Michael Walrath: New Chairman of Yext

Former CEO
Michael Yext during a presentation

Michael Walrath the former founder of Right Media Incorporated was now the Chairman of Yext. He is the Director of Meteor Games LLC since December 15, 2010.  He is the largest individual investor of  Yext. Beside of being Chairman of Yext.

The former company of Michael Walrath was sold to Yahoo at a staggering amount of $850 million. Yext is a popular low cost business search engine. Last September 2009, Yext launched their YextCalls which offers small businesses a smart inbox for Phone Calls.

Yext was founded on Sept. 16, 2006 at New York. It brings the power of internet advertising locally. Yext have started with pay-per-call ads to companies.

Just recently they introduced another revolutionary product called Tags a local search advertising products that provides visibility on directory sites other than Google.

Michael Walrath before becoming the Chairman of Yext was served as Board of Director of Yext. He is the single biggest investor of Yext at $25 million. Meanwhile Yext’s have a funding of $28.8 million.

 

 

 

 

 

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