Best Startup
At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based CEO’ operating in the Consumer space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Albert Saniger
Founder & CEO of nate
Albert Saniger is the founder and CEO at nate. An experienced coder at a young age, Albert worked through school by teaching students to code – some going on to win national competitions under his guidance. While expanding his knowledge of computing systems, these early teaching experiences also inspired an interest in furthering human potential and empowering personal achievements. After getting his MBA at London Business School and working at Amazon, Albert set out to explore how intelligent automation could facilitate human-driven decisions. In 2018, Albert founded nate and worked with a young team of engineers to develop the app and its AI technology – introducing the first product to automate the mobile checkout process at any online retailer on behalf of a customer. By April 2020, nate had closed the largest series seed round for a consumer software company of the year and launched to the public that summer. Albert’s desire to foster individual potential extended to his approach to building his team, valuing character over experience and hiring early talent. Furthermore honoring the support he received from mentors in the beginning stages of the company, Albert established the nate career accelerator to offer students and early graduates management experience, opportunities for individual media exposure and contribution to high level brand strategy and execution. Albert has been vocal on the topics of workforce transformation, inclusive work culture and leading a new social age of ecommerce and has been featured as a speaker at Brown Entrepreneurship Program and Dive In podcast, Yale’s Elmseed Enterprise Fund, Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs, and other distinct communities and institutions including NYU, Wharton, Fordham, Stanford Business School, Syracuse University’s iSchool, Rutgers, and others.
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About nate: nate is a shopping app that enables users to buy a product from any online retailer with the click of a button.
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Matt Meeker
Founder and CEO of BarkBox
Mr. Matt Meeker is a Co-Founder of Bark & Co. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Meeker co-founded Wee Web, Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He serves as Vice President of Member Experience at MeetUp, Inc. He co-founded MeetUp, Inc. in 2002 and served as its Advisor. He serves as a Venture Partner of Resolute Ventures, Inc. He served as the President at Bark & Co. He was an Entrepreneur in Residence at DogPatch Labs. He is the Organizer of .
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About BARK, BarkBox, Resolute Ventures: Barkbox is a subscription-based e-commerce and content company for dog lovers.
Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan
CEO of Hexaware Technologies
R Srikrishna, a Director at Xurmo Technologies, is also the CEO of Hexaware Technologies. He was previously President at HCL Technologies. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (Chennai) and Indian Institute of Management (Kolkata), Srikrishna is an accomplished business leader who has conceptualized and pioneered many hi-tech offerings in network infrastructure management. He is credited at HCL with having broken new ground for the company many times over, in introducing new technology products and services and in opening new billion-dollar markets. R Srikrishna was honoured as a Young Global Leader for 2011 at World Economic Forum at Davos.
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About Hexaware Technologies: Hexaware Technologies Limited is an information technology and business process outsourcing service provider company based in India.
P R Chandrasekar
CEO and Vice Chairman of Hexaware Technologies
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About Hexaware Technologies: Hexaware Technologies Limited is an information technology and business process outsourcing service provider company based in India.
Alexandra Friedman
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of LOLA
Alexandra Friedman is the co-founder of LOLA, the first lifelong brand for a woman’s body. LOLA aims to address every reproductive life stage with a commitment to product transparency and a community built on candid dialogue about all of the things we don’t openly talk about. Before founding LOLA with her co-founder Jordana in 2015, Alex led analytics at Flurry Analytics (acquired by Yahoo in August 2014) and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group in New York. She has an MBA from Wharton Business School and received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. Over the years, she has been actively involved in the Young Women’s Leadership Network, an education non-profit.
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About LOLA: LOLA provides a subscription service intended to deliver feminine care essentials.
Jordana Kier
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of LOLA
Jordana Kier is Co-Founder at LOLA and focuses on operations, supply chain, finance, and team-building. She is a native New Yorker, and has been a tampon user since her very first period. She loves Hans Zimmer movie scores, competitive sports, and road trips in foreign countries.
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About LOLA: LOLA provides a subscription service intended to deliver feminine care essentials.
Vishal Garg
Founder & CEO of Better.com
Vishal Garg is the Founder and CEO of Better.com, a digital-first homeownership company whose services included mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. A serial entrepreneur, the day that he came up with the idea behind Better.com, Vishal was simply looking to purchase a home for his growing family (and not start a new company). When Vishal’s effort to buy his family’s dream house was defeated by an antiquated homeownership process, the vision and mission for Better.com was born. Vishal Garg’s Better.com all-in-one digital platform takes customers through the entire home-buying process, from finding an agent to securing a mortgage (or refinanced loan) to shopping for insurance. To date, under Vishal Garg’s leadership, Better.com has done over $46.9 BN in home loans and provided over $16B in cumulative coverage through Better Cover and Better Settlement Services, the insurance divisions of Better.com. Better.com has raised over $400M in equity capital and is backed by L Catterton, Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs, American Express Ventures, Citi and other investors. In December 2019, HousingWire honored Vishal Garg with the “2019 Vanguard Award”, which recognizes leaders of businesses contributing to the growth of the housing economy. In July of 2020, Comparably surveyed employees of color to rate the top CEOs driving diversity and inclusive work culture. The results ranked Garg at #13 out of 25, placing him alongside leaders at organizations like Microsoft and Google. In September of 2020, Business Insider named Vishal Garg as one of the “100 People Transforming Business in 2020”. And, in October of 2020, Ernst & Young included Garg on the “Entrepreneur of the Year 2020” list. Vishal Garg is also the founding partner of 1/0 Capital. Previously, Vishal was Co-head and Managing Partner, ARAM ABS Group ($6 B+ assets) and the Founder and President & CFO of MyRichUncle (2005 NASDAQ IPO), which he founded at the age of 21 and built into the fourth largest private student loan originator in the US. Prior toMyRichUncle, Vishal was an analyst in the Mergers & Acquisition dept. at Morgan Stanley, and a frontier emerging markets portfolio manager for the Strategos Fund. He is a graduate of NYU Stern with the highest honors.
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About Better.com, Phoenix Holdings: Better.com is a homeownership journey platform that utilizes technology to change the way people buy and own a home.
Jonathan Regev
Co-Founder, CEO of The Farmer’s Dog
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About The Farmer’s Dog: A smarter, healthier pet food — delivered. #longlivedogs
Genevieve Ryan Bellaire
Founder & CEO of Realworld
Genevieve Ryan Bellaire is the Founder and CEO of Realworld, a company that provides a simple way to navigate adulthood and its life moments, with help from your community. Genevieve has had a broad array of professional experience across business, law, and government. An attorney by profession, she received her JD/MBA from Georgetown University, and worked on strategic partnerships at Goldman Sachs until leaving to found Real World Playbook. Genevieve received her B.A. in Politics-International Relations from Princeton University, where she held numerous campus leadership roles and graduated with Honors in her department. Beyond her work in the entrepreneurial world, Genevieve is passionate about women’s empowerment, education, and national security. She currently serves as a member of the Pencils of Promise Leadership Council, the Acumen Fund Young Professional Committee, and the Washington Institute for Business, Government, and Society.
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About Realworld: The #1 platform to navigate adulthood
Ramon Laguarta
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Ramon Laguarta is Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa, with responsibility for leading our food and beverages businesses across Europe and our food business in Sub-Saharan Africa. This role was effective in January 2015. Prior to this role, from November 2008, Ramon was President, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region. Before that, from 2006 to 2008, he served as Commercial Vice President of Europe. From 2002 to 2006, he was General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices, and from 1999 to 2001 a General Manager for Greece Snacks and Marketing Vice President for Spain Snacks. Ramon joined PepsiCo in January 1996. Previous to PepsiCo, he worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., a Spanish leading confectionery company, where he held a number of international roles in Europe and the U.S. Ramon holds an MBA from ESADE Business School in Spain and a Master’s in International Management (M&M) from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the U.S.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Laxman Narasimhan
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America of PepsiCo
Laxman Narasimhan is the chief executive officer of PepsiCo Latin America. PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. PepsiCo’s main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. Laxman assumed the position in September 2014. He leads PepsiCo’s food and beverage business across Latin America and reports to PepsiCo Chairman and CEO, Indra Nooyi. The business covers PepsiCo’s food and beverage businesses in Mexico, Brazil, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. He previously served as the senior vice president and CFO of PepsiCo Americas Foods based in Purchase, New York, which covered the important businesses of Frito-Lay, Quaker and PepsiCo’s Latin America Foods. Prior to PepsiCo, Laxman was a director and location manager of McKinsey’s New Delhi Office. He worked with McKinsey for 19 years around the world, including rotations in Cleveland, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco and New Delhi. He had responsibility for consumer-facing industries in India, co-led the Global Consumer and Shopper Insights Practice and led McKinsey’s research on the emerging market consumer. He has worked across multiple industries, including consumer, retail, energy, manufacturing, technology and healthcare. Previously, Laxman co-led the Global Retail Knowledge Council of McKinsey’s Retail Practice.
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About PepsiCo: PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Heather Hartnett
CEO and Founding Partner of Human Ventures
Heather Hartnett is the CEO and founding partner of Human Ventures, an early-stage venture studio in NYC that backs and builds industry-changing business. Heather has spent her career in venture capital, technology startups, and philanthropy. She was recently featured in Business Insider as “the first female-led startup studio in New York City” bringing a fresh new perspective to the tech scene. Heather also serves on the Leadership Council for tech:nyc. Prior to Human Ventures, Heather incubated companies within a NYC-based venture fund that invests in companies seeking to generate measurable social impact alongside financial returns. Heather leads the Human team with a knack for identifying innate talent, and a track record of building strong, successful early teams.
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About AARP, Human Ventures: Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Andreas Rudyk
Co-CEO of Smartfrog & Canary
Andreas is a serial entrepreneur. He founded his first company, the online gaming enabler lionix, at the age of fifteen. He then founded IM Trading, a stock market newsletter publishing business, later acquired by a Swiss private equity firm. Subsequently, Andreas bootstrapped and co-founded ewido networks, a consumer cyber security company. With over 7 million users worldwide, the business scaled rapidly to a category leader and was awarded, “Best newcomer of the year” by Digital River’s ICE. In 2006, ewido merged with AVG Technologies, a leading antivirus and cybersecurity provider where Andreas led business development and later corporate development of the group worldwide. Andreas helped to grow AVG from 40 to over 110 million customers, scaling the team from 100 to 800 employees (including 450 software engineers) and taking the company public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. Andreas co-founded Smartfrog as a consumer IoT SaaS pioneer in 2014. The company’s mission is making modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe—providing IoT for everyone. In 2018, the company acquired the US-based Canary Connect Inc. The two businesses were later merged into Smartfrog & Canary, headquartered in NYC. Andreas leads the group as Co-CEO. To date, the business has raised over $100M in venture funding and has achieved a 2015–2020 CAGR of 322%, becoming one of the fastest-growing category leaders.
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About Canary, Smartfrog & Canary: Smartfrog is a camera that lets users see what’s happening in any place, at any time.
Jennifer Hyman
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway
Jennifer Hyman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway, a fashion company with a technology soul that is disrupting the way women get dressed. In her role, she sets the strategic priorities of the business and leads the company in growing all areas of the business, including marketing, technology, product, and analytics. She co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009 with Jennifer Fleiss, and has since raised $126 million in venture capital, growing the business to over 6 million members, 950 employees and 400 designer brands. Jennifer has been honored with numerous recognitions including: Forbes’ “Women Entrepreneurs to Watch”, TriBeCa Film Festival’s “Disruptive Innovation Awards”, Fortune Magazine’s “Trailblazers, 11 People Changing Business in 2013,” “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs,” and “40 Under 40”; Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”; and Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology.” She has been a featured speaker at Fortune Brainstorm Tech, the Forbes Women’s Summit, Tech Crunch Disrupt, and Marie Claire’s Power Trip, and has appeared as a guest on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and CNN Money, among many others. In 2015, Jennifer launched the Rent the Runway Foundation with Jennifer Fleiss to inspire and ignite the next generation of female entrepreneurs. The foundation’s first initiative, in partnership with UBS, is Project Entrepreneur, a venture competition and educational program designed to provide women entrepreneurs nationwide with the tools to build high-growth, high-impact businesses. Prior to Rent the Runway, Jennifer was the Director of Business Development at IMG where she focused on the creation of new media businesses for IMG’s Fashion Division. She also ran an online advertising sales team at WeddingChannel.com and was an in-house entrepreneur at Starwood Hotels, creating Starwood’s first wedding business which was recognized on the Oprah Winfrey Show for its innovation. She received her BA from Harvard University and MBA from Harvard Business School. Jennifer is a Bloomberg Fellow, a TechStars mentor, and a member of both the Entrepreneurship Board at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Women in Business Board at Harvard University. She is an investor in and advisor to several high-growth startups throughout the U.S.
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About Brit + Co, Rent the Runway, Zalando: Rent the Runway is an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Trung Pham
Founder, CEO of RYSE
Co-founder of a rapidly growing entertainment app in Toronto, also part-time stunt double for Elon Musk.
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About RYSE: RYSE is an IoT company that develops smart shade solutions. We are the world’s most intelligent window shade automation platform.
Saagar Govil
CEO & Chairman of Cemtrex
Presently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cemtrex Inc. (NASDAQ: CETX), a world leading diversified manufacturing and technology company, since December 2011. He has been working at Cemtrex since 2008, initially as a field engineer, subsequently moving into sales and management roles. Under his leadership he has spearheaded the company’s transition into new markets and product lines growing the business from $3M in revenues to over $100M. During his time as a leader at the company, the company earned a spot on the Deloitte Fast 500 Technology companies list in 2012, 2015, and 2016 while growing over 3000% in revenue. Cemtrex has over 550 employees in 8 offices worldwide. His most recent project is the SmartDesk, a breakthrough IoT product thats reinventing the personal workspace.
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About Cemtrex, Vicon Industries: Cemtrex drives innovation in many sectors, including smart tech, VR & AR, advanced electronic systems, and intelligent security systems.
Charles Desmarais
Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Athena Club
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About Athena Club: Athena Club provides a wide range of feminine care products.
Maria Markina
Co-CEO & Co-Founder of Athena Club
Maria is the Co-Founder at Athena Club, a feminine care company aiming to make women’s day to day lives easier through an easy and personable service. Prior to launching Athena Club, Maria worked at McKinsey and Company.
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About Athena Club: Athena Club provides a wide range of feminine care products.
Paraag Sarva
Co-founder & CEO of Rhino
Paraag Sarva is the Co-Founder & CEO at Rhino. Also, serves as an Operating Partner for Kairos, Mentor for Techstars and General Partner for Grow Real Estate.
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About Kairos, Rhino, Techstars: Rhino is a licensed insurance agency that gives renters financial alternatives to security deposits.
Chris Bridges
CEO & Co-Founder of VITAL CARD
Co-Founder of VITAL CARD.VITAL is the world’s first social credit card that offers unlimited cash back rewards when you use it and share it. The more you share, the more you earn!
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About Grays Peak Capital LP, VITAL CARD: VITAL is the credit card that pays you to share and spend responsibly.
Daniela Perdomo
Co-founder & CEO of goTenna
Daniela Perdomo is founder and CEO of goTenna, which is advancing universal access to connectivity by decentralizing it. goTenna’s mesh networks are used by consumers as well as the U.N., Google, FEMA, Raytheon, the French Army, US Special Operations Forces & the City of New York. Daniela Perdomo is founder & CEO of goTenna, which is advancing universal access to connectivity by decentralizing it. goTenna’s specialized hardware pairs with regular smartphones to create long-range, mobile mesh networks independent of traditional communications networks. goTenna’s technology is used by consumers as well as the United Nations, Google, FEMA, Raytheon, the French Army, US Special Operations Forces, and the City of New York.
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About goTenna: GoTenna is advancing universal access to connectivity by building intelligent and scalable mobile mesh networks.
Brian Berger
Founder & CEO of Mack Weldon
Brian Berger is founder & CEO of Mack Weldon
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About BDB Ventures, Mack Weldon: Mack Weldon is an e-commerce company that sells men’s underwear, t-shirts, and socks.
Morgan Hirsh
Founder & CEO of Public Goods
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About Public Goods: Making healthy products affordable
Matthew Farrell
Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight, Co
Mr. Farrell has been our Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. From November 2014 through December 2015 Mr. Farrell had been our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. From May 2007 through October 2014, Mr. Farrell had been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from September 2006 through May 2007, he was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpharma Inc. from April 2002 through August 2006. From July 2000 through April 2002, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications at Ingersoll-Rand Ltd. From November 1994 through June 2000, he held various senior financial positions at AlliedSignal Inc. Mr. Farrell currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Lydall, Inc., a supplier of engineered thermal, acoustical and filtration products.
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About Church & Dwight, Co: Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a range of household, personal care and specialty products.
Simon Huck
Co-Founder and CEO of Judy
Simon Huck is the Co-Founder and CEO of Judy.
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About Judy: Judy offers a collection of ready-kits for natural disasters and home emergencies.
Maximus Yaney
CoFounder & CEO of Kangaroo
Maximus Yaney is a disruptor, entrepreneur, engineer, and avid inventor. A serial dreamer and company builder, Maximus is Co-Founder and CEO of Kangaroo.
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About Ellis Carpet Cleaning, Kangaroo: Kangaroo is an electronics company that provides simple home security systems.
Siva Namasivayam
Co-Founder, Board Member & Chief Executive Officer of Cohere Health
Prior to co-founding Cohere Health, Siva was a founding partner of SCIO Health Analytics which served over fifty Fortune 500 clients. Siva’s experience also includes serving as SVP, Chief Revenue Officer at MphasiS, SVP, Payer Services at Dell, and Senior Software Engineer at Intel. Siva received his bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli. He holds a master’s in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
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About Cohere Health: Cohere Health is a SaaS company that focuses on aligning patients, physicians, and health plans to create optimal care journeys.
Emily Weiss
Founder and CEO of Glossier
Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier, a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience. Emily is heavily involved in product development, creative and brand marketing, ensuring that all products and content are created with the signature Glossier voice. Founded in 2014, Glossier has 150 employees and over $86M in venture capital funding. The company has won Women Wear Daily Beauty Inc.’s 2015 Digital Innovator of the Year award and is one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2017. Emily has been included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2015 and AdWeek Top 20 Content Creators 2016. Emily lives in New York City.
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About Glossier, Into The Gloss: Glossier is a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience.
Tim Armstrong
Founder, CEO of the dtx company
Tim Armstrong is the Founder and CEO of the dtx company, where he is focused on empowering consumers and brands to build direct relationships. Armstrong founded a Boston newspaper after graduating from Connecticut College. In 1995, he moved to Seattle to join Paul Allen’s first internet company, Starwave, which was acquired by Disney. Armstrong moved to New York with Disney and worked at ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures. After Disney, he joined Florida Governor Rick Scott’s health-focused cable and internet company, America’s Health Network, which was later sold to News Corp. Armstrong then went on to be a founding team member of Snowball, which went on to IPO on the Nasdaq. Armstrong left Snowball in 2000 to join Google as its first New York employee; he left Google after almost a decade serving as President of the Americas and as a member of Google’s global executive team. He joined AOL as Chairman and CEO to spin the company out of Time Warner and launch AOL as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. After turning AOL around and outperforming the S&P 500 during his tenure as CEO, he sold the company to Verizon Communications. Armstrong joined Verizon as CEO of its digital media division, Oath, and served as a member of its executive team. Armstrong serves on the boards of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ), Tech:NYC as co-founder, Greenwich Academy for Girls as Chairman, Connecticut College Athletic Club as co-founder, Waterside School and US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation as trustee. He also serves as a loving husband and dad, as well as lacrosse and basketball coach. Armstrong is an avid New England sports fan and Massachusetts native. He is part Camel (Connecticut College graduate) and part Spartan (Lawrence Academy graduate).
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About AOL, Tech:NYC, the dtx company: Our mission is direct to everything. Our products Flowcode and Flowpage create direct connections between consumers and brands.
Jeffrey Raider
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Harry’s
As co-founder of both Harry’s and Warby Parker, Jeff Raider aims to build companies and brands that people like more. Harry’s ambition is to create exceptional shaving and personal care products that better meet the needs of modern men. Prior to Harry’s, Raider co-founded Warby Parker, the transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. In May 2019, Harry’s Inc. announced a combination with Edgewell Personal Care to create a next-generation consumer products platform. Raider will serve as co-president of US operations at Edgewell upon the transaction closing.
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About Harry’s, Warby Parker: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Andy Katz-Mayfield
Founder & Co-CEO of Harry’s
Andy Katz-Mayfield is co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s. Prior to co-founding Harry’s, Andy worked at Brighter.com for business development and strategy position. He holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA degree in public policy from Duke University.
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About Harry’s: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Peter Baldwin
CEO and Founder of Birddogs
Peter Baldwin is the Founder and CEO of Birddogs Shorts.
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About Birddogs: Birddogs offers a pair of gym shorts with a built-in liner freeing men of the need to wear underwear.
Ronn Torossian
CEO and Founder of 5W Public Relations
Ronn Torossian is the founder and CEO of 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the United States. With over 20 years of experience crafting and executing powerful narratives, Torossian is one of America’s most prolific and well-respected Public Relations professionals. Since founding 5WPR in 2003, he has led the company’s growth, overseeing more than 200 professionals in the company’s headquarters in midtown Manhattan. With clients spanning corporate, technology, consumer and crisis, in addition to digital marketing and public affairs capabilities, 5WPR is regularly recognized as an industry leader and has been named “PR Agency of the Year” by the American Business Awards on multiple occasions. Throughout his career, Torossian has worked with some of the world’s most visible companies, brands and organizations. His strategic, resourceful approach has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the Stevie American Business Awards 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year, the American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year, twice over, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist, Metropolitan Magazine’s Most Influential New Yorker, a 2020 Top Crisis Communications Professional by Business Insider, and a recipient of Crain’s New York 2021 Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Torossian is known as one of the country’s foremost experts on crisis communications, and is called on to counsel blue chip companies, top business executives and entrepreneurs both in the United States and worldwide. Torossian has lectured on crisis PR at Harvard Business School, appears regularly on CNN & CNBC, is a contributing columnist for Forbes and the New York Observer, and has authored two editions of his book, “For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations,” which is an industry best-seller. A NYC native, Torossian lives in Manhattan with his children. He is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and active in numerous charities.
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About 5W Public Relations, JetSmarter: 5WPR, a Public Relations and Communications Firm, specializes in public affairs, government relations & PR on B2C, & B2B market segments.
Gregory Struck
Chief Executive Officer of Noops
Gregory Struck has been described as a mission driven passionate entrepreneur who loves working with people and leading teams. Gregory is the Co-‐Founder of Hungryroot, named one of Inc Magazine’s Most Talked About New Startups of 2015. Formerly he led operations at this venture-‐backed startup offering innovative fresh, and delicious vegetable centric meals. Gregory was named to Business Insiders 2015 class of SILICON ALLEY 100, naming the 100 most influential people in technology. Prior to founding Hungryroot Gregory Co-‐Founded and led operations for Long Island Iced Tea Corp. (OTCQB: LTEA) a growth-‐oriented CPG company focused on the ready-‐to-‐drink (“RTD”) iced tea segment in the beverage industry. He sold his stake in the company to PE Firm Cullen Investments in 2013. Earlier in his career he flourished in operations at Shake Shack (NYSE: SHACK) then he was recruited to lead management operations for The One Group’s (NASDAQ:STKS) flagship multi level hospitality concept STK in NYC. Born in South Africa and raised in the United States Gregory is a graduate of the D’Amore-‐McKim School of Business at Northeastern University where he double majored in Entrepreneurial Studies and Business Management. Post College Gregory was awarded the International Culinary Center Hard Work Scholarship to attend the ICC’s Culinary Entrepreneurship program, which he completed before going to work for Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. In his spare time Gregory gives back to causes he is passionate about. He is a mentor at Food: X, the #1 startup innovation food accelerator in the world. Gregory is also an advocate for animal rights and is an ambassador for The Good Food Institute, a non-‐profit and think tank whose mission focuses on cultivating sustainable and animal free foods to address animal cruelty and feeding a universally growing population. On the subject of food innovation; Gregory has been quoted in The Boston Globe as well as other respected news outlets.
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About Noops: Noops is an omnichannel brand of better for you plant-based snacks
Piet Morgan
Founder & CEO of Hammerhead
Piet’s passion for biking began in his childhood in South Africa, where he cycled with his friend and classmate, Chris Froome, one of the best cyclists in a generation. The challenge of navigating on a bike became fully apparent to Piet when he biked across the United States, and he dedicated himself to a solution through the power of software. Piet graduated from Yale University, where he was a cyclist and member of the Yale Crew, stroking the varsity 8.
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About Hammerhead: Hammerhead is building the world’s best bicycle computer.
Bill Pecoriello
CEO & Founder of Consumer Edge Insight
Bill Pecoriello is an entrepreneuir in the technology and consumer industries. After being a strategy consultant and leading analyst in the consumer products industry he founded Consumer Edge Research in 2009, Consumer Edge Insight in 2011 and acquired majority control of GuestMetrics LLC in 2011.
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About Consumer Edge Insight, Good Deeds: Consumer Edge (CE) is a preeminent equity research and alternative data insights boutique focused on the global consumer sector.
Alex Adelman
CEO and Co-Founder of Lolli
Alex Adelman is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Lolli. Alex was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Cosmic (acquired by PopSugar, then Ebates). He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently resides in New York, New York. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Economics.
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About Lolli: Lolli is a rewards app that allows users to earn bitcoin when shopping online.
Anna Harman
Co-Founder and CEO of Studs
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About Studs: Studs is a piercing studio meant to appeal to a conscious millennial and Gen-Z customer.
Craig Elbert
Co-Founder and CEO of Care/of
Craig Elbert is the co-founder and CEO of Care/of. Prior to co-founding Care/of, Craig served as the founder of Juxtapose and vice president of marketing at Bonobos.
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About Care/of: Care/of is a healthcare technology company dedicated to simplifying consumer health, starting with a fully personalized vitamin pack.
Jake Duneier
Founder & CEO of Purple Technologies
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About Clyde Duneier, Inc., Purple Technologies: Purple Technologies creates beautiful products that enhance the human experience.
Carlos Brito
CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev
Carlos Brito is our Chief Executive Officer. Born in 1960, he is a Brazilian citizen and received a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Stanford University. He held positions at Shell Oil and Daimler Benz prior to joining Ambev in 1989. At Ambev he had roles in Finance, Operations, and Sales, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. He was appointed Zone President North America at InBev in January 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in December 2005. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ambev and Grupo Modelo.
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev: Anheuser-Busch InBev is a brewer and provider of consumer products that has a strong, balanced portfolio.
Rafael Pereira
CEO & Co-founder of Rebel
I am a tech entrepreneur with many years of expertise in building companies from the ground up across a variety of industry. Having learned how to program C at age 11, I still code to the day as a hobby (mostly burning the midnight oil) and my main areas of expertise are business development and product. However, I’ve found that my passion is to build amazing teams, which in turn create great companies. I now invest most of my time on listening to my teams and trying to figure out how I can best contribute with my experience and skill sets to their success. (worst case scenario they can at least learn from my mistakes…)
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About Open Co (Brazil), Rebel: Alternative Online Lending, FinTech, online credit, Personal financial management
Sabah Ashraf
Founder & CEO of Kajaana
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About Kajaana: Kajaana is a modern food brand inspired by beloved Indian classics. Women-led, premium, plant-based, convenient and delicious.
Joshua Stern
Co-founder, CEO of Wine n Dine
Joshua Stern is co-founder and CEO of Wine n Dine. Prior to Wine n Dine, Joshua founded I Know The Chef, the first restaurant concierge app.
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About Wine n Dine: Wine n Dine is a Visual Menu company that helps restaurants create & distribute menus online with our many in house tech solutions – SaaS
Matt Bailey
Founder and CEO of GameOn
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About GameOn: The future of engaging superfans. If it’s on, it’s on.
Joseph Nakash
Founder & CEO of Jordache Corporation
Joseph Nakash is the founder of Jordache, a global brand that manufactures and designs denims. He founded the company in 1978 together with his brothers, Ralph and Avi.
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About Jordache Corporation: Jordache is a privately held company and an international apparel brand that designs and manufactures denims.
Michael Bramlage
Chief Executive Officer of Quidd
Michael Bramlage is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Quidd, a platform for buying, trading and using premium, rare digital goods. As CEO, he oversees corporate direction and strategy at the company, facilitating company activity in product development, user acquisition, marketing, and partnerships. Prior to Quidd, Bramlage founded the mobile apps division at Topps. As VP & General Manager of the newly formed Topps Digital, he was responsible for the launch of multiple top-grossing apps, growing annual revenue from zero to eight figures during his tenure. Prior to this, he was Head of Product at Nokia. In under three years, he oversaw the conception, design, development, and launch of 18 new versions of the company’s mobile app store, Ovi Store, for Series 40, Symbian and MeeGo devices. Bramlage began his career at Microsoft. While working on Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) he established the industry’s first instant messaging interoperability agreements, brokering and implementing technical and data partnerships with Yahoo!, Facebook and LinkedIn. Bramlage is a native of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. In his spare time, he is an obsessive record collector and proud owner of several extremely rare vinyl pressings.
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About Quidd: Quidd is the marketplace for buying and selling digital collectibles. Over 2.1B assets issued. Backed by Sequoia.
Jonathan B. Handler
Founder and CEO of YINC
Jonathan B. Handler is the founder & CEO at YINC.
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About YINC: YINC leverages Blockchain technology to transform the service-to-hire industry for consumers & real estate mgmt companies.
Brian Bushell
Co-Founder & CEO of By Humankind
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About By Humankind: By Humankind is a personal care designed to reduce single-use plastic waste in their daily routine.
Christine Hunsicker
Founder & CEO of CaaStle
Christine Hunsicker is the Founder and CEO of CaaStle, the revolutionary B2B technology platform empowering retailers and fashion brands to strategically participate in a new sharing economy. As consumers have embraced a shared economy in everything from music to transportation, Hunsicker identified an enthusiastic consumer appetite for a new economy for fashion and apparel. One that is access-oriented rather than just ownership-based. In 2011, she founded Gwynnie Bee, the first everyday fashion rental subscription service enabling women to discover and experience great clothing without limitations. By leveraging technology, Hunsicker pioneered the Clothing as a Service (CaaS) model, blending traditional ownership with a new form of access. As Gwynnie Bee shipped millions of boxes to customers, evidence of this consumer appetite for rental was apparent. It was time to roll out the ultimate vision for the company in 2018 with the launch of the CaaStle platform. CaaStle is a proprietary cloud-based, managed service that empowers retailers to provide CaaS to their customers as a complement to their existing retail business. Many retailers from Ann Taylor to Vince to Express to multiple contemporary brands soon to be announced, have already embraced the CaaStle Platform. In six short years, Hunsicker’s vision of creating a new economy for apparel is in full swing. A 1999 graduate of Princeton, Hunsicker quickly rose to a leadership role as the COO of the startup Right Media. Right Media transformed the ad exchange industry, an accomplishment that led Yahoo! to purchase the company and its technologies for $850M in 2007. Hunsicker maintained her entrepreneurial spirit by joining Drop.io as COO. Soon thereafter, Facebook acquired the company. With an outstanding pedigree of leading successful startups, Hunsicker has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs, Crain’s 40 Under 40 annual power list as well as the National Retail Federation’s List of People Shaping Retail’s Future.
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About CaaStle, Gwynnie Bee: CaaStle offers a fully managed service that allows retailers to offer Clothing as a Service.
Yaniv Sarig
Co-Founder and CEO of Aterian
Yaniv Sarig is a Co-Founder and CEO at Mohawk Group.
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About Aterian: Aterian is the leading consumer product platform. Formerly Mohawk Group.
Diwakar Choubey
Co-Founder & CEO of MoneyLion
Diwakar Choubey (“Dee”) is the Founder & CEO of MoneyLion. After beginning his career in investment banking, Dee co-founded MoneyLion in 2013 with the goal of combining AI and machine-learning technology and behavioral science to bring consumer finance into the future. During his time on Wall Street, Dee held senior positions at leading financial firms including Goldman Sachs, Citadel and Barclays Capital, where he advised M&A and capital raising deals with a specific focus on payments and specialty finance companies. Dee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honors from the University of Chicago.
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About MoneyLion: MoneyLion is a mobile banking platform for borrowing, saving, and investing.
Tessa Gould
CEO of Made by Nacho
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About Kindred, Kinship, Made by Nacho: Made by Nacho is an e-commerce company that delivers cat-crafted, feline-only cat food with natural vitamins and minerals.
Jennifer Blumenthal
CEO and Co-Founder of OneRecord
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About CommonWell Health Alliance, OneRecord, The Sequoia Project: Your Health, Your Life, Your OneRecord.
Joshua Silberstein
Co-Founder & Co CEO of Thrasio
Silberstein is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Thras.io
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About Thrasio: Thrasio is a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone.
Benjamin Cogan
Co-CEO and Co-founder of Hubble Contacts
Benjamin Cogan is a Co-CEO and Co-founder at Hubble Contacts. He is also the Co-Founder of Willow Underwear and Advisor at Mockingbird. Mr. Cogan is a former Senior Customer Insights Associate at Harry’s Grooming and Associate at The Boston Consulting Group. Benjamin received an AB in Philosophy at Princeton University.
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About Hubble Contacts: Hubble is a contact lenses maker and retailer.
Jesse Horwitz
Co-CEO and Co-founder of Hubble Contacts
Jesse Horwitz is a Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble Contacts. He is a former Investment Analyst at Columbia Investment Management Company and Founder of Gadfly Capital. Mr. Horwitz graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor of arts in Economics and Mathematics.
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About Hubble Contacts: Hubble is a contact lenses maker and retailer.
Benjamin McKean
Founder & CEO of Hungryroot
Ben McKean is a Founder and CEO of Hungryroot. Prior to Hungryroot, Ben was a Vice President and General Manager at Groupon, overseeing their food and beverage business. Ben came to Groupon through the acquisition of Savored, which he founded in 2009. Savored was the nation’s leading provider of yield management technology to the restaurant industry servicing over 2,000 leading restaurants nationwide. Prior to Savored, Ben worked in Merrill Lynch’s technology investment banking group. Ben is graduate of Georgetown University and currently lives in New York City.
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About Groupon, Hungryroot: Hungryroot is a provider of an artificial intelligence-powered personalized grocery service.
Tony Haile
CEO of Scroll
Tony Haile CEO of Chartbeat since 2016.
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About Chartbeat, Scroll: Scroll is creating a sustainable experience that puts amazing content in front of engaged users without all the noise.
Crystal Etienne
CEO and Founder of Ruby Love
Crystal Etienne is the CEO and founder of Ruby Love.
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About Ruby Love: Ruby Love is proprietary hygiene wearables with properly angled & built-in technology for incontinence and feminine care.
Ola Okeshola
CEO of Gerald
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About Gerald: Gerald is transforming how consumers track, manage, finance and pay their household bills by offering overdraft and late fee protection.
Greg Davidson
CEO & Co-Founder of Lalo
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About Lalo: Lalo is a modern baby and toddler brand built for today’s families.
Rohit Pursram
CEO of Activation, Inc.
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About Activation, Inc., CIP Capital, Imperative, Stealth Startup: Connecting Brand Enthusiasts on Mobile
Justin Kosmides
CEO – USA of Vela Bikes
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About Vela Bikes: Beautiful Electric Pedal-assist Bicycles to help you unlock your city
Seymour Segnit
Founder and President/CEO of MAGFAST
Seymour is MAGFAST’s eclectic, experienced, and extremely passionate CEO. Laser-focussed on customer experience, he builds the brand’s magic and drives down business risk to deliver a range of products he describes as ‘Far and away the best work of my life‘. Although he admits to having been ‘an almost superhumanly poor student’ Seymour actually studied engineering at Oxford University, and his long and varied career has since included stints at major ad agencies Ogilvy & Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi, as a radio personality at London’s mighty Capital Radio and co-founder of a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup. He’s also founded or attempted companies to help folks speed up their websites, transform the world of transportation and even get relief from fears and phobias! MAGFAST is his second USB charging company – the first grew far too quickly and, as he puts it ‘provided the excruciatingly painful experience needed to make MAGFAST a success!’ At MAGFAST, Seymour builds magic, and drives down risk. He has assembled a world-class team around him to deliver a range of products that Seymour calls ‘The best work of my life’.
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About MAGFAST: The new family of wireless, magnetic chargers, that’s changing charging for good.
Boling Jiang
Co-founder & CEO of Lithic
Bo Jiang,CEO at Lithic.
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About Lithic: Lithic is a financial technology startup that provides virtual cards and a card issuing platform for businesses and consumers.
Marah Lidey
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Shine
Marah Lidey is the cofounder of Shine Text, helping people live more intentionally through the power of daily messaging. Her expertise lies at the intersection of millennials and messaging. Lidey previously directed mobile and social for brands like DoSomething.org, American Express, and Viacom. She earned her BA in Journalism at the University of Georgia and currently resides in Brooklyn. A World Economic Forum Global Shaper and one of the “Top 35 People to Watch in NYC Tech” by Built in NYC, Lidey also actively advocates for increasing racial and socioeconomic diversity in technology and entrepreneurship.
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About Shine: Shine is a self-care app and community for people with anxiety and depression.
Naomi Hirabayashi
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Shine
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About Shine: Shine is a self-care app and community for people with anxiety and depression.
James Hagen
Co-Founder & CEO of Boka
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About Boka: Modern oral care powered by nature + science.
Alexandra Fine
Co-Founder and CEO of Dame Products
Alexandra Fine got her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University in 2011, focusing on her lifelong interest: sexuality. From volunteering with the Red Cross to hosting a sex talk radio show, she’s always pursued opportunities to learn more about sexual health. Her experience at other consumer packaged goods startups gave her the know-how to start her own company.
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About Dame Products: Dame Products is a sexual wellness brand with the purpose of making phenomenal sex toys.
Robert Pines
Chairman, CEO & Founder of kgb
Robert Pines is the Chairman & Founder at kgb. Robert Pines is Chairman of kgb, which he co-founded in 1992. Robert has directed the growth of kgb from five employees at its launch to more than 7,000 employees today, worldwide. He is based in New York City. Before founding kgb, Robert worked at Lehman Brothers in the investment banking department and at the management consulting firm Corporate Decisions, Inc., which is now part of Mercer Consulting. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, cum laude, from Harvard College. An MBA with honors from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
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About kgb: kgb is a privately-held, New York-based company that provides its users with directory assistance and enhanced information services.
Lucy Lyle
Founder and CEO of Perch
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About Perch: Design at Work – at home, the office and everywhere in between. Coming soon. .
Melanie Shapiro
CEO of Token
Melanie Shapiro is the CEO of Tokenize.
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About Case, Crisis Text Line, Token: Tokenize develops a biometric-based wearable ring that can make payments, power up a computer, and part doors.
Mohammad Samrat
Founder & CEO of AutopartsZ
Mr. Samrat founded AutopartsZ, PartsCargo, PartzRoot, Vinndo, and ScopePrice. As a CEO he supervises every aspect of AutopartsZ and as a founder; oversees the operation of the other company’s. He leads a group of professionals who are truly unique, knowledgeable and dedicated. Mr. Samrat is passionate about exceptional leadership and innovation; especially in the automotive industry. He has become an experienced and successful young entrepreneur at an early age. He has a dream to develop an integrated solution for global technology market through innovation. In addition, he is contributing a great deal with a significant strategy in the automobile industry with his diligent capability. Being a motivational leader, he cares for his employees and constantly motivates and rewards them to bring the best out of their capabilities. He embodies the character of a successful entrepreneur.
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About AutopartsZ, VINNDO: AutopartsZ – The Best Auto Parts Finder App
Raphael Danilo
CEO & Co-founder of Yobs
Founder of Yobs. Investing in startups via Evening Fund.
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About Bubbles, Certn, City.AI, Sable, Vectice, Yobs: Instantly record, transcribe and analyze Zoom interviews to hire better, faster.
Tomás Froes
Founder and CEO of kencko
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About kencko: kencko is a food-tech company reinventing organic fruit and vegetable products.
Abigail Stone
Co-Founder & CEO of Otherland
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About Otherland: Otherland is a digitally-native candle brand that transforms your home into an expressive world.
Dave Shor
Founder / CEO of Lynq Technologies
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About Lynq Technologies, Techstars: The network for when failure isn’t an option.
Jen Rubio
Co-Founder and CEO of Away
Jen Rubio is the Co-Founder and CEO at Away.
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About Away: Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems
Curtis Jackson
CEO of SMS Audio
Curtis Jackson is professionally known as “50 cent” is the Founder and CEO of SMS Audio. He began as music chart dominance for the rap music phenomenon, has quickly transformed into success in corporate America. 50 Cent is a multi-tiered business mogul to be reckoned with. Recognized as one of the most talented and prolific music artists of his time, 50 Cent has managed to leverage his star power into record-breaking brand extensions encompassing a broad spectrum of businesses including music ownership, artist management, film production, footwear and apparel, fragrance, video games, publishing, headphones and health drinks, and supplements. With annual sales quickly approaching $300 million from a variety of business interests along with numerous business endeavors on the horizon, 50 Cent has cemented his position in the industry as both a business and entertainment powerhouse.
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About Real Gaming Wagers, SMS Audio: SMS Audio, LLC is dedicated to improving the way people experience music. SMS Audio combines technology, function and style to bring the
Michelle Cordeiro Grant
Founder and CEO of WearLively
Michelle Cordeiro Grant is the Founder and CEO of Lively. Prior to this, ahe became Vice President of Merchandising at Thrillist Media Group. She also worked at Victoria’s Secret holding the position as Director/ Senior Merchant. Michelle also became Senior Merchandise Manager at Nautica/ VF Sportswear. Michelle has studied BS in Finance at University of Pittsburgh.
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About WearLively: WearLively delivers bras and undies that blend high-style, comfort, and simplicity.
Gauri Nanda
Chief Executive Officer of Clocky
Gauri Nanda is the Founder & CEO at Clocky .
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About Clocky, Nanda Home, Toymail: Clocky is a consumer products company building innovative products for the home.
Justin Park
Founder & CEO of QL Gaming Group
Co-Founder / CEO, Vidaao
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About QL Gaming Group, RotoQL: The QL Gaming Group (QLGG), formerly RotoQL, is a direct to consumer sports data and iGaming affiliate platform.
Kevin Carson
Founder / CEO of Earnest Research
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About Earnest Research: Earnest Research transforms raw data into a source for business and investment professionals to make better decisions.
Elizabeth Harz
Chief Executive Officer of Sittercity
Elizabeth Harz is an experienced technology executive who has led both startups and global businesses through periods of tremendous growth. As CEO of Sittercity, she is leading the company on an ambitious course to improve the way child care works. Prior to joining, she held leadership positions with consumer and B2B brands including Yahoo!, Electronic Arts, Chegg and CNET. Startup advisor, angel investor.
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About Awareness Technologies, Sittercity: Sittercity’s mission is to make child care finally work.
Toby Hervey
CEO & Founder of Bravely
Toby Hervey is the CEO and Founder of Bravely, a new kind of employee benefit in support of workplace health—connecting people with professional coaches for confidential conversations about their performance, growth, relationships, and company culture. Previously, Toby was part of the founding team member at Pager — a mobile platform for patient engagement and on-demand healthcare — serving as the VP of Operations and General Manager and overseeing the company’s national operations group, expansion efforts, and growth initiatives. During Toby’s time with Pager, the company raised $30mm in venture financing and built a team of 60 full-time employees based in New York City. Before Pager, Toby directed strategy and business development for several early-stage, high-growth companies: Waywire, a video-based social network founded by Senator Cory Booker (then Mayor of Newark) which sold to Magnify.net in 2013; Timehop, a digital time capsule mobile app that has since raised a $10mm Series B round; and at the Gilt Groupe, as a founding team member of local services arm Gilt City and menswear vertical Gilt MAN. Toby also serves on the Board of Directors for Out in Tech, a nonprofit dedicated to uniting the LGBTQ community in the tech industry.
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About Bravely, New York University: Bravely connects people to on-demand professional coaching through the moments that matter in their lives at work.
Chelsea Hawk
Co-Founder and CEO of ENTR technologies
Chelsea Hawk is the co-founder and CEO of ENTR technologies, a platform that helps CPG brands launch and expand in the US market. She was previously one of the first 10 hires at Yumi, a venture-backed wellness company in Los Angeles. Hawk graduated from NYU with a degree in nutrition and dietetics and is a certified chef.
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About ENTR technologies: ENTR is a platform that provides CPG brands with an automated set of solutions to enter and expand in the US easily and efficiently.
Carlo Cisco
Founder & CEO of SELECT
Carlo Cisco is the Founder and CEO of SELECT. Carlo is a serial entrepreneur and active investor who founded his first successful venture at 18.
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About Forbes Finance Council, SELECT, Tech.Co, YEC: SELECT is the first lifestyle-improving financial company & concierge.
Ariel Maidansky
Co-Founder and CEO of Envizzo
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About Envizzo: Envizzo is a platform for real estate operators to design and furnish properties with ease.
Marc Cenedella
Founder & CEO of Ladders
Marc Cenedella is the Founder at Leet Resumes – we write great professional resumes for free (tips appreciated!) www.leetresumes.com and Founder at Ladders – we apply to $100K+ jobs for you: ldd.rs/jobs He is the author of the largest career advice newsletter in the United States, which reaches an audience of nearly 10 million weekly. Several of his books have reached #1 on Amazon Careers Bestsellers List: www.ldd.rs/amzn A nationally renowned thought leader on careers, career management and recruiting, Marc is frequently sought out by national media organizations for his expert commentary on employment and entrepreneurialism. He has been profiled in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Wired, and Businessweek, appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and Bloomberg and has spoken at Ignition, SHRM, and Internet Summit as well as Harvard Business School, Columbia University, and Yale. Previously, Marc was a Senior Vice President at HotJobs.com, where he served as lead on its sale to Yahoo in 2002 for $436 million. From Fredonia, New York, Marc holds an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar, as well as a B.A. in Political Science from Yale College. A list of Marc Cenedella’s social media accounts is here: o. Ladders: https://www.theladders.com/expert/marc-cenedella o. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcenedella/ o. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9153 o. Twitter: https://twitter.com/cenedella o. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Marc-Cenedella/e/B0040YIP54/ o. Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cenedella/ o. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/mcenedella o. Github: https://github.com/cenedella o. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cenedella/ o. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZVd-moy_xzNMUWkKEYDejQ o. Angellist: https://angel.co/marccenedella o. Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/marc-cenedella o. GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/22907929-marc-cenedella o. StackExchange: https://stackexchange.com/users/1656820/marc-cenedella o. Medium: https://medium.com/@cenedella o. BusinessInsider: https://www.businessinsider.com/author/marc-cenedella o. Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mcenedella o. Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Marc-Cenedella
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About Ladders: Ladders is the home for $100K+ careers
Tina Hedges
Founder and CEO of Loli Beauty
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About Loli Beauty: Loli Beauty is a US-based organic personal care firm.
Steven Szaronos
Co-CEO of Bespoke Post
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About Bespoke Post: Goods and guidance, delivered in a monthly box of awesome – plus a full shop of uniquely cool products.
Rishi Prabhu
Co-CEO of Bespoke Post
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About Bespoke Post: Goods and guidance, delivered in a monthly box of awesome – plus a full shop of uniquely cool products.
Peter Semmelhack
Founder & CEO of Bug Labs
Peter Semmelhack is the founder and CEO of Bug Labs, which develops open source web services platforms for IoT. Peter authored Social Machines, and as a founding member of the rapidly growing open source hardware movement, he is a frequent speaker at events around the world.
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About Bug Labs: Bug Labs is a hardware platform enabling tinkerers and engineers to create their own digital devices.
Basel Fakhoury
CEO & Co-founder of User Interviews
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About MobileSuites, User Interviews: User Interviews is the fastest way to recruit participants for any kind of research.
Eliza Blank
CEO of The Sill
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About The Sill: The Sill offers ceramic planters potted with houseplants.
Luan Cox
Co-Founder & CEO of FinMkt
Luan Cox is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of FinMkt, a customizable, embedded SaaS solution for home improvement and healthcare point of sale financing. FinMkt’s award-winning, API-driven technology offers speed-to-market for banks, credit unions, and alternative lenders by providing a real-time, end-to-end digital consumer financing platform combined with a marketplace of high-quality home improvement companies and healthcare providers. In addition to its lender client-base, FinMkt provides its embedded multi-lender, full waterfall, and lender integration services to innovative, high-quality home improvement companies and healthcare providers. FinMkt has experienced triple digit growth and earned the trust of major lenders, home improvement companies, and healthcare providers.
Cox is the recipient of many awards from various publications, including NYC FinTech Women’s Inspiring Fintech Females, Top 100 Women in Fintech, and Top 25 Women Leaders. In 2021, FinMkt was invited to join the World Economic Forum’s elite Technology Pioneers Cohort. She served as Founder and General Manager of Interactive Data Managed Solution, EVP of Global Sales and Marketing for Stockpoint, and Executive Director of Partner Solutions for Quote.com. Cox received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Texas.
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About CFPA, FinMkt: Revolutionizing point of sale financing through our highly customizable SaaS, multi-lender, omni-channel platform.
Deena Bronz
Co-Founder and CEO of KitNipBox
Deena Bronz has extensive experience in entrepreneurship, consumer goods, e-commerce, and Product Management (PM) within the technology industry. Prior to co-founding KitNipBox, she was the Director of Product Management at MarkLogic, one of first and largest Big Data startups. Prior to MarkLogic, she was the Founder and CEO of a successfully acquired social commerce website that achieved industry leading conversion rates. Before founding her startup, Ms. Bronz ran a senior PM team at Symantec, where she and her team brought a number of new data center management products to market, exceeding customer adoption goals by 2x. Prior to that, Ms. Bronz developed and launched six new products to market as a Sr. PM at Symantec, achieving vast customer adoption and growing the P&L for these products from scratch to outperform revenue targets. Ms. Bronz has also held PM, Operations Planning, and Corporate Strategy roles at Level 3 Communications, where she managed a $75M P&L and received repeated recognition awards for her leadership and outstanding performance. Ms. Bronz holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has also attained a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems with high distinction from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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About KitNipBox: A monthly box of goodies for your cat!
Peter Korbel
CEO/Founder of StoreMe
StoreMe, Founder Blender Workspace, Co-Founder Fojol Brothers, Co-Founder
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About 135 Madison, StoreMe: StoreMe is a mobile app that enables on-demand storage by the hour or day in retail stores.
Jonathan Bensamoun
Founder & CEO of Fi
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About Fi: Fi is a provider of next Generation of Smart Dog Collars.
Arnaud Plas
Co-Founder & CEO of Prose
Arnaud Plas is a Founder & CEO of Prose. He pushed the boundaries of new beauty in his long time role in digital at L’Oréal in New York. With the dream of leveraging artificial intelligence to benefit every day consumers, he set out to create Prose. Without much hair himself, Arnaud has a lot of time to dedicate to yours.
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About Prose: Custom hair care made fresh in NYC with natural active ingredients
