Infonautics

Infonautics, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: INFO[1]
IndustryInternet Services
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
DefunctAugust 28, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-08-28)
FateAcquired by Tucows
HeadquartersWayne, Pennsylvania, US
ProductsDigital Library

Infonautics, Inc. was an information services company, founded in 1992 by Marvin Weinberger,[2] Lawrence Husick, and Josh Kopelman,[3][4] and had its headquarters in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.[5] It was a spin-out from Telebase, Inc., which retained a minority position in the company. The company's executives included Van Morris (CEO), Ram Mohan (COO/CTO),[6] Frederica O'Brien (CFO), and Gerard Lewis (General Counsel). Israel J. Melman was also a co-founder, a mentor to Marvin Weinberger and served on the boards of both Telebase and Infonautics, where he was also Chairman of the Board.

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