Keith Teare

Keith Teare (born 27 August 1954, in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English-American technology entrepreneur.

Keith Teare
Teare at iSummit'08, July 2008
Born	(1954-08-27) 27 August 1954 (age 70) Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Spouse	Gené Teare
Children	Dylan Teare, Liam Teare, Luke Teare
Website	www.teare.com

Career

Keith Teare has founded or co-founded several IT companies since the early 1980s.

He is credited with being part of:

• Cyberia,^[1] the UK's first internet cafe;
• Easynet,^[2] Europe's first consumer Internet Service Provider;
• RealNames,^[3][4] the first multi-lingual addressing system for the Internet;
• Archimedes Ventures LLC,^[5] a vehicle for his incubation, investments and consulting service;
• TechCrunch,^[6] a technology blog;^[7]
• Just.me,^[8] an instant messaging service;
• chat.center,^[9] a web to mobile SaaS messaging service;
• Accelerated Digital Ventures.^[10];
• signalrank.co,^[11] an Index of top private companies;

Works

• Tompson, Keith (1988). Under Siege: Racism and Violence in Britain Today. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140523911. Keith Tompson is a pen name for Silicon Valley entrepreneur Keith Teare. He was active in anti-racist campaigns in the UK between 1979 and 1996. This book was written at a time when extreme right wing groups were targeting activists, hence the use of a pen name to protect his identity.