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| Industry | Real Estate |
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| Founded | Seattle, WA, U.S. (2008) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Seattle |
Key people | Kevin Lisota (CEO) Shannon Ressler (Director of Marketing) |
Number of employees | 7 as of July 2011 [update] |
| Website | www |
findwell is an online real estate company that provides real estate search and real estate brokerage. findwell is privately funded and currently serves the Seattle metro area. The company was founded by Kevin Lisota, a former Microsoft employee, and is based in Seattle.
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