01 / Build01
Build, Develop & Launch
Two and a half decades of product cycles across CRM, AI, BI, predictive analytics, big data, streaming media, security, and US Military programs. Reliability, QA, and source control as a religion.
VOICE AI · SEATTLE · DALLAS · 2026
Building, scaling,
and exiting
companies
since 2001.
I'm Chad Storey — a Seattle-based founder of four companies. Co-founded Lockdown Networks (acquired by McAfee) and built Asset Realty into an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company.
25+
Years Building
4
Companies Founded
10M+
Records Processed
15+
Markets Scaled
● ACTIVEFOUNDER · OPERATOR · KIRKLAND, WA
// THE OPERATING SYSTEM
Four loops that have run my entire career.
From early-stage CRM and security platforms to AI products serving global brands, the same playbook keeps scaling.
02 / Scale02
Scale, Scale, Scale
Thousands of internal and external customers. 10M+ records across 15+ markets, processing thousands of transactions per second on AWS with advanced predictive algorithms.
03 / Partner03
License, Partner & Merge
Thousands of deals closed with the FBI, Children's Hospital, Alaska state government, AOL, MTV, and Bank of America. Two successful venture exits.
04 / Give04
Give, Honor & Invest
Father, son, Christian, author, mentor, and angel investor in startups led by founders who share a passion for solutions that move humanity forward.
// FLAGSHIP VENTURES
Three companies. Three different industries. One playbook.
// CASE STUDY · 2001 — 2008 · FOUNDER
Lockdown Networks — acquired by McAfee.
Co-founded in Seattle in 2001 (originally InteractNetworks). Pioneered Network Access Control with appliance-based authentication, assessment, and policy enforcement deployed across healthcare, finance, retail, and federal, state & local government in North America, Europe, and Japan. Series B funded, 51–100 employees, acquired by McAfee in August 2008.
View on Crunchbase →FOUNDED
2001
EXIT
McAfee · 2008
STAGE
Series B
HQ
Seattle, WA
RECOGNITION
Inc. 5000
RANK
Fastest-Growing
SECTOR
Real Estate Software
HQ
Kirkland, WA
// CASE STUDY · FOUNDER & CEO
Asset Realty Group — Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company.
Built Asset Realty Group from the ground up into one of the Pacific Northwest's most aggressive brokerages — earning a place on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies and recognition as one of the Eastside's fastest-growing private firms by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
View Inc. 5000 profile →// CASE STUDY · CO-FOUNDER
QL2 Software — competitive intelligence pioneer.
Co-founded in Seattle in 2000, QL2 pioneered real-time web data extraction and competitive price intelligence for travel, retail, hospitality, and energy. Today QL2 powers pricing and assortment decisions for global leaders with on-demand data acquisition, price monitoring, and product matching — operating across the US, Canada, Germany, and India.
Visit QL2.com →FOUNDED
2000
SECTOR
Competitive Intelligence
REACH
Global · 4 Countries
HQ
Seattle, WA
// AS SEEN IN
Media & Press.
Let's build something absurdly useful.
Founders, operators, and partners — if you're moving fast on AI, real estate, or product, I'd love to hear from you.