark.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  11. "Nick Hewer teams up with Bark | Bark Blog". www.bark.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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