Management

CTO
Nikolay

Nikolay Maliarenko

CTO & Co-Founder

Nikolay is the founder of the #1 Web Dev company in Ukraine. He heads a team of 19. They are Artists, Graphic Designers, Software Developers, Engineers, SEO & Social Network Specialists.

He is the embodiment of “all things tech”.

CFO
Mike

Maxim Filippov

CFO

5 years in investment banking, 3 years in business consulting, 1 year in private equity. More than 10 successful M&A and project financing engagements.

Makes other team members' hearts and minds free from worry about financial what-ifs.

CEO
Cassie

Cassie Betts

CEO & Founder

With 16 years in the industry, working with such companies as Disney, MGA, Warner Bros and gracing the retail floors of Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Target (to name a few), Cassie is a Fashion Virtuoso.

She is on a mission to technologically advance the garment industry.

SMM
Mike

Phillip Banks

Director of Social Media Marketing

Phillip grew up in inner city Los Angeles and started programming when he was 10 and hasn't left technology since.

Working with small companies to Fortune 500 companies he is well known in the tech community & embraces web and social media as the way technology can enhance our lives.

ADV
Aubrey

ALONE' Alakazia

Advisor

Previous Experience: Designer- Jean Patou, Celine, Lanvin, Thierry Mugler, Balenciaga, Lacroix, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Kenzo, Guy Laroche, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent; Senior VP Licensing Baby Phat; VP May Merchandising Co; VP Administrative Designer/Merchandiser Emmanuel Ungaro.

CCO
Sean Fitzpatrick

Sean Fitzpatrick

CCO

A veteran in many areas ranging from music and sound, to film and TV, metal and woodworking, to websites and marketing. Sean has been infatuated with art and technology his whole life, bringing him a sharp eye for detail and a sharp mind for systems and structure.

Machine mobile

What is D2?

District2 is a B2B collaborative online platform within the shared economy maker's space.
New fashion designers don’t know where to get their prototypes made. Where do I find this screen-printer? This dye house? This Factory? District2 is an online B2B platform that helps designers get prototypes made in half the time, at half the price with 90% less stress. Our free search directory allows users to search our virtual garment district for contractors & service providers.
Designers can also post their projects and receive competitive bids from factories and other service providers. They will be able to leave ratings, reviews and hire contractors safely within District2.

MANAGEMENT

Cassie

Cassie Betts CEO

With 16 years in the industry, working with such companies as Disney, MGA, Warner Bros and gracing the retail floors of Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Target (to name a few), Cassie is a Fashion Virtuoso.

She is on a mission to technologically advance the garment industry.

Nikolay

Nikolay Maliarenko CTO

Nikolay is the founder of the #1 Web Dev company in Ukraine. He heads a team of 19. They are Artists, Graphic Designers, Software Developers, Engineers, SEO & Social Network Specialists.

He is the embodiment of “all things tech”.

Mike

Maxim Filippov CFO

5 years in investment banking, 3 years in business consulting, 1 year in private equity. More than 10 successful M&A and project financing engagements.

Makes other team members' hearts and minds free from worry about financial what-ifs.

Sean Fitzpatrick

Sean Fitzpatrick CCO

A veteran in many areas ranging from music and sound, to film and TV, metal and woodworking, to websites and marketing. Sean has been infatuated with art and technology his whole life, bringing him a sharp eye for detail and a sharp mind for systems and structure.

Mike

Phillip Banks DIRECTOR

Phillip grew up in inner city Los Angeles and started programming when he was 10 and hasn't left technology since.

Working with small companies to Fortune 500 companies he is well known in the tech community & embraces web and social media as the way technology can enhance our lives.

Aubrey

ALONE' Alakazia ADVISOR

Previous Experience: Designer- Jean Patou, Celine, Lanvin, Thierry Mugler, Balenciaga, Lacroix, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Kenzo, Guy Laroche, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent; Senior VP Licensing Baby Phat; VP May Merchandising Co; VP Administrative Designer/Merchandiser Emmanuel Ungaro.

Advisory Board

Brent

Tracy Dinunzio Advisor

CEO and founder of Tradesy.com and RecycledBride.com. Took Tradesy from 0 to $10mil in 3 years. Expert in E-Commerce, User Experience, SEO, Web Analytics, Online Advertising, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Applications, Information Architecture and Start-Ups.

Andre

Brent Musson Advisor

General Partner StoneCreek Partners LLC, Managing Partner materialsDIRECT, Altadena Councilman, Six-Sigma Master Black Belt, International sourcing & logistics consultant, dot-com and mobile app pioneer with Ticketmaster, Disney Online, Skechers, Match.com, Citibank, Evite, Ringling Bros, and more.

Andre

Mike Hunigan Advisor

Sr Product & Design Manager Answers.com. Responsible for "Project Snuggie" taking The Coupons by Answers from 1000 visitors to a quarter million a day from Black Friday to Cyber Monday alone. Answers.com currently boasts 10million visits per day

Andre

Andre Stokes Advisor

Investment Banker, Managing Director at Calabasas Capital. Executed $8billion in transactions at Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse. Corporate finance, buy-side / sell-side mergers and acquisitions, valuation, corporate development, business and strategic planning.

Precelerators

Community partners