# Tom Aley

> Tom Aley is the co-CEO and co-founder of Aidentified, a Concord, Massachusetts wealth-network-intelligence platform that stitches together roughly 275 million consumer and 75 million professional US profiles so financial advisors can see who they already know who happens to be worth a lot of money. He runs the company with his twin brother Darr Aley, and it is not their first exit together: they built Generate (acquired by Dow Jones/News Corp in 2008) and backed NetProspex (acquired by Dun & Bradstreet). Before founding companies he was a corporate venture investor for Reed Elsevier's $8 billion media arm, an SVP at Dow Jones, and a board member on eleven companies. In June 2024, FactSet made a strategic $12.5 million Series B investment in the company.

- **Role:** Co-CEO & Co-Founder at Aidentified
- **Organizations:** Aidentified, Generate, NetProspex, Dow Jones / News Corp, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Position A Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Aidentified, a wealth-network-intelligence platform used by financial institutions and enterprise sales teams., Founded Generate (2004), acquired by Dow Jones/News Corp in 2008., Backed NetProspex, acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Founded Generate, a software and analytics company, serving as President and CEO.
- **2008** — Dow Jones (News Corp) acquired Generate; Aley became an SVP at Dow Jones.
- **2015** — NetProspex, which Aley backed, was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet.
- **2017** — Co-founded Aidentified with twin brother Darr Aley.
- **2022** — Aidentified profiled in Forbes as 'the relationship cloud reimagining sales ops.'
- **2024** — FactSet made a strategic $12.5M Series B investment; the Aley brothers named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New England finalists.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Aidentified, a wealth-network-intelligence platform used by financial institutions and enterprise sales teams.
- Founded Generate (2004), acquired by Dow Jones/News Corp in 2008.
- Backed NetProspex, acquired by Dun & Bradstreet in 2015.
- Involved in the funding and exiting of 17+ startups to corporations including IBM, SAP, News Corp, Informatica, Akamai and Dun & Bradstreet.
- Served as a corporate venture investor at Reed Elsevier Ventures, the investment arm of an $8 billion media company.
- Board member for 11 companies over his career.
- Named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 New England Award (with Darr Aley).
- Secured a strategic $12.5M Series B investment from FactSet in June 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Aidentified raised a $12.5M Series B in a strategic investment from FactSet, bringing total funding toward the ~$30M mark.
- **2024-07** — Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 New England Award finalist alongside co-founder Darr Aley.

## Links

- Website: https://aidentified.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/taley
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aidentifiedllc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAG-bqV4cGE
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/aidentifiedllc/

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Last updated: 2026-07-08