Greg Selkoe
Greg Selkoe | |
|---|---|
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | Rollins College Harvard Kennedy School |
| Occupation | CEO of XSET |
| Years active | 2000-present |
Greg Selkoe is an American entrepreneur who is the founder of XSET. He previously founded the streetwear e-commerce company Karmaloop and served as the president of FaZe Clan.
Early life and education[edit]
Selkoe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 6, 1975, and grew up in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. He was expelled from The Park School and graduated from The Winchendon School, a boarding school in Winchendon, Massachusetts.[1]
Selkoe received a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1996. After graduating from Rollins, he worked for the City of Boston for three years at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.[2] He then went on to earn a master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University in 2005.[3] Selkoe is also an alumnus of Y Combinator.[4]
Selkoe is the son of Dennis J. Selkoe, a physician known for his research into the molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease, and Polly Selkoe.
Career[edit]
In 2000, at the age of 25, Selkoe founded Karmaloop from his parents' basement in Jamaica Plain while working as an urban planner with the Boston Planning & Development Agency. Karmaloop began as a streetwear e-commerce company and expanded into a brick-and-mortar store that opened in Boston in 2005.[5] Karmaloop became a lifestyle network and global hub for "Verge Culture,"[6] with over 8 million monthly visitors.[7] Selkoe received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the e-commerce category in New England.[8] In 2016, Shiekh Shoes acquired Karmaloop.[9]
In June 2015, Selkoe partnered with Paul Judge and Cedric Rogers to create Curateurs, a website devoted to exclusive men’s fashion items.[10] Curateurs evolved into Looklive, a startup that sold the apparel seen on TV shows. In 2016, Looklive announced an investment from Y Combinator and the launch of the Looklive app.[11]
In 2017, Selkoe launched Wanderset.com, a men's fashion brand website.[12] The same year, he became the president of FaZe Clan, where he worked until 2020.[13]
In 2020, Selkoe founded the lifestyle brand XSET with Marco Mereu, Clinton Sparks, and Wil Eddins. XSET expanded into multiple esports titles, including Fortnite, Rocket League,[14] Call of Duty, and Apex Legends.[15] The organization has since branched into fashion,[16] music,[17] and traditional sports,[18] partnering with brands[19] and personalities[20] across these industries.
Philanthropy[edit]
Selkoe founded the Future Boston Alliance in 2011 to improve cultural life in Boston and retain local creative talent.[21]
Personal Life[edit]
Selkoe currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife, Dina Selkoe, and their two children.[22]
References[edit]
- ^ "Entrepreneur Greg Selkoe '92 "Returns" To Campus". Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Karmaloop: An Underground Fashion Empire". www.wbur.org. December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Bad Karma". Boston Magazine. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Looklive: Looklive is a community and marketplace for fashion. Users browse…". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Zimmerman, Edith (November 20, 2007). "Urban Legends".
- ^ Lipke, David (April 4, 2012). "Karmaloop's Hub for Verge Culture".
- ^ "Karmaloop Expands Partnership With Vcare To Deliver Killer Customer Service". www.retailitinsights.com.
- ^ Kantor, Ira (June 25, 2012). "Karmaloop's Selkoe New England entrepreneur honors".
- ^ "Shiekh Shoes Acquires Karmaloop". Hypebeast. March 21, 2016.
- ^ US, FashionNetwork com. "KarmaLoop and UpscaleHype founders launch Curateurs men's site". FashionNetwork.com.
- ^ Hughes, Aria (August 31, 2016). "Curateurs to Transition to Looklive, Receives Investment From Y Combinator".
- ^ US, FashionNetwork com. "KarmaLoop founder Greg Selkoe launches men's fashion site Wanderset". FashionNetwork.com.
- ^ http://FaZe%20Clan
- ^ "XSET Rocket League". XSET. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "XSET Apex Legends". escharts.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "XSET launches apparel range with content creator Kris London - Esports Insider".
- ^ "XSET and Breakaway Music Festival Unite to Forge an Innovative Gaming and Music Experience". XSET. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott Joins eSports Team XSET as Creator, Investor". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "XSET | Boston Red Sox". MLB.com.
- ^ Martinez, Jose. "Brycent Joins Lil Wayne & Ozuna-Backed Gaming Lifestyle Organization XSET". Complex.
- ^ Wedge, Dave (May 22, 2012). "CEO challenges Menino: Don't hold city back!".
- ^ Slade, Rachel (2011-03-23). "Karmic Transformations". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-15.