Brian Wong is the 27-year-old co-founder and CEO of Kiip. Kiip (pronounced “keep”) is a mobile consumer engagement platform that advertises in “moments” in 10,000 apps. Kiip is credited with the creation of “moments marketing”, which involves brands marketing to consumers in the right timing and mindset, based on their mobile behaviors. Backed by Verizon Ventures, American Express Ventures, US Cellular, Interpublic Group, North Atlantic Capital, Hummer Winblad, Relay Ventures, True Ventures, and others, the company has raised over $35 million in funding to date.
Kiip has been recognized by Forbes as one of the “4 Hot Online Ad Companies to Put on Your Watch List,” named on the Dow Jones “FasTech50” and is listed on Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies in the World.” Once the youngest person to ever receive venture capital funding, Brian received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia at age 18, after skipping four K-12 grades.
Brian has been recognized with many awards for his accomplishments and leadership,including:
- Forbes’ “30 under 30” for three years in a row, and then a judge for 2016
- Business Insider’s “Top 25 Under 25 in Silicon Valley,” “30 Under 30 in Advertising” and “18 Most Important People in Mobile Advertising”
- AdAge’s “Creativity Top 50”
Brian recently launched his first book, The Cheat Code, published by Crown Business / Penguin Random House. The Cheat Code contains 71 bite -sized and virtually effortless shortcuts to get a leg up on the competition, garner attention for creative thinkers and their ideas, and to accelerate success. The book has been translated into Simplified Chinese and Arabic, and is featured by Forbes, CNBC, Elle, The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, and many more publications around the world, and is quickly becoming the go-to book for entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial advice for our generation. The mission of Startup Grind is to educate, connect, and inspire entrepreneurs. At this event, there will be networking and great food. Here are the event details:
Date: August 16, 2018
Time: 6 pm
Location: The Urban Hive at The Cannery, 1601 Alhambra Blvd,Sacramento, 95816
Register: StartupGrind.com/Sacramento
