Guide Note

Michael Birch is a founder and entrepreneur of many web services, including Bebo, BirthdayAlarm and Ringo.

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1970
2. Married to: Xochi Birch
3. Sold Bebo to AOL in 2008 for $850m
4. Lives in San Francisco

Personal Life

Michael Birch is a native from England. He later moved to San Francisco, California. Birch is currently married to Xochi Birch, whom he met at the Imperial College London.

Entrepreneur Life

Birch and his brother, Paul Birch, founded BirthdayAlarm, in 2003. BirthdayAlarm was the main project that launched Birch's entrepreneurship career. He later founded Bebo, which has over 40 million registered users. Birch later sold Bebo for $850 million.

BirthdayAlarm

BirthdayAlarm is a web service that allows you to set a reminder for yourself when someone has a birthday. The premium service will even send a greeting card to the person.

Bebo

Bebo is a web service similar to MySpace and Facebook.