Globial

Globial is a business network and marketplace platform committed to helping small businesses talk, trust, and trade globally.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2010
  • Employees 15
  • Website globial.com

Company Summary

Globial is opening the $90.2 trillion global B2B market to every business on the planet. Globial has connected over 20,000 businesses in 41 industries and 200+ countries, including Fortune 500 names like UPS, Chevron, DHL, Philips, 3M, Ericsson, Reliance Industries, Huawei, and many more.

Team

  • Umut Yildirim
    CEO & Founder

    Umut Yildirim is the founder and the CEO of Globial. He worked for a number of diverse international small and mid-size businesses in senior level executive positions. He is extremely passionate about SMEs, strategy management and internet communication. He holds a BSc. in Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and an MBA from the Barney School of Business.

  • Chadi Abousaleh
    CTO & Founder

    Chadi designed an e-commerce platform for Sprint's largest corporate clients, including Microsoft, HP, Oracle, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi. He also developed the first PHP-based solution for Oracle's supplier network. Chadi has also been a key player in several smaller startups. For Newport International, the team he led developed collaboration and conferencing web/desktop solutions. One of their products, GRCLive, was purchased by Marriot.

  • Sunny Mui
    Digital Brand and Communications Manager

    Sunny graduated with honors from San Francisco State University. He holds a BS in Business Administration: Marketing Concentration and a BA in English Literature. Sunny was selected as a finalist for Outstanding Marketing Student of the Year 2010. He is currently enrolled in the Project Management program at UC Berkeley. Prior to Globial, he managed multiple websites and social media accounts at Gate 58, a marketing/lead generation firm.

  • Lynn Prudencio
    Design Consultant

    Lynn holds a BA in Psychology w/ a minor in Cognitive Science from UCLA and is currently pursuing an MFA in Web Design & New Media at the Academy of Art. She has 5 years of web design, front-end development, and marketing communications experience. Prior to Globial, she helped execute the communications strategy for a leading medicine center and provided UX consulting. She has worked with Google to launch g.co, mobile.google.com, and more.

  • Brenden Johnson
    Marketing Analyst

    Brenden is interested in various areas of business including shipping, sales, and accounting. He examines these areas regularly and offers cogent advice for the small business owner. Since being with the company he has produced content used within Globial’s website, established contacts for press generation, and implemented marketing strategies. Brenden graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara.

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