Blinkit

LinkedIn meets Match.com meets Pinterest in a virtual and visual B2B trade show with real time collaboration.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Union, KY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded August 2013
  • Employees 4
  • Website blinkit.co

Company Summary

Combine a social network like Linkedin with an online dating site, such as Match.com, then convert it into a buyer/seller process such as Alibaba…you get Blinkit. Our secret is a proprietary intuitive matching algorithm to personalize each experience for buyers, vendors and their companies. Blinkit then take elements of platforms such as Linkedin, Match.com and Pinterest to create a global real time virtual trade show and collaboration engine.

Team

  • Tim has 18 years of experience with both domestic and international design and branding firms as well as e-commerce, including CMO for Lookboard, the US Brand Director for Art. Lebedev in Moscow and US Brand Manager for the Natuzzi Group in Italy. Recent activities have included consulting for the South Korean Trade Commission, published articles in Huffington Post, U/X development and the research behind the core algorithm for Blinkit.

  • Jim Pullen
    CTO/ COO

    • Over his career, Jim has established himself as a recognized subject matter expert in the retail, e-retail, and consumer packaged goods space. Jim’s assignments in critical corporate environments include Director, National Accounts, SAP Practice Lead and Senior Solutions Architect for Pomeroy, managing a national team of 120 professionals with more than $30M in annual P&L responsibility.

  • Mark Bader
    CSO

    • As owner of Penn Industries, an apparel company, Mark worked for 18+ years with mass retailers like the limited, Gap and Belk. In this capacity he managed all aspects of production, inventory, marketing, buying and wholesaling. He developed and started a quick ship program for international furniture manufacturers. His expertise grew sales year over year with such key accounts as Home Depot, Overstock.com and Skymall. Previous CEO of Lookboard

Advisors

  • Bill May; Hurt Crosbie and May, PLLC
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

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