YouGift

YouGift is a celebration platform designed for social gifting

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location New York City, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2011
  • Employees 6
  • Website yougift.com

Company Summary

At our core, we believe people want a better way to celebrate and gift online. Our initial product release will redefine online greetings. Our customers will be able to customize a greeting card with Facebook photos and send a gift card from any retailer - wrapped in one neat virtual gift package - instantly posted on your friend's Facebook wall. It's personalized. It's useful. It's convenient. The perfect gift - virtually speaking.

Team

  • Efrem Weiss
    CEO

    Former investment professional at Iridian Asset Management, head of business development at HIG Capital, VP of sales at Majestic Research, MBA from Columbia Business School

  • Greg Bildson
    CTO

    Former CTO/COO of LimeWire, Java Guru at Goldman Sachs, Founder of P2P United, Administrator of the Gnutella Developer Forum

  • Aubrey Bowser
    Creative Director

    Former Creative Director of LimeWire, Senior Art Director/Lead Visual Designer at Tandem Seven

  • Tristan Bhagwandin
    Developer

    Former Senior Web Developer/GUI Designer at Iomedia

  • Gang Huang
    Chief Developer

    PhD in graphics simulation at University of Pennsylvania, lead developer at Majestic Research

  • Efrem Weiss

Advisors

  • SNR Denton
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Berdon LLP
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Friends & Family
    Unconfirmed

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