7 Degrees was founded in 2007 to solve some unique, technically-challenging customer problems by building compelling Internet applications on top of its powerful graph database. 7 Degrees has developed the most powerful and mature graph database encompassing over ten years of research and development by industry experts. 7 Degrees' first application is PeopleMaps which enables salespeople, business development managers, and others to quickly see how they're connected to any sales prospect or potential partner (any person or any company).

7 Degrees' investors include vSpring Capital and Parkview Ventures.

Timothy Sheehan, CEO
Tim ran Yahoo! Finance and grew it into the most popular finance site on the Internet and a significant earnings contributor for Yahoo!. Tim was consistently named one of the top executives in e-finance by Institutional Investor magazine, and Yahoo! Finance won many awards including several Webby Awards for best finance site. After leading Yahoo! Finance, Tim led My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Broadband’s web efforts including the AT&T / Yahoo! co-branded web products, Yahoo! Alerts, and Yahoo! Toolbar. Prior to Yahoo!, Tim led a product management team for E*Trade which won a Wired Award for best finance site. Prior to E*Trade, Tim was a Senior Producer for ESPN.com. Most recently, Tim was Co-Founder and VP of Products for Attributor and prior to Attributor he led the turnaround of Yodlee as its SVP & General Manager. Tim has earned a Master of Science in Information Management from Marymount University.

Paul Stevens, CTO
Paul is a well-respected thought-leader and senior software engineer in the field of graph theory, analytics, and databases. Prior to 7 Degrees, Paul was a Senior Software Engineer at Cogito, a Manager at Brooks Automation, and a Simulation Analyst at AutoSimulations (which was acquired by Brooks Automation). Paul has earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Steve Guymon, CFO
Prior to 7 Degrees, Steve was an Associate Intern at vSpring Capital, the Founder of Frooshi LLC, and an External Auditor at Ernst & Young. Steve earned an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin.

Michael Bates, VP, Products
Prior to 7 Degrees, Mike was a product management consultant for Attributor, the General Manager for Risk and Data Products at Yodlee, and Director of Data Operations and Data Products at Yodlee.