Derek Janis

CMO @ AcquireUp | Marketing Operations | B2B & B2C Marketing | Performance Marketing | Marketing Technology & Innovation | Branding

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2023
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Apr 2023
Nutrition gaps are inevitable. Grüns fills them. In an ideal world, broccoli would taste like chocolate, kale like candy, and greens supplements like gummy bears. We haven’t figured out choco brocco yet, but Grüns has transformed those overpriced, chalky powders into something snackable and delicious. With all the sweetness of natural fruits, getting your greens from Grüns is something you will actually look forward to. With 60 ingredients across 8 core nutrient categories, Grüns supports dozens of health benefits and can replace multiple health products.
Investor
Oct 2020
Founded in 2012, Detroit City FC has established itself as one of the most talked about soccer teams in North America. Our club motto, Passion for Our City, Passion for the Game, evokes the three ideas the grassroots organization was built upon: to satisfy the demand for soccer in downtown Detroit, represent the city in a positive light, and build community through “the beautiful game.”
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2023
Investor
Apr 2023
Nutrition gaps are inevitable. Grüns fills them. In an ideal world, broccoli would taste like chocolate, kale like candy, and greens supplements like gummy bears. We haven’t figured out choco brocco yet, but Grüns has transformed those overpriced, chalky powders into something snackable and delicious. With all the sweetness of natural fruits, getting your greens from Grüns is something you will actually look forward to. With 60 ingredients across 8 core nutrient categories, Grüns supports dozens of health benefits and can replace multiple health products.
2020
Investor
Oct 2020
Founded in 2012, Detroit City FC has established itself as one of the most talked about soccer teams in North America. Our club motto, Passion for Our City, Passion for the Game, evokes the three ideas the grassroots organization was built upon: to satisfy the demand for soccer in downtown Detroit, represent the city in a positive light, and build community through “the beautiful game.”
2011
Partner & Vice President of Operations
Feb 2011
Accelerator Marketing is an accomplished group of technical professionals who consistently deliver amazing services by meeting and exceeding expectations. We leverage our industry experience and personal expertise to deliver world class web development and marketing services. Our core strengths include: • Extensive technical experience that ensures timely and functional delivery of critical systems. • Agile project development and management, including coordination with existing teams and processes conducive to integration synergy. • Search engine optimization and digital marketing. We also have extensive experience working with content management systems, web-based applications and e-commerce. We have the experience and know-how to provide valuable feedback when questions arise, and the insight to help deliver timely solutions to difficult problems. Web development is our passion, and our clients say it shows. Contact us at 877-840-2640 to grow your business now! www.acceleratormarketing.com | sales@acceleratormarketing.com
2010
Co-Founder, COO
Feb 2010
We convert traditional books into the new eBook formats for publishers and authors alike to be read on the iPad, Kindle, Nook, and various other eReaders. We work with Publishers to help them get their current titles on the latest digital readers as well as get their back list titles onto the digital readers. We have experience taking books that are not in digital format and getting them onto digital format.