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May 2021
Historically, affinity marketing through celebrity endorsements was an exclusive arena only accessible to big brands and big names. This doesn’t make sense in a world where social media and online platforms have transformed our ability to access and interact with each other. Founder Chase Garrett, an award-winning leader in Sports Marketing, recognized the incredible opportunity that an online marketplace could provide for sports endorsements across brands, agents, and athletes in untapped segments of the industry. Icon Source has innovated the relationship between athletes and brands by providing expert strategy and production services along with its unique, on-demand marketplace platform.
AGENTS/ATHLETES: No Signup/Subscription Fees
Icon Source allows for agents to scale their efforts in order to bring more opportunities to their athletes. Agents can pick and choose the opportunities they know are best fit for their athletes as well as bring the most value to a brand. This allows agents and athletes to maximize their opportunities and overall earning potential. Icon Source tears down barriers through its exclusive online marketplace, while benefiting all current players.
BRANDS:
Icon Source is designed for national and local brands, both large and small. It allows your brand to execute short-term, time-sensitive engagements to broaden impact across multiple markets simultaneously. It is designed for brands to have access, engage, and acquire athletes for endorsements, appearances, speaking events, and social media in order to build their brand authority. We provide an efficient workflow, clear conversations, and simple preloaded contracts. This process allows for brands to save time, money, and open opportunities once only available to a few companies.
Investor
Jan 2021
The Sill was founded on this simple premise—plants make us happier, healthier humans. Shop online & in stores.
Our story: https://www.thesill.com/pages/about-us
Kick-started in 2012, we are backed by over $15M in institutional venture capital from first-class investors including Foundry Ventures, The Chernin Group, Loft Growth Partners and Raine Ventures.
Investor
Jan 2021
Giggster is the Airbnb for filming locations - connecting content creators directly with thousands of property-owning hosts. Launched in May 2017, Giggster operates across the USA, Canada and UK. Our clients include major production studios like Netflix and Disney, global fashion brands like H&M and Michael Kors, as well as thousands of independent media makers and production houses.
Investor
Jan 2021
Gather Labs is a High Complexity CLIA Lab and wellness boutique focused on sparking joy in the diagnostic experience. We offer same day resulting for all diagnostic tests.
Investor
Oct 2020
Fine Tuning the Last Mile
Sales Forecasting, Lead Forecasting & Product Marketing Optimization with AI/ML
Free your mind. Harness your data for better “last mile” decisions, from more accurate daily sales forecasts to insights that optimize product marketing. Junction AI designs, builds & operates AI/ML apps for retail, ecom & product marketing success.
Investor
Aug 2020
Genusee is the first circular economy eyewear brand and manufacturer. Founded on the principles of doing good for people and the planet : We make glasses in Flint, Michigan from recycled single-use plastic water bottles as a result of the Flint Water Crisis and are committed to creating infrastructure and job opportunities to employ the structurally unemployable and returning citizens coming out of incarceration in Flint.
Investor
May 2020
DrinkLyte is the leader in the newest hydration beverage sub-category: Premium Nightlife Hydration.
DrinkLyte's two beverages, MoonLyte and SunLyte make up a unique recovery system specially formulated to hydrate you immediately after alcohol consumption so you can do more the next day. Based on a widely-used medical formula called an ORS, DrinkLyte's beverages are just as effective as IV therapy when it comes to treating alcohol-induced dehydration.
Investor
Feb 2019
Hawke Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that invests in Commerce Enablement Tech, MarTech and AdTech.
We are strategic investors alongside Hawke Media. Our team of 200 marketing experts is currently working with 400+ brands every month. The majority of our clients are small to mid-sized ecomm brands.
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Sep 2016
Services Include:
Design & Product Development
Fashion Prints
Pattern Making / 3D Pattern Development
Digital Marking & Grading
Digital Textile Printing
Sample Making
Laser Cutting
Ultra Sonic Welding and Bonding
Full in house Production in Los Angeles
Fulfillment
Digital Marketing
E-Commerce DTC capabilities
Investor & Advisor
Sep 2016
Services Include:
Design & Product Development
Fashion Prints
Pattern Making / 3D Pattern Development
Digital Marking & Grading
Digital Textile Printing
Sample Making
Laser Cutting
Ultra Sonic Welding and Bonding
Full in house Production in Los Angeles
Fulfillment
Digital Marketing
E-Commerce DTC capabilities
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2025
Co-Founder and CEO
Nov 2025
Gryps is a high-performance perpetuals DEX built on Sei Network, designed for institutions and professional traders who demand speed, precision, and reliability.
Engineered for fast markets, Gryps delivers ultra-low latency execution, deep institutional liquidity, and advanced risk mechanics, all within a fully self-custodial trading environment. Gryps removes unnecessary complexity and retail noise, focusing instead on execution quality, capital efficiency, and predictable risk.
Gryps introduces the first RFQ-based perpetuals model on SEI, paired with Symmio settlement, enabling traders to access real market depth without pooled liquidity or slippage-heavy AMMs. Positions are more efficient, risk is clearly defined, and execution behaves the way professionals expect.
With access to 500+ perpetual markets, higher leverage backed by real liquidity, and battle-tested liquidation logic, Gryps is built for traders who move fast and think sharper.
No fluff. No distractions. Just pure execution.
Gryphon precision. SEI speed.
2021
Investor
May 2021
Historically, affinity marketing through celebrity endorsements was an exclusive arena only accessible to big brands and big names. This doesn’t make sense in a world where social media and online platforms have transformed our ability to access and interact with each other. Founder Chase Garrett, an award-winning leader in Sports Marketing, recognized the incredible opportunity that an online marketplace could provide for sports endorsements across brands, agents, and athletes in untapped segments of the industry. Icon Source has innovated the relationship between athletes and brands by providing expert strategy and production services along with its unique, on-demand marketplace platform.
AGENTS/ATHLETES: No Signup/Subscription Fees
Icon Source allows for agents to scale their efforts in order to bring more opportunities to their athletes. Agents can pick and choose the opportunities they know are best fit for their athletes as well as bring the most value to a brand. This allows agents and athletes to maximize their opportunities and overall earning potential. Icon Source tears down barriers through its exclusive online marketplace, while benefiting all current players.
BRANDS:
Icon Source is designed for national and local brands, both large and small. It allows your brand to execute short-term, time-sensitive engagements to broaden impact across multiple markets simultaneously. It is designed for brands to have access, engage, and acquire athletes for endorsements, appearances, speaking events, and social media in order to build their brand authority. We provide an efficient workflow, clear conversations, and simple preloaded contracts. This process allows for brands to save time, money, and open opportunities once only available to a few companies.
Investor
Jan 2021
The Sill was founded on this simple premise—plants make us happier, healthier humans. Shop online & in stores.
Our story: https://www.thesill.com/pages/about-us
Kick-started in 2012, we are backed by over $15M in institutional venture capital from first-class investors including Foundry Ventures, The Chernin Group, Loft Growth Partners and Raine Ventures.
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