Design Driven NYC: Public & Ghia

​We're incredibly excited to welcome two terrific speakers for the May 2021 edition of Design Driven NYC— Leif Abraham (Co-CEO, Public) and Melanie Masarin (Founder & CEO, Ghia).

​​About Our Speakers:

​Leif Abraham: Leif is the Co-CEO of Public, the social investing network where members can own fractional shares of stocks and ETFs, follow popular creators, and share ideas within a community of investors. The company has raised $300M+ to date. Prior to Public, Leif was the Co-Founder of AND.CO, which was acquired by Fiverr.

​Melanie Masarin: Melanie is the Founder and CEO of Ghia, a non-alcoholic aperitif designed to change the way we think about drinking and socializing. Ghia is meant to create an aperitivo hour, that like those childhood memories, invites everyone to the table and transports you to a place of simple pleasures and connection (without numbing the night). Ghia has been recognized by Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and others.

​​About FirstMark: FirstMark is an early stage venture capital firm based in NYC. Our platform, powered by the largest network in venture, is engineered to create company-defining moments. We are proud to back the ambitious founders of the most iconic companies in the world including Pinterest, Shopify, Riot Games, DraftKings, inVision, and many more.