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Geeks of the week

Startup Name: Kosterina (Please reach out for introduction)

Geography: US

One-liner: Wellness brand centered around high-antioxidant extra virgin olive oil and the Mediterranean lifestyle.

Founder(s) Background: Managing Director (Brand Incubation) at Walmart, General Manager (Home) at Jet.com, Founder at Manicube (acquired by Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas).

Startup Name: Pollen (Please reach out for introduction)

Geography: Singapore

One-liner: Sustainable B2B liquidation platform.

Founder(s) Background: Director of Business Development at ChinaCache (leading Chinese Content Delivery Network).

Founders building in stealth

• Head of Growth at Hitch (acquired by Lyft).

• Co-founder at Lolly (backed by SV Angel, the former CMO of Sequoia Capital, former CEO of Apple, the CBO of Snapchat).

• General Manager at HipCamp (backed by a16z).

• Founder at Appiterate (acquired by Flipkart).

Insight, Idea & Trend