Ever since Naveen Jain and several of his colleagues from InfoSpace founded Intelius in January 2003, the Internet has never been the same. Providing clients with information-powered services that utilize a massive data-gathering network, the company has helped unlock doors for countless Americans who have a need for accurate background checks on specific individuals.

ntelius, Inc., an information commerce company provides and offers services to consumers anytime, anywhere on any device online. The company recognizes the need for individuals and businesses to access information for protection, to reconnect with long lost friends, classmates and relatives, and to assist in making informed decisions. The company also helps parents screen adults in their children’s lives to ensure their safety especially from possible sex offenders, helps homeowners check the credibility of a contractor to avoid extortion, and check on a potential job applicant’s background.

The company also has come up innovative ways to legally monitor and search billions of public records in real time providing accurate and timely results at a low-cost. Exclusive partnerships with Yahoo! and AOL, has conferred Intelius access to the largest database of records making it one of most visited sites online.

Due to the indispensability of its innovative products, Intellius has elicited a huge demand from its consumer base. Powerful indicators of success are:

• its inclusion in the top 20% of Inc. 5000’s 2008 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
• its astronomical profit growth; its profit grew from $5 million to $44 million in less than three years
• its massive customer base in a flourishing industry — it has more than 50% percent of the online people search market and it ranks among the top 100 commerce sites on the Internet

In 2006, it was hailed as the “Best New Company” and nominated “Most Innovative Company” in 2007 by the American Business Awards.