Join us for Startup Happy Hour on August 31 with Edris Bemanian, CEO of retail-tech company Engage3.
StartupSac and the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Sacramento State welcome successful technology company CEO, Edris Bemanian of Engage3 for August’s Startup Happy Hour. Founded in 2008, Engage3 helps retailers and manufacturers manage their Price Image through accurate competitive data, data science, and Artificial Intelligence-powered software solutions.
Join us on Zoom on August 31 to get the inside scoop on how this Davis-based retail pricing analytics company went from a tiny startup to an international business with over 250 employees!
Details
When: Wednesday, August 31 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Recent News
- 8/4/2022 Davis-based Engage3 doubles in size with acquisition of data capture firm Dexi.io
- 12/2/2021 Davis retail software company Engage3 raises $35 million in private equity to grow internationally
About Edris Bemanian
Edris Bemanian is the Chief Executive Officer of Engage3. He is a retail marketing expert and a multi-faceted entrepreneurial leader with a passion for startups, technology, retail, and consumer marketing.
Edris is a panelist, contributor, and domain expert with Brick Meets Click, an organization dedicated to exploring and understanding how technology impacts consumers and what the implications are for retailers, manufacturers, and service providers. He also serves as a Business Mentor at UC Davis and UC Berkeley and as an Advisory Council Member for California State University, Chico.
Prior to Engage3, he led initiatives across companies including Sodexo, Andnowuknow.com, and Mercado Software. He also founded entrepreneurship programs that were incorporated into the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
Edris is a recipient of Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award. Edris earned dual degrees in Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning from UC Davis.
About Engage3
Price optimization pioneers Ken and Tim Ouimet created Engage3 to revolutionize the way brands and retailers engage with shoppers. Engage3 provides the industry’s most comprehensive omnichannel intelligence solution, combining best-in-class AI-enabled web crawls, professional in-store audits, and self-serve in-store and online data collection into a single source of truth. Leveraging advanced algorithms and the Nobel Prize-winning Efficient Frontier theory, Engage3 helps retailers and brands track and optimize their Price Image to accelerate revenue growth, drive incremental store trips, and increase margins.
Engage3 serves more than 300 customers in 182 countries, supporting $2 trillion in global retail revenue. Engage3’s leadership team is composed of former executives from KhiMetrics, Mozenda, SAP, Revionics, dunnhumby, KSS Retail, IBM/DemandTec, and Nielsen. Engage3 is headquartered in Davis, California with 6 additional offices around the world.
About Startup Happy Hour
Startup Happy Hour is a monthly informal community-building event for founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. These events feature a short interview with a successful entrepreneur, followed by informal Q&A and discussion. View video’s from previous Happy Hour events here.
