brightstation

Businesses

The record, company by company

Six businesses, described in the order they were founded. Each page sets out the problem the company addressed, how it approached it, what Dan Wagner and Bright Station actually did, the dated milestones, and where the company stands today.

  1. 1984 – 2000 MAID and The Dialog CorporationOnline business information The Dialog service continues as ProQuest Dialog, owned by Clarivate. The company Dan founded became Bright Station plc in 2000 and was later wound up under another name. Historical
  2. 1998 – 2014 VendaHosted enterprise e-commerce Acquired by NetSuite, now Oracle NetSuite, in July 2014. The Venda platform and team were absorbed into NetSuite's commerce products. Exited
  3. 2003 – 2016 AttraqtSearch and merchandising software for online retail Dan stepped down as chairman in June 2016. Attraqt was taken private by Crownpeak in December 2022 and delisted from AIM. Former
  4. 2007 – 2016 Powa TechnologiesMobile commerce and payments Entered administration in February 2016. Its businesses were sold separately and the companies were dissolved in 2023. Its central idea was carried forward by Rezolve. Historical
  5. 2011 – 2018 BuyapowaReferral marketing software An independent, privately held company led by its founder Gideon Lask. Dan stepped down as chairman in 2018. Former
  6. 2016 – present Rezolve AiAI infrastructure for commerce An independent public company listed on Nasdaq as RZLV. Dan is its Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Current

Status of each company checked against Companies House, stock-exchange announcements and the companies' own websites on 24 September 2026.