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Cie blends Silicon Valley DNA with the business maturity of serial entrepreneurs, seasoned venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 executives. Combined with the team’s strategic and operational expertise in technology, product development, brand building, and customer acquisition, Cie consistently drives positive outcomes across a wide range of business challenges.
Cie's venture portfolio includes Cie Games (acquired by Glu Mobile), Nativo, ASAP Tire (acquired by Tire Rack), Titan School Solutions (acquired by LINQ), Performa Labs, Longève Brands and a growing list of emerging start-ups. Cie’s leadership team has served key roles at transformational companies such as Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Overture, Pepsi, Nestlé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Goldman Sachs and Internet Brands.
Cie's venture portfolio includes Cie Games (acquired by Glu Mobile), Nativo, ASAP Tire (acquired by Tire Rack), Titan School Solutions (acquired by LINQ), Performa Labs, Longève Brands and a growing list of emerging start-ups. Cie’s leadership team has served key roles at transformational companies such as Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Overture, Pepsi, Nestlé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Goldman Sachs and Internet Brands.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Irvine
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 949-381-6200
Founded date
1998
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Nov 10, 2020 | Irvine-Based School Lunch Software Startup Titan Is Acquired for $75M | Titan School Solutions, an Irvine, Calif.-based company that provides cloud-based software to manage school nutrition at more than 700 districts nationwide, has been acquired by LINQ for $75 million. TITAN was founded in 2015 to bring effic... |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Cie Enters Plant-Based Market with Shelf-Stable Pea Protein Products | US venture studio and innovation accelerator Cie has entered the plant-based market by launching Longève, a brand of shelf-stable pea protein products. The brand was developed in collaboration with Douglas Kanter, who has extensive experien... |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Cie Enters Plant-Based Market with Shelf-Stable Pea Protein Products | © Cie/Longève US venture studio and innovation accelerator Cie has entered the plant-based market by launching Longève, a brand of shelf-stable pea protein products. The brand was developed in collaboration with Douglas Kanter, who has exte... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Cie Names Wavemaker's Trent Johnson As SVP | Irvine-based Cie, the "venture studio" formerly known as Cie Digital Labs, has tapped Wavemaker Partners Executive-In-Resident Trent Johnson as its new Senior Vice President. According to Cie, Trent Johnson will head up its corpor... |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Cie Digital Labs, Wavemaker Partners In Partnership | Irvine-based Cie Digital Labs, a startup studio which recently has been focusing on helping large enterprises with accelerating products and also helping to accelerate emerging startups said it has partnered with Los Angeles investor Wavema... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cie Digital Labs Names Entrepreneur In Residence | Irvine-based Cie Digital Labs (CDL) said this week that it has named Jim Davis as the company's new Entrepreneur in Residence. Davis previously served at at eBay and Pepsi, and is Managing Partner at early stage venture capital investor Rez... |
| Mar 22, 2017 | It’s time to ditch your innovation lab | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! A half decade into Corporate America’s love affai... |
| Mar 22, 2017 | It’s time to ditch your innovation lab | A half decade into Corporate America’s love affair with innovation, it’s time to admit it’s not working. Innovation labs have become vehicles for marketing, not innovation. Dubbed “hipster money pits,” labs can torpedo morale (only the cool... |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Cie Digital Labs Receives Investment from Anderee Berengian | Cie Digital Labs (CDL), an Irvine, CA-based hybrid interactive development firm and technology startup studio, received an investment of undisclosed amount from Anderee Berengian. Berengian, Managing Partner at RezVen Partners (RVP) and a f... |
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FAQ about Cie
When was Cie founded?
Cie was founded in 1998.
What has the press written about Cie?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Cie, among them “Irvine-Based School Lunch Software Startup Titan Is Acquired for $75M” (Nov 10, 2020) and “Cie Enters Plant-Based Market with Shelf-Stable Pea Protein Products” (Nov 9, 2020).
Is Cie still active?
Yes, Cie is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 29, 2021.