GumGum Honored by Goldman Sachs for Entrepreneurship
October 20 2017 - 3:04PM
Business Wire
Ophir Tanz, CEO, Among 100 Most Intriguing
Entrepreneurs at 2017 Builders + Innovators Summit
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing GumGum’s CEO, Ophir Tanz,
as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017 at its
Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.
Goldman Sachs selected Ophir Tanz as one of 100 entrepreneurs
from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event. Tanz
is the CEO and founder of GumGum, an artificial intelligence
company with deep expertise in computer vision. Under his
leadership, GumGum created the first and largest In-Image
advertising platform, revolutionizing the industry. Ophir is a
thought leader on AI and computer vision, and is a guest columnist
for TechCrunch.
Prior to launching GumGum in 2008, Ophir was the CEO and
co-founder of Mojungle.com, a mobile media-sharing platform that
was sold to Shozu.com in 2007. Before this, Ophir co-founded and
sold Fluidesign, an award-winning interactive and branding agency.
Ophir holds a B.S. and a M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and
currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. In his spare time he enjoys
woodworking, guitar, surfing, basketball and tennis.
“GumGum is on track for another year of amazing growth and I owe
much of that success to my team,” said Ophir Tanz, CEO of GumGum.
“We will continue to tackle marketing’s toughest challenges by
pioneering advancements in artificial intelligence and computer
vision, while committing to the development of our staff and the
special culture at GumGum.”
"We are pleased to recognize Ophir Tanz as one of the most
intriguing entrepreneurs of 2017," said David M. Solomon, President
and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs. "This is the sixth
year that we’ve hosted the Builders + Innovators Summit where
emerging business leaders gather to discuss their common interests
in building prosperous organizations."
For more than 145 years, Goldman Sachs has been advising and
financing entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses.
In addition to honoring 100 entrepreneurs, the Summit consists of
general sessions and clinics led by Goldman Sachs experts, seasoned
entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders as well as resident
scholars.
About GumGum
GumGum is an artificial intelligence company with deep expertise
in computer vision. Its mission is to unlock the value of images
and videos produced daily across the web, social media and
broadcast television. Since 2008, the company has applied its
patented capabilities to serve a variety of industries from
advertising to professional sports. For more information please
visit: http://www.gumgum.com/
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171020005699/en/
For GumGumNicole Jordan,
310-988-9157gumgum@radixcollective.com