One of the most fun ways to get a peek into another person’s life is to experience their city like a local would -- with a homebase in a their space. LifeSwap takes the fun of living how a stranger does one step further. We’ve teamed up with AirBnB to give you a taste of what it’s like to step into someone else’s shoes. We can safely say that this is the best giveaway of any SXSW party around.
Day 4 is about the word on every marketer’s mouth. Everyone’s focusing on it, but it’s not a focused word. What does it mean exactly? Why does it matter? And how do we do it right? Attend small group workshops about mobile ads, mobile responsive site and mobile app development. Learn about the rapid rise of mobile browsing (and what that means to us) in our interactive globe installation. And hear from Ruth McCarthy, Founder of Mobili Media, about how to get caught up -- and then get ahead.
GGV Capital and Basset Investment Group are co-hosting “Evolving E: How Innovation is Changing the Commerce Ecosystem” in NYC.
Evolving E is a series of events that are focused on the evolution of commerce. We are bringing together industry leaders from entrepreneurs, seasoned operators, ecosystem partners, industry experts, and investors to come for a day of high-impact panels and discussions. The topics are tailored and highly specific to those in the industry.
Topics Covered:
(1) Brand Matters. Insights into how the top ecommerce players are building brand in today's global ecosystem.
(2) Your Customer is Multi-Channel. Understanding today's online consumer and how/why/where she is spending her money.
(3) The VC Perspective. The inside scoop on where the top VCs in ecommerce are placing their bets and why.
(4) The Tech Stack. The tools and technology the top players in ecommerce are using to win.
ABOUT US:
Basset Investment Group is an early-stage VC firm that is based in the Soho neighborhood of New York City. The firm has a strong consumer tech focus with investments in rapidly growing commerce companies in New York City, San Francisco, and LA. The Partners have over a decade of experience investing across four continents. Basset's investment focus includes commerce / marketplaces, consumer mobile, hardware, consumer fintech, digital health, and drone tech.
GGV Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and China that has been successfully partnering with leading technology entrepreneurs for the last 15 years. Operating in the two largest economies in the world, the U.S. and China, ensures an “ outside the bubble” global perspective. GGV has 14 privately held unicorns in its portfolio and 28 of its portfolio companies have gone public since 2000. With $3.8 billion under management across 8 funds, GGV invests in globally minded entrepreneurs in the Social/Commerce, Internet of Things/Robotics, and Cloud/SaaS sectors.
Hans Tung joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a managing partner to focus on consumer mobile internet, cross-border ecommerce, IoT, and online education investments in both China and the US. Hans led GGV’s investment and serves on the boards of Wish, Xiaohongshu, GrubMarket, Totspot, FlightCar, and others. He has invested in mobile social communication companies such as musical.ly, a popular user-generated music video-sharing app, and Curse, a social communication platform for gamers. He is also actively involved with GGV portfolio companies Airbnb, Flipboard, DraftKings, and Yodo1.
Sift Science fights fraud with machine learning. We'll monitor your online traffic and alert you to fraudulent activity in real time - chargebacks, spam, account takeovers, referral fraud, you name it, . Our customers include Zillow, Twitter, Airbnb, Match.com, Wayfair, OpenTable, Indeed.com, Catch of the Day, and other leading retailers, financial services, marketplaces, and content sites.
Jeff joined GGV in 2008 after spending 13 years as an entrepreneur and operating executive in the US and Asia. He focuses on the Internet, Software and Mobile sectors, and currently sits on the boards of Appirio, Boxed, Percolate, Reebonz and Tile. Jeff led GGV’s investments in BlueKai, Buddy Media, Citrus Lane, Evolv, Flipboard, Quixey, HotelTonight and Spreecast, and is actively involved in GGV’s investments in 21ViaNet, DOMO, MediaV, Qunar, SocialTouch, Square and Wish. Prior to joining GGV, Jeff founded two software companies (R4, acquired by VeriSign, and QuantumShift) and spent three years as an executive at VeriSign.
Derris & Company is a full-service brand strategy and communications agency headquartered in New York City. We believe in thinking before we act, and that a brand’s story is just as important as tactics and execution. We are defined by our dual-pronged approach: First, we help clients shape their message, and then we help them communicate to both consumer and business press. We are industry and stage agnostic, and only work with people, companies and causes we believe in.
Mark Pols is a principal in GGV Capital's Silicon Valley office where he focuses on the e-commerce, online travel, digital content, alternative finance and enterprise software spaces. Prior to GGV, Mark worked in Amazon’s corporate development group where he looked after partnerships, acquisitions and investments in China. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banker for 15 years of which he spent 8 years in China executing financing and strategic transactions for many of China’s leading technology companies.
JackThreads brings style, quality, and value under one digital roof. The company was founded in 2008 as a flash sale site for the streetwear community. Since then, we’ve evolved into a men’s style destination providing a curated selection of our favorite brands, alongside our new namesake collection.
Clarifai uses machine learning and our expertise in deep neural networks to develop the world’s best published object recognition system. Using GPUs to train large neural networks, we build practical systems for targeting ads to images, organizing user photo collections, and searching large untagged image collections.
Ideas, Art & Technology™. Over the last half-decade, we have dedicated our time to methodically learning how to create the best consumer experiences in the world. By practicing a seamless weave of technology, design, and strategy, we build brands and products that are simple and human. We invest our talent and time, to form deep partnerships with the best thinkers in the business to collaboratively create a more 'frictionless world'. We’re excited about this journey.
Noah Brier is the CEO of Percolate, a software company building The System of Record for Marketing. Percolate works with top global brands including Unilever, GE, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and MasterCard. Prior to founding Percolate, Noah ran the strategy department at The Barbarian Group, a digital advertising agency based in NYC. He has been named to Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, a "social media innovator" by BusinessWeek, and sits on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on social media.
Rebecca is an early stage consumer tech investor, enthusiast, supporter, brainstormer, dreamer, and student with Maveron, where they partner with great entrepreneurs to create big, lasting consumer brands. Her interests range from consumer finance and mobile health to ecommerce and marketplaces to connected devices and mobile apps.
Robin is an associate in GGV Capital’s Silicon Valley office focusing on investments in ecommerce, social, travel, and IoT. Prior to joining GGV, Robin worked at Flextronics' Venture Arm covering hardware and technology investments. Before venture capital, she spent three years at Teach For America as a teacher and administrator.
Tracy is the Co-Founder and VP of Merchandising of Poshmark, the largest community marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell and share their style. With millions of shoppers and over 1.5 million sellers Poshmark brings together a vibrant community everyday to express themselves and share their love of fashion.