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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person 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,[1] and grew up in Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham, United Kingdom.[2] Aged 17, and as part of an A-level project, Michael started web hosting company, Fasthosts.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Livedrive

In 2008, Michael founded UK-based cloud storage and cloud backup company Livedrive, which offered customers unlimited online storage.[6] Nicholas Cowell was also an investor in the company.[7] In late 2009 he launched the company in the US.[8]

In 2014 Michael sold Livedrive to J2 Global.[9]

Bark.com

In 2014 Andrew co-founded Bark.com with Kai Feller. The company enables customers to easily contact local service professionals,[10] avoiding the need to make multiple calls. In March 2015 Nick Hewer signed on as brand ambassador.[11]

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