Jesse Genet
Jesse Genet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 |
| Alma mater | ArtCenter College of Design |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Website | Lumi |
Jesse Genet is an American businesswoman who is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lumi, a firm that produces packaging and other branded materials for ecommerce ventures.[1]
Early life and education
Genet was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Her mother was a school teacher and her father was an attorney. When she was 15, her mother divorced her father and later married a technology entrepreneur whom Genet credits with shaping her changing worldview.[2] Her first entrepreneurial venture was printing T-shirts in the basement at age 16.[3][4] This company became known as Inkodye, of which she became the CEO in 2010.[5] She later attended the ArtCenter College of Design, where she met her future business partner and collaborator, Stephan Ango.[4][3]
Lumi
Genet founded Lumi in 2012 after several rounds of Kickstarter campaigns between 2009 and 2012.[5] Despite failing to get a deal on the syndicated television series Shark Tank,[6] Genet was able to finance her company's growth through Y Combinator.[7] As of 2015, the company had over $2.5 million in sales throughout the United States and 20 other countries.[6] Its customers include MeUndies, Parachute, and Tuft & Needle.[3]
As of 2018, the company has launched 18,000 projects and shipped 25 million units of packaging items.[1]
References
- ^ a b Shieber, Jonathan (February 14, 2018). "Meet Lumi, the Los Angeles startup that just raised $9 million for a packaging business". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Joanne (February 15, 2015). "Jesse Genet, Woman Entrepreneur". Woman Entrepreneur Mondays. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jesse Genet (Most Creative People 2018)". Fast Company. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Fleischman, Glenn (March 3, 2013). "Here Comes The Sun". The Economist. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Prentice, Claire (May 12, 2010). "Cash-strapped entrepreneurs get creative". BBC News. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Kim, Eugenie (March 25, 2015). "This 27-year-old failed on Shark Tank — now she's part of Silicon Valley's hottest startup farm". Business Insider. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Crook, Jordan (March 5, 2015). "YC-backed Lumi Will Help You Customize Anything (Literally, Anything!) On The Cheap". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 10, 2019.