James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.
Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.
Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.
Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.
When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.
Regan Wann, Kentucky-based small business owner.
Raised $5,000 to expand her tea shop business.
RocketHub campaign featured in the Wall Street Journal exposing her business to millions.
Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.
Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.
Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.
Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.
Olivier Silvestre [Co-Founder, CEO] a.k.a. Commander Data
Personal Quote: “I love wine and I have a real passion for it. But I grew frustrated about wine selection and the ability to communicate about it. I discovered that I wasn’t alone. Something had to be done. That’s’ how VinoMatch was born”.
Olivier brings with him over 12 years of Web Analytics experience.
Pierre Huguet [Co-Founder, CTO] a.k.a. The Professor
Pierre's love for wine is a family affair. Born and raised into a family of winemakers he has a deep passion for quality wine.
He is a software architect with over 2 decades of experience in high-level architecture and large-scale applications development.
He is also an acclaimed technology instructor at University of California, San Diego since 2001. He has created and taught over 12 accredited classes for the Computer Science department.
Marc Lallouette [Co-Founder]
For over 16 years Marc worked in the upscale world of wine and gastronomy (The science of gourmet food and drink). From a family where wine is an institution, Marc is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of wine. Marc honed his skills among some of the greatest names in gastronomy - he had the privilege of working in Paris with l’épicerie Hediard (founded in 1854) and the renowned “La grande epicerie” (Group LVMH).
Fei [Creative Director] a.k.a. Webmistress
The brain behind the beauty of VinoMatch Inc and a wine enthusiast by proxy, Fei is an award winning web & graphic designer and a user interface expert.
She holds a Bachelor in Computer Information Systems from San Diego State University and a Multimedia Development Certificate from University of California, San Diego.
Her creative insight and in-depth understanding of the web functionality and consumer behavior allow her to contribute to all aspects of the VinoMatch Inc development process including the initial conceptual stages, branding, artistic direction in web development as well as in communication and marketing.
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