The Phanfare Story
We started Phanfare back in 2004 because there was no online destination where we wanted to store all our family photos and videos.
Existing solutions were too print-focused, or too focused on public sharing with strangers. We wanted high quality private sharing
with great collaboration tools and better workflow. Our first solution combined the power of network connected desktop clients with
synchronized per-family websites. Over the years the system has evolved to include more community and collaboration features and more
ways to get your photos into and out of Phanfare. Today we are focused on providing a robust photo and video sharing experience on the iPhone.
A Phanfare account comes with 1 gigabyte of free storage. We make money when you start really using the service and want to store more
than 1 gigabyte. Right now we sell unlimited storage accounts, archive DVDs, photo books, cards and prints. We are nowhere near the largest photo or video sharing site
on the net. We aim to serve people who value their personal media, want a better experience and will pay to preserve it. Our customer
support is amazing, backed up by real people who are always ready to solve your problems and go the extra mile to help.
Phanfare will never hold your photos and videos hostage. You can get back the full-size originals and display your photos wherever you
want and upload from a variety of systems; we offer API access to other companies, even competitors, so that you can take your photos
and videos with you if you ever decide to leave.
We have always been focused on creating a sustainable system that takes its responsibility to preserve the media seriously and follows
the golden rule of treating others as we ourselves would like to be treated. All our friends and family use Phanfare and we hope you will too.
About the Founders
Andrew Erlichson (andrew@phanfare.com), CEO, member of the Board
Prior to Phanfare, Andrew Erlichson was CEO & co-founder of Flashbase, which was acquired by DoubleClick in 2000. At DoubleClick, he was Vice President of Technology for the Research and Development Group. He has worked at Mips Computer Systems, Silicon Graphics and BlackRock Financial Management. Andrew Erlichson received his AB from Dartmouth College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Mark Heinrich (mark@phanfare.com), CTO, member of the Board
Mark Heinrich is an Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida (UCF), and a founder of its Computer Systems Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1998 and was a principal designer of the FLASH multiprocessor under his advisor, John Hennessy. Dr. Heinrich also received his MS from Stanford in 1993, and his BSE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University in 1991. His research interests include parallel computer architecture, high-throughput computing, scalable cache coherence protocols, and active memory and I/O subsystems. Dr. Heinrich was also the co-founder and Chief Architect of Flashbase, Inc. He is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award, an IBM Faculty Award, and is a member of the ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Outside Board Members
Dwight Merriman
Dwight Merriman is an Internet entrepreneur in New York City. He is cofounder of DoubleClick and served as the company's Chief Technology Officer for approximately ten years. Mr. Merriman was architect of the DoubleClick ad serving infrastructure known as DART. Previously, Merriman served as a software developer in the R&D group at DCA/Attachmate in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his B.S. with honors in Systems Analysis from Miami University of Ohio.
Fabrice Grinda
Mr. Grinda is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully transposed and adapted business ideas between the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. Most recently, Mr. Grinda was the Founder & CEO of Zingy Inc. Zingy is the largest mobile media company in the Americas, selling ringtones, wallpapers and games to carriers, media companies and consumers. The New York-based company has 130 employees and generates over $130 million in yearly content sales. Prior to founding Zingy, Mr. Grinda was the founder and CEO of Aucland, one of the largest auction sites in Europe and co-founder of Deremate, the largest auction site in Latin America. Until founding Aucland in 1998, Mr. Grinda served as a consultant in the New York office of McKinsey & Company, where he worked for large financial institutions. Mr. Grinda received his B.A. in economics from Princeton University.
Jeff Samberg
Jeff Samberg is the Managing Member of Acadia Woods Partners, LLC, a New York based investment partnership that focuses primarily on early stage technology companies. Jeff lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years where he held a number of high-tech management roles, including Vice President of Corporate Strategy for PeopleSoft Inc., Vice President of Business Development for Wily Technology, and Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock Partners. Jeff received his MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and his B.A. with high honors in Economics from Princeton University.
Paul Ferris
Paul Ferris is a founding General Partner with Azure Capital Partners, an early stage venture capital firm with over $650 million under management and focused on communications, consumer, enterprise and Internet technology segments. Prior to Azure, Paul worked at several investment banks, including Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was the Global Head of the Communications Investment Banking Group, and at Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley. Over the course of his career, Paul has provided strategic and investment advice to numerous leading technology companies. Paul received his B.A. degrees in Computer Science and English from Amherst College, where he graduated summa cum laude.
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Contact Information
Phanfare is a Delaware Corporation.
Phanfare, Inc.
84 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
By Email:
| Sales: | sales@phanfare.com |
| Support: | support@phanfare.com |
| Business Development: | bizdev@phanfare.com |
| Privacy Questions: | privacy-matters@phanfare.com |
By Phone:
| Main Number: | 732-494-9449 |