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Home Our group Leadership News One Young World Contact us A letter from our founder OUR GROUP The Brandtech Group is a marketing technology group that helps brands do their marketing better, faster and cheaper using the latest technology The Brandtech Group (formerly known as You & Mr Jones) was founded in June 2015 GROUP COMPANIES Mofilm is a global community of over 10,000 filmmakers connected by technology to create brilliant video content for the world’s leading brands. Brandtech Consulting is our strategic practice. Comprising experts in technology, purpose and innovation, it sits at the center of The Brandtech Group and is a portal into the group. 55 is a global data company created by the former senior management team of Google Southern Europe; it applies advanced data analytics and technology to maximize marketing and commercial outcomes. Mobkoi is a premium mobile marketing specialist. It works directly with publishers to deliver tailor-made creative solutions into safe and select environments. Gravity Road is an award-winning digital innovation company. It brings together marketing, entertainment and technology to create new types of metaverse-ready content, which builds brands across evolving digital and virtual environments, including gaming and esports worlds. All marketing can be done better, faster and cheaper using technology Oliver (part of Inside Ideas Group) is the pioneer and global leader in building in-house digital marketing capabilities for brands. Collectively is a leading full-service technology and data-driven influencer marketing platform that enables brand-safe scaling of influencer marketing programs globally. Brandtech Media is a disruptive new global media operation, built around in-housing, rooted in technology and founded on transparency. It brings together content, commerce and community in a new integrated model that puts clients' interests first. Brandtech Commerce enables brands to take control of their e-commerce and social commerce using technology and in-housing. Its capabilities are end-to-end, from strategy to operations, and across all major marketplaces. DP6 is a LatAm-based data analytics and marketing science specialist that leverages technology and human/artificial intelligence to enhance brands' business performance. Acorn-i is an e-commerce technology and services platform that helps brands and sellers grow and scale their business across all channels, both direct-to-consumer and major digital marketplaces. We invest in startups building tech-enabled ways for global brands to do their marketing better, faster and cheaper. Here are some representative Brandtech Ventures investments. Got a startup we should know about? Share your business BRANDTECH VENTURES INVESTMENTS Niantic is a pioneer of the real-world metaverse and is building a state-of-the-art augmented reality platform for current and future generations of AR hardware. It is best known as the creator of the AR mobile game Pokémon GO. Crossing Minds was created in Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Lab and uses personalized AI to understand human behavior through comprehensive taste analytics and provide customizable recommendations and a cultural discovery platform. Personal identity is increasingly digital Pixlee-Turnto have recently merged to provide the most innovative platform for customer-generated content, ratings & reviews, Q&A and checkout comments on all social media platforms. Zappar is an augmented reality and metaverse content creation company, AR app and self-serve platform that connects the digital world with the things around you. Elsy is the world's first company to use machine learning, algorithms and artificial intelligence to deliver next-generation data-driven media planning that improves media ROI and operational efficiency. Blacktag is a global platform for interactive content by Black creators. Good-Loop is a purpose-driven video advertising platform where every programmatic media buy automatically triggers micro-payments to charity. Brands used to be defined by what brands said to people, they’re now defined by what people say to people AI Foundation develops personalized metahumans driven by artificial intelligence, and is at the forefront of the ethical AI movement. Automat (now part of Salesfloor) provides a Conversational Marketing Cloud platform that helps companies use AI to talk to their customers, and to understand and serve them better. Provenance uses blockchain to help brands and retailers share credible, fact-checked and compelling social and environmental impact information. Traackr is the world’s leading provider of Influencer Relationship Management software, bringing a data-rich platform to marketers and guaranteeing accuracy in influencer selection and customer targeting. Jivox is a cloud-based DCO platform that dynamically serves and replaces individual creative assets in real time to deliver thousands of different personalized variations of the same ad to different users. VidMob is a technology platform that connects marketers with a dispersed network of expert social video creators and uses sophisticated AI to test and rapidly optimize creative content frame-by-frame. Engage Video Group is a data-driven video content company that uses algorithms and advanced split-testing to create video content that vastly outperforms online content engagement norms. Griffin Gaming Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing across the entire gaming landscape including platforms, infrastructure, developers and publishers. Their portfolio of investments includes Discord, Tactile Games, Wave, Applovin and Subspace. You can no longer buy attention, you have to earn it IPO Pinterest is a visual social bookmarking platform that helps you discover, save and shop creative ideas. Acquired Tribe Dynamics (now part of CreatorIQ) is a data company that tracks and measures social media influencers' content using a metric called Earned Media Value to deliver Brand Momentum Insights. Acquired Amino (now part of Integral Ad Science) combines the best of blockchain, advertising and payment technologies to enforce transparency. Acquired Beeswax (now part of Comcast Freewheel) is a Bidder-as-a-Service (BaaS) business that empowers advertisers to do their own programmatic media buying with a Real-Time Bidding solution. Acquired Gfycat is a user-generated platform and top-60 site in the US that lets you create, discover and share GIFs. Acquired EVRYTHNG (now part of Digimarc) is the leading Internet of Things (IoT) platform for consumer product brands, which activates product packaging to share stories and offers, and empowers brand owners to authenticate their supply chain. BETTER, FASTER, CHEAPER USING TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP The Brandtech Group is a partnership of brand and technology experts, and like-minded entrepreneurs from around the world. SARAH DAVIES Partner SARAH DAVIES Partner Sarah is a London-based, tech-focused, brand innovation expert. She runs Brandtech Consulting, our creative strategy practice. Previously, Sarah was Head of Innovation for Telefónica - leading a global team responsible for generating €50m+ of new business opportunities in the areas of big data, IOT, digital and sustainability. EMMA COOKSON Partner EMMA COOKSON Partner Emma works with our global brand clients to elevate their marketing strategy and operations. Emma’s background is in brand strategy and she previously served as North American Chairman and CEO of renowned creative agency BBH. After 19 years in the US, Emma is now London-based. DAVID JONES Founder / CEO DAVID JONES Founder / CEO David created The Brandtech Group (formerly known as You & Mr Jones) to use the power of technology to help global brands do their marketing better, faster and cheaper. He’s also co-founder of the charity One Young World, and author of Who Cares Wins: why good business is better business. JEAN-MARC ANTONI Founding Partner JEAN-MARC ANTONI Founding Partner Jean-Marc is Founding Partner and our Global CFO. He drives the profitable growth of the group. Prior to his role at The Brandtech Group, Jean-Marc was Global CFO at Havas, the $2.4 billion revenue marketing and advertising holding company. He is based in Paris. JULIE HARDY Partner JULIE HARDY Partner Julie specializes in digital transformation, omnichannel and direct-to-consumer strategy, primarily in the beauty and luxury sectors. She works with our clients to design future-proof brand ecosystems and growth-hacking programs, building synergies across group companies. After 10 years in New York, she is now based in Paris. RON CROEN Partner RON CROEN Partner Ron is based in San Francisco and has managed our Brandtech Ventures investment activity since the founding of the group. He is an entrepreneur and start-up advisor, and prior to joining The Brandtech Group, founded and led through IPO, Nuance Communications, the global leader in speech recognition and related technologies. Without a purpose beyond profit, people won’t work for you or buy your products PAULETTE FORTE Associate Partner PAULETTE FORTE Associate Partner Paulette is Chief People Officer for The Brandtech Group, and based in New York. She came to the group from the NBA and her Human Resources expertise spans organizational development, talent acquisition, employee relations, succession planning, leadership development, as well as diversity and inclusion. Personal identity is increasingly digital DANIEL FLOYED Partner DANIEL FLOYED Partner Daniel leads global group clients to create and deliver integrated brandtech solutions for their businesses. He has more than 20 years' experience, leads our gaming capability, and prior to joining the group ran Havas UK. Daniel has been involved in our purpose beyond profit, the youth leadership charity One Young World, since its inception. KARIMA OTMANI Associate Partner KARIMA OTMANI Associate Partner Karima joined group leadership in January 2021, having spent 18 months as Deputy Group CFO. A background in audit and transactions at PwC, internal audit for Etam, Richemont and Publicis, as well as four languages spoken, give Karima the expertise to lead, alongside our global CFO, The Brandtech Group to the next level in terms of financial controls. GEORGE PREST Partner GEORGE PREST Partner As well as his group leadership role, George is cofounder of Brandtech Consulting, our strategic and creative consultancy. Prior to joining in 2015, George was Global Executive Creative Director at R/GA, and before that led creative and sat on the Executive Board for the multi-award winning agency, Lowe London. ANDRÉ PINTO Partner ANDRÉ PINTO Partner André is Paris-based and responsible for group M&A. Before The Brandtech Group, he served as Regional CFO for Havas in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Madrid, New York, London and Hong Kong, as Head of M&A for Havas, and as Global CFO for Publicis Worldwide. André’s career has seen him make more than 120 majority stake deals across all global markets. REBECCA SYKES Associate Partner REBECCA SYKES Associate Partner Rebecca is based in London and is primarily focused on group growth and synergy, across the technology and automotive sectors. She also brings considerable experience in the development of innovative brand content creation models, knowledge she honed as CEO of Mofilm. Rebecca joined The Brandtech Group’s central team in 2021. ANNETTE STOVER Partner ANNETTE STOVER Partner Annette brings more than 20 years experience to her role at The Brandtech Group. Previously she held roles at Havas including CMO, Chief of Staff/NY, Chief Operating Officer/NY and Global Chief of Staff. Her group role encompasses operations, sustainability, business development and onboarding, acquisitions, investments, start-ups and integration. Better, faster, cheaper using technology WILL LUTTRELL Partner WILL LUTTRELL Partner Will is The Brandtech Group’s Chief Technology Officer. Co-founder and CTO of verification technology firm Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), and founder and CEO of Amino Payments, he has spent his career innovating to make the digital ecosystem more transparent, safe, and cost-effective. Will is accelerating our tech roadmap and evolving our in-house operating system that enables clients to connect to our companies. You can no longer buy attention, you have to earn it BETTY LOUIE Partner BETTY LOUIE Partner Betty is The Brandtech Group’s General Counsel. Previously Partner at an international law firm, Betty brings over 20 years’ experience advising both public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, and financings. Consistently ranked in Chambers Global and Legal500 since 2012, she is experienced in the full range of corporate legal projects for high-growth technology companies. NICK EMERY Partner NICK EMERY Partner Nick is founding partner of Brandtech Media, which creates in-house solutions for clients that make media better, faster, cheaper and more inventive. He believes media is a force for good, a force for change, and is the most fantastic and creative business to be in. Nick has launched two global media networks, Mindshare, where he was the global CEO, and The Network. LINSEY LOY Partner LINSEY LOY Partner Linsey is our Chief Growth Officer, helping brands leverage solutions across The Brandtech Group to drive their growth - which in turn drives our own. Her cross-industry experience encompasses media, content and data as well as innovative performance and business process implementation. She was named by Business Insider as one of Madison Avenue's rising stars in 2021. VIRGINIE DOUIN Partner VIRGINIE DOUIN Partner Virginie leads The Brandtech Group’s e-commerce practice, and is focused on enabling brands to in-house e-commerce operations end-to-end, and across all major marketplaces. She brings her experience as a seven-year senior Amazon exec, who, as Head of Global Agency Partnerships, created and led the global partnership team at the world’s number one online retailer. Gaming culture is driving culture DREW BURDON Partner DREW BURDON Partner Drew is a highly experienced strategist, technologist and design-thinker based in London. A former Executive Strategy Director at DDB Worldwide and R/GA London, he cofounded our strategic practice, Brandtech Consulting, drawing on his 20 years of guiding brands such as Nike, Volkswagen and Beats by Dre. THE FUTURE OF MARKETING LIES AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE REAL, SOCIAL & VIRTUAL WORLDS RECENT NEWS The latest news & announcements from The Brandtech Group PRESS COVERAGE & RELEASES Former Facebook Chief Creative Officer Mark D’Arcy Joins The Brandtech Group As Partner & Chief Creative Officer June 2022 The Brandtech Group acquires leading E-Commerce tech platform Acorn-i June 2022 The Brandtech Group’s Mobkoi reels in Suzanne Spence as CEO Campaign — March 2022 You & Mr Jones changes name to The Brandtech Group Campaign — January 2022 The business is at a level of scale now': The Brandtech Group CEO David Jones on building a business for the post-advertising world Digiday — January 2022 If You Don't Disrupt Your Own Business, Someone Else Will LBB — January 2022 Industry Moving Into A Post-Advertising World, Brandtech Group Founder Says Mediapost — January 2022 You & Mr Jones Becomes The Brandtech Group Adweek — January 2022 You & Mr Jones Changes Name to Brandtech Group AdAge — January 2022 You & Mr Jones Media hires Mindshare Global CFO Dawn Dickie January 2022 Mindshare global CFO joins You & Mr Jones Media Campaign — January 2022 You & Mr Jones accelerates geographic expansion with acquisition of leading LATAM data & technology company, DP6 October 2021 You & Mr Jones hires Amazon Head Of Global Agency Partnerships, Virginie Douin, to lead E-Commerce at the Brandtech Group July 2021 You & Mr Jones adds three new partners including CTO Will Luttrell, announces 34.3% organic growth for Q1 2021 May 2021 You & Mr Jones Media Appoints Will Heins as Partner May 2021 You & Mr Jones launches Media Division April 2021 You & Mr Jones Hires First Chief People Officer. The appointment comes as the technology holding company sets its sights on further growth. Adweek — January 2021 You & Mr Jones raises $260 million, hires NBA’s Paulette Forte as chief people officer Campaign — January 2021 You & Mr Jones completes series B and hires first Chief People Officer to manage exponential growth January 2021 New holding companies are on the rise Business Insider - August 2020 How the alternative holding agency groups are hitting growth spurts even during the downturn Digiday - August 2020 Good-Loop, An Ethical Advertising Platform That Allows Brands To Spend Media Dollars And Do Good At The Same Time Launches In The United States June 2020 You & Mr Jones creates world's leading global influencer business August 2020 You & Mr Jones raises $200MM to further scale its ability to deliver enterprise level technology-driven marketing solutions for the world’s leading brands December 2019 Brandtech Group You & Mr Jones acquires majority stake in Inside Ideas Group — parent company of Oliver January 2019 You & Mr Jones Valued at $1.3 Billion The Wall Street Journal — December 2019 You & Mr Jones Takes Majority Stake in Internal Marketing Firm The Wall Street Journal — January 2019 Rebecca Sykes named CEO of MOFILM, the world’s leading people-powered marketing company April 2018 AI Foundation raises $10 million to launch products that benefit humanity Venturebeat.com — September 2018 You & Mr Jones bolsters artificial intelligence investments, promotes Sarah Davies and Julie Hardy, hires Daniel Floyed The Drum — September 2018 A new type of ad agency is catering to brands born on digital channels – and industry giants need a plan Business Insider — May 2018 Video platform VidMob expands to London with You & Mr Jones as an investor More About Advertising — May 2018 Traackr Raises $9 Million in Series B Funding to Fuel Influencer Marketing Technology for Global Brands Martechseries — April 2018 Rebecca Sykes tapped as Mofilm global CEO to pursue 'culturally relevant creative' The Drum — April 2018 Sykes Named CEO Of MOFILM Mediapost.com — April 2018 Why former Havas chief David Jones invested in Bafta-winning agency Gravity Road The Drum — March 2018 Gravity Road sells controlling stake to You & Mr Jones Campaign — March 2018 You & Mr Jones announces investment in Pinterest to tap into the promise of visual search & marketer value October 2017 You & Mr Jones takes majority stake in mobile specialist Mobkoi Campaign — June 2017 You & Mr Jones acquires mobile marketing company Mobkoi June 2017 You & Mr Jones leads investment round in pioneering AI-driven conversational marketing platform, Automat and announces investment in AI-start-up Crossing Minds June 2017 Betting big on mobile augmented-reality games The Wall Street Journal — November 2017 20 million reasons why You & Mr Jones is high on Pinterest Adweek — October 2017 Kate Spade uses AR to lure shoppers to Paris flagship during fashion week Glossy — September 2017 You & Mr Jones continues investment spree The Wall Street Journal — July 2017 Is 'Brandtech' the new marketing? CMO.com — July 2017 Mobile marketing startup Mobkoi acquired by You & Mr Jones The Drum — June 2017 You & Mr Jones Takes Majority Stake in Data Company Fifty-Five January 2016 David Jones raises $350 million to launch first global brandtech group June 2015 SOCIAL FEED WITHOUT A PURPOSE BEYOND PROFIT, PEOPLE WON’T WORK FOR YOU OR BUY YOUR PRODUCTS ONE YOUNG WORLD Described by CNN as the ‘Young Davos’, One Young World is a registered charity, created by Kate Robertson and our founder/CEO David Jones, that empowers brilliant young people to drive positive change in the world. We’ve made One Young World a shareholder in The Brandtech Group so, if we do well, they do too. FOLLOW US WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU hello@thebrandtechgroup.com INVESTMENTS Got a startup we should know about? No warm intro required. We believe venture should be transparent, open and accessible. Submit info on your startup in 5 minutes, follow this link. 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