Cie

HQ
Irvine, California, USA
65 Total Employees
Year Founded: 1999
Cie: Igniting innovation.

Cie is a venture studio that serves as an innovation lab and accelerator for bold entrepreneurs who want to transform disruptive ideas into thriving ventures.

Cie blends Silicon Valley DNA with the business maturity of serial entrepreneurs, seasoned venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 executives. Combined with the team’s strategic and operational expertise in technology, product development, brand building, and customer acquisition, Cie consistently drives positive outcomes across a wide range of business challenges.

Cie’s venture portfolio includes Cie Games (acquired by Glu Mobile), Nativo, ASAP Tire (acquired by Tire Rack), Titan School Solutions (acquired by LINQ), Performa Labs, Apollo Education System, and a growing list of emerging start-ups. Cie’s leadership team has served key roles at transformational companies such as Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Overture, Pepsi, Nestlé, Saks Fifth Avenue, Goldman Sachs, and Internet Brands.


Cie Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQIrvine, California, USA

What the Team is Saying

Stephen Adams
Jason Robinson
Kristin Cline
Pia Mulligan
Pranav Khandelwal
Mike Sabounchi
Whitney Carden
Kiersten Regele
Steve Swanson
Frances
Gladiz
Rory
Alvin
Kelly

Articles We're In

Photo: Cie
Conlan Carter Conlan Carter
Published on June 07, 2024

‘From Zero to One’: How Cie’s Culture Helps New Ideas Shine

Everyone has a seat at the table at Cie. Built In dove into the mission, culture, and teamwork that drives this innovative business.

Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on April 17, 2024

More Than an Incubator: How Cie’s Venture Studio Helps Disruptive Work Thrive

Anderee Berengian saw entrepreneur after entrepreneur hitting the same roadblocks and knew he could help smooth their paths to success.

Cie Digital labs
Brand Studio Logo
Mia Goulart Mia Goulart
Updated on March 12, 2024

9 Award-Winning Companies to Watch in 2024

From disruptive startups to established corporations, keep your eyes on these trophy-worthy companies.

Shutterstock
Brand Studio Logo

Awards

award

Technology We Use

Angular
Angular
FRAMEWORKS
Angular.js
Angular.js
FRAMEWORKS
ASP.NET
ASP.NET
FRAMEWORKS
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
SERVICES
Backbone.js
Backbone.js
FRAMEWORKS
C#
C#
LANGUAGES
CSS
CSS
LANGUAGES
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
SERVICES
Docker
Docker
FRAMEWORKS
DynamoDB
DynamoDB
DATABASES
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
DATABASES
Express
Express
FRAMEWORKS
Firebase
Firebase
DATABASES
Flux
Flux
LIBRARIES
GitHub
GitHub
SERVICES
Google Cloud
Google Cloud
SERVICES
GraphQL
GraphQL
FRAMEWORKS
Java
Java
LANGUAGES
JavaScript
JavaScript
LANGUAGES
jQuery
jQuery
LIBRARIES
jQuery UI
jQuery UI
LIBRARIES
Kafka
Kafka
FRAMEWORKS
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
FRAMEWORKS
Laravel
Laravel
FRAMEWORKS
MariaDB
MariaDB
DATABASES
Memcached
Memcached
DATABASES
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
SERVICES
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
DATABASES
Modemizr
Modemizr
LIBRARIES
MongoDB
MongoDB
DATABASES
MySQL
MySQL
DATABASES
New Relic
New Relic
SERVICES
Next.js
Next.js
FRAMEWORKS
Node.js
Node.js
FRAMEWORKS
NoSQL
NoSQL
DATABASES
OAuth
OAuth
FRAMEWORKS
Objective-C
Objective-C
LANGUAGES
PHP
PHP
LANGUAGES
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
DATABASES
Python
Python
LANGUAGES
React
React
LIBRARIES
React Native
React Native
FRAMEWORKS
Redis
Redis
DATABASES
Redux
Redux
LIBRARIES
Salesforce Apex
Salesforce Apex
LANGUAGES
Sass
Sass
LANGUAGES
SQL
SQL
LANGUAGES
SQLite
SQLite
DATABASES
Swift
Swift
LANGUAGES
Terraform
Terraform
FRAMEWORKS
Twitter Bootstrap
Twitter Bootstrap
LIBRARIES
TypeScript
TypeScript
LANGUAGES
Vue.js
Vue.js
FRAMEWORKS
Vuex
Vuex
LIBRARIES
Xamarin
Xamarin
LANGUAGES
Axure
Axure
DESIGN
Canva
Canva
DESIGN
Confluence
Confluence
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Figma
Figma
DESIGN
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
ANALYTICS
Google Docs
Google Docs
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Illustrator
Illustrator
DESIGN
JIRA
JIRA
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Miro
Miro
DESIGN
Optimizely
Optimizely
ANALYTICS
Photoshop
Photoshop
DESIGN
Sketch
Sketch
DESIGN
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Tableau
Tableau
ANALYTICS
DocuSign
DocuSign
CRM
HubSpot
HubSpot
CRM
MailChimp
MailChimp
EMAIL
Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics
CRM
Salesforce
Salesforce
CRM
SendGrid
SendGrid
EMAIL
Shopify
Shopify
COMMERCE
Wordpress
Wordpress
CMS
Umbraco
Umbraco
CMS
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
COLLABORATION
Slack
Slack
COLLABORATION
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Zoom
Zoom
COLLABORATION