Jesse Genet

Jesse Genet
Born	(1987-12-14) December 14, 1987 (age 37) Detroit, Michigan, US
Alma mater	ArtCenter College of Design
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Website	Lumi

Jesse Genet (born December 14, 1987)[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] Her first entrepreneurial venture was printing T-shirts in the basement at age 16.[4][5] This company became known as Inkodye, of which she became the CEO in 2010.[6] She later attended the ArtCenter College of Design, where she met her future business partner and collaborator, Stephan Ango.[5][4]

Lumi

Main article: Lumi (company)

Genet founded Lumi in 2012 after several rounds of Kickstarter campaigns between 2009 and 2012.[6] Despite failing to get a deal on the syndicated television series Shark Tank,[7] Genet was able to finance her company's growth through Y Combinator.[8] As of 2015, the company had over $2.5 million in sales throughout the United States and 20 other countries.[7] Its customers include MeUndies, Parachute, and Tuft & Needle.[4]

As of 2018, the company has launched 18,000 projects and shipped 25 million units of packaging items.[2]

Personal life

Genet is married to Ryan Hudson, the cofounder of Honey.[9]

References

1. jessegenet (December 14, 2020). "This is 33 🎂". Instagram.
2. 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.
3. Wilson, Joanne (February 15, 2015). "Jesse Genet, Woman Entrepreneur". Woman Entrepreneur Mondays. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
4. "Jesse Genet (Most Creative People 2018)". Fast Company. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
5. Fleischman, Glenn (March 3, 2013). "Here Comes The Sun". The Economist. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
6. Prentice, Claire (May 12, 2010). "Cash-strapped entrepreneurs get creative". BBC News. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
7. 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.
8. Crook, Jordan (March 5, 2015). "YC-backed Lumi Will Help You Customize Anything (Literally, Anything!) On The Cheap". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
9. Loizos, Connie (June 28, 2024). "All VCs say they are founder friendly; Detroit's Ludlow Ventures takes that to another level". TechCrunch.