Gigi Danziger

Gigi Danziger (formerly Susan Danziger) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She is best known as the founder of the video technology company Ziggeo (acquired by Kargo in 2022), the literary platform DailyLit, and for co-founding The Spark of Hudson and Hudson’s HudsonUP, one of the first universal basic income pilot programs in a small U.S. city. Her work spans technology, publishing, social innovation, and regenerative agriculture.

Early life and education

Danziger earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art history from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.[1]

Career

DailyLit

In 2006, Danziger co-founded DailyLit, a digital publishing platform that delivered books in serialized installments via email and RSS.[2] DailyLit was part of an early wave of serialized reading platforms and was later acquired by Plympton, Inc., with Danziger continuing as an advisor.[3]

Ziggeo

In 2013, Danziger founded Ziggeo, a New York–based video technology company providing asynchronous video recording and playback tools for businesses. Under her leadership as CEO, Ziggeo won multiple industry awards including "Best Video API" at API World [4] and "Best in Show" at NY Tech Day.[5] The company was acquired by Kargo in 2022.[6]

Eutopia Holdings

Danziger founded Eutopia Holdings, a venture vehicle supporting climate, social impact, and early-stage founders from underrepresented backgrounds.[7]

Social innovation

The Spark of Hudson and HudsonUP

In 2017, Danziger and her husband Albert Wenger launched The Spark of Hudson, a community learning center in Hudson. In 2020, they co-founded HudsonUP, a UBI pilot program providing monthly stipends to a group of residents in partnership with the Humanity Forward Foundation.[8] The program received national media attention as part of the broader movement testing UBI in U.S. communities.

Wally Farms

In 2018, Danziger co-founded Wally Farms, a 600-acre regenerative agriculture and climate innovation hub in Columbia County, New York. The farm is designed as a living laboratory for sustainable food production and land stewardship initiatives.[9]

Board memberships and affiliations

Danziger serves on the board of the Humanity Forward Foundation.[8] She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and serves on the Cornell Advisory Council for Entrepreneurship.[10]

Recognition

Personal life

Danziger is married to Albert Wenger, a partner at Union Square Ventures. Together they have launched several ventures in technology and community innovation. In 2023, she publicly announced that she had changed her name from Susan to Gigi.[7]

References

  1. ^ "An Introduction to HudsonUP & the History of UBI: Event tomorrow!". HudsonUP.
  2. ^ a b "Susan Danziger". fortyover40.com.
  3. ^ "Gigi Danziger".
  4. ^ "2019 API Awards Winners – API World".
  5. ^ Philar, Akshata (August 9, 2018). "Simplifying Video for Enterprise: In conversation with Susan Danziger from Ziggeo".
  6. ^ Only, Subscription (August 8, 2022). "Kargo Acquires Ziggeo to Expand Footprint Into Online Video".
  7. ^ a b "Susan Danziger". Volgenau Climate Initiative.
  8. ^ a b "Our co-founder Susan Danziger joins the Humanity Forward board". HudsonUP.
  9. ^ Rodgers, Linda (March 25, 2022). "This Hudson Valley Entrepreneur Works Toward a Sustainable Future".
  10. ^ "Susan Danziger - Global Ambassadors".
  11. ^ "Women of Influence: See portraits of the 2016 class of honorees". New York Business Journal.
  12. ^ "SmartCEO Awards Ceremony". ziggeo.com.
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