News About Naveen Jain and Intelius

Naveen Jain's Intelius Named Best New Company in 2006 American Business Awards

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelius, Inc., a company that empowers consumers with information for intelligent decisions, today announced it was named as the Best New Company by The 2006 American Business Awards (better known as the Stevie Awards). The Stevie Award was presented to Intelius founder Naveen Jain at the Fourth Annual Stevie Awards gala on June 12, 2006 in New York City.

Naveen Jain founded Intelius in 2003 to provide predictive intelligence to consumers and businesses online for important everyday decisions. Since its inception, the company has acquired three million unique, paying customers and has built a more than $40 million business. Through the success of its offerings, which include background checks and its identity theft prevention service, Intelius' IDWatch, Intelius has emerged as a clear market leader in information commerce.

"Every day, we make decisions that impact the security and well-being of our loved ones, our businesses and our assets -- whether selecting a contractor for home improvements, sending our children to summer camp, making hiring decisions at work or determining how to safeguard our identities," said Naveen Jain, CEO of Intelius. "Intelius is committed to empowering its customers with information enabling confident, intelligent decision-making in work and day to day life. We thank the American Business Awards for this prestigious honor in recognition of our hard work."

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected Stevie Award winners.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of winners in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba. For more information about Intelius, visit www.intelius.com

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

About Naveen Jain & Intelius

Intelius, co-founded by Naveen Jain, often appears in the news. The following represent a sample of the news coverage of Intelius. Naveen Jain leads Intelius as its CEO.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's reporters, Andrea James and John Cook, wrote an article entitled, "Immigrants Behind Startups: 1 of 4 public firms founded by foreign-born, study says." The National Venture Capital Association commissioned a study that found that since 1990, immigrants have founded one out of every four public, venture-capital-backed companies. In high tech, the figure is that immigrants found 40% of such businesses. In the private sector, almost half of all venture-backed startups surveyed were started by immigrants. The article includes the story of Naveen Jain , an immigrant from India who started Intelius.

John R. Throop wrote an article published in Your Church Magazine. The article discusses customized searches for background checks. Congregations in the US and Canada have an estimate of over 10 million volunteers and staff members. Insurance companies have required church employee background checks as well as volunteers' background checks before providing coverage. Intelius, a company that provides background check services, was founded by Naveen Jain to give people intelligent information to make everyday decisions.

Lover's Point, an online dating guide and resource, provides dating safety tips for individuals before they get serious with others. The tip for November 1, 2006, states that daters should perform a background check offered by Intelius.com after a first date if they are thinking of a second date. Intelius, co-founded by Naveen Jain, provides background checks that include information about marital status, a criminal background check, property value, lawsuits, judgments, bankruptcy, and liens. Lover's Point suggests such due diligence because "you may be investing not only your time and money but also your most precious feelings in this person."