| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
V.J. LeBlanc |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Shopify is a leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media such as Pinterest and Facebook, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides a merchant with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, using enterprise-level technology made available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 275,000 businesses in approximately 150 countries, including: Tesla Motors, Budweiser, Wikipedia, LA Lakers, the New York Stock Exchange, GoldieBlox, and many more.
SIGNA Sports United, based in Berlin, Germany, is Europe`s leading, fast-growing and profitable sports commerce and tech platform in the categories Bike, Tennis, Outdoor and Team Sports with more than 4m active customers and over 300m visitors annually. SIGNA Sports United brings together brands such as Fahrrad.de, Bikester, Probikeshop, Campz, Addnature, Tennis-Point, Outfitter and Stylefile. More than 1,000 brand partners, 500+ independent offline retailers and more than 10m digital sports community members are connected to its platform. SIGNA Sports United, the global leading online sports commerce and tech platform, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Midwest Sports, the Ohio-based online tennis retailer that ranks among the top three in the U.S. Market. With the acquisition of Midwest Sports, SIGNA Sports United - parent company of Tennis-Point - strengthens its position as the world`s largest platform of tennis products and tennis experience.
Yandex N.V. operates an Internet search engine in Russia and internationally. The company offers a range of search, location-based, personalized, and mobile services that enable users to find information, and communicate and connect over the Internet from desktops and mobile devices; and localized homepages for specific geographic markets. It provides Yandex.News, a news aggregation and information service; Yandex.Market, an e-commerce gateway service that provides product information, price comparisons, and consumer-generated reviews of products and online retailers; Kinopoisk.ru, a Russian language Website for movies, television programs, and celebrities; and other specialized search services for images, video, music, theatre, television, weather, jobs, transportation, cars, and real estate. The company also offers Yandex.Mail, which provides users access to their email accounts; Yandex.Maps and Yandex.Navigator maps, and location-based services; downloadable applications for mobile and digital platforms and devices; Yandex.Browser, a cloud-based browser; and Yandex.Disk, a cloud-based storage service that facilitates users to upload, store, and share files. In addition, the company provides text-based advertising and display advertising services, including Yandex.Direct, an auction-based advertising placement service; Yandex.Market, an e-commerce gateway service; and Yandex ad network service. Further, the company offers services and tools comprising Yandex.Webmaster that enables Webmasters to tag information on their Websites; Yandex.Metrica, a Web statistics analysis tool; Yandex Site Search, a search tool for Webmasters and Website owners; Yandex APIs that enables developers to use company`s technologies in their own businesses; and Yandex.Money, an online payment system. Yandex N.V. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
MeetMe® is the leading social network for meeting new people in the US and the public market leader for social discovery (NASDAQ: MEET). MeetMe makes meeting new people fun through social games and apps, monetized by both advertising and virtual currency. With approximately 75 percent of traffic coming from mobile, MeetMe is fast becoming the social gathering place for the mobile generation. The company operates MeetMe.com and MeetMe apps on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Turkish and Korean.
Cheddar is a live Post-Cable Network focused on covering the most innovative products, technologies, and services transforming our lives. The network covers this news through the lens of the companies and executives driving these changes. Cheddar broadcasts from Post 10 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and the Sprint Flatiron Building Store. Cheddar is available on Sling, Amazon, Vimeo, Twitter, Xumo, Pluto TV, and 60 percent of smart TVs in the U.S. Cheddar was founded by Jon Steinberg, President and Chief Operating Officer of BuzzFeed from 2010 to 2014. Past guests include Ford CEO Mark Fields, CBS CEO Les Moonves, Thrive Founder Ariana Huffington, incoming Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, T-Mobile CEO John Legere, New York Stock Exchange President Tom Farley, Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson, Twitch founder Justin Kan, George Takei, Vivica A. Fox, Aisha Tyler, Julie Chen, Jermaine Dupri, and more.