# LifeWeb 360

> LifeWeb 360 created collaborative online memorial scrapbooks where friends, families, and communities could collect stories, photos, and videos about someone who died. Founded in Chicago in 2019 by Kellogg classmates Ali Briggs and Rachele Louis, the company started with free consumer tributes and paid collection extensions and books, then moved toward organization-led commemoration for alumni, faith, nonprofit, and fraternal communities. HistoryIT acquired the company in late 2025 and announced the deal in February 2026, evolving its technology into MemoryPort, an organization-focused platform.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Ali Briggs Carvalho (CEO and Co-Founder), Rachele Louis (Co-Founder and former COO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 2 employees immediately before the acquisition; public historical profiles list a team of 2-10.
- **Products:** LifeWeb Tribute Page, Virtual Memorial Resources, Memory Books and Slideshows, Group Commemoration, MemoryPort
- **Notable:** Selected for Google for Startups support in 2020., Won a reported $20,000 TechRise Chicago grant in 2021., Joined Techstars Chicago's Spring 2023 cohort.

## Products & services

- **LifeWeb Tribute Page** — A public or private collaborative memorial page for written stories, photos, video links, comments, pinned memories, and themed Life Threads.
- **Virtual Memorial Resources** — Guides and support for virtual wakes, celebrations of life, and gathering memories when communities cannot meet in person.
- **Memory Books and Slideshows** — Paid physical keepsakes and event-ready slideshows assembled from contributions to a LifeWeb.
- **Group Commemoration** — Branded, organization-level memorial collections with tribute pages, privacy controls, member notifications, death reporting, and engagement workflows.
- **MemoryPort** — HistoryIT's organization-focused successor for searchable, branded commemoration sites and opt-in community updates.

## Achievements

- Selected for Google for Startups support in 2020.
- Won a reported $20,000 TechRise Chicago grant in 2021.
- Joined Techstars Chicago's Spring 2023 cohort.
- Selected for Blackbaud's Social Good Startup Accelerator in 2024.
- Helped Alpha Phi Omega achieve a 53.5% email open rate and 25.5% overall click rate, compared with its 42% and 11% norms.
- Helped Alpha Phi Omega identify 161 previously unreported deceased brothers over ten months.
- Acquired by HistoryIT and evolved into MemoryPort in late 2025, with the acquisition announced February 24, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — LifeWeb 360 was selected for Blackbaud's Social Good Startup Accelerator.
- **2024-08** — Published results from Alpha Phi Omega's organization-wide commemoration program, including a 25.5% overall email click rate and re-engagement of lapsed donors.
- **2025-12** — HistoryIT acquired LifeWeb 360 in late 2025, according to the companies' current transition materials.
- **2026-02** — HistoryIT publicly announced the acquisition and launched MemoryPort. Free individual LifeWeb creation ended as the product shifted to organization-focused service.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lifeweb360.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifeweb360
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lifeweb360
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeweb360/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeweb360

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Last updated: 2026-08-22