Replay: Cory Grenier (Geenee) on Getting Heard at Vergence Labs, Snap Spectacles, and now Geenee

Replay of an interview originally published in October 2020….

The Guest

Cory Grenier is the CEO of Geenee, a company on a mission to make the physical world around us easily recognizable to computers using mobile, browser-based technology. They combine image and video recognition, WebAR, and creative services to deliver unique value to brands.

Cory started his career at Lenovo in Beijing, becoming a global product marketing manager. He returned to the US in 2013 to join Vergence Labs, an innovative startup building AR glasses. Vergence was acquired by Snap to form the basis of Snap Spectacles. Cory stayed for several years at Snap as the first director of sales and marketing before returning to more entrepreneurial roles.

Cory Grenier

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Geenee

The Conversation

In this conversation, we chat about his efforts to build awareness of the Vergence Labs product, called Epiphany Eyewear. Cory shares how the Snap acquisition happened and some of the lessons he learned while he was there. Do you remember the marketing campaign for Spectacles with the pop-up vending machines, Cory led that. 

He goes on to describe how Geenee is now pushing the boundaries for brands by thinking deeply about how AR complements consumer behavior around commerce and awareness building.

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