OvareGroup Expands Agency Portfolio with Investment in eCommerce Agency, JIBE

LOS ANGELES--()--OvareGroup, a Los Angeles-based holding company, today announced a significant investment in JIBE, a Vancouver-based eCommerce agency. Founded in 2009, JIBE employs specialists across North America in helping better-life brands thrive into eCommerce businesses through user-centric design, technical architecting and development, and performance marketing. Experts in BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, and highly custom eCommerce implementations, JIBE is the trusted agency for brands looking to elevate their eCommerce experience, including 7mesh, Arc’teryx, Sugoi and Organika.

“Since the pandemic, in-store foot traffic has given way to eCommerce and digital behavior, a trend that we expect to see continue,” noted Jordan F. Reber, Chairman and CEO of the OvareGroup. “As a leading eCommerce agency, JIBE’s expertise is accretive to our portfolio, and their know-how will help both our existing clients and our burgeoning DTC portfolio.”

JIBE CEO and Founder Steve Krueger added, “We were attracted to OvareGroup because of our shared desire to work with ‘better-life brands’ in the social, environmental, recycled goods and outdoor industries as well as our focus on fueling and investing in startups and DTC businesses. Our skillset and expertise are complementary to help fuel growth of our existing roster of brands, as well as the other OvareGroup agencies and the brands they serve. We are extremely excited to accelerate our growth in Vancouver and across Canada.”

Most immediately, JIBE will work to support the brands in OvareVentures’ DTC portfolio, but all companies and clients within the OvareGroup will have access to the resources and talent at JIBE.

“JIBE’s presence in Vancouver was also attractive to us, as we are committed to the talent and creative community there,” added Reber. “We look forward to growing our presence in Vancouver and across Canada in the coming year and beyond.”

About OvareGroup

The OvareGroup is a private, Los Angeles-based holding company with specialty firms in content development, marketing technology and strategic services. OvareGroup operates globally with offices in Austin, Cincinnati, Columbus, Los Angeles, Louisville, Orlando, San Francisco, Toronto and Vancouver. OvareGroup also owns and operates OvareVentures, a division that builds, acquires, and invests in businesses that can benefit from the working synergy of the OvareGroup suite of services. For additional information, visit ovaregroup.com.

About JIBE

JIBE is a Vancouver-based, all-service eCommerce agency with specialization in technical integrations such as ERPs, OMSs, IMSs, and eCommerce platform builds from strategy and design to implementation, delivery, and growth. In addition, JIBE operates a sister growth performance eCommerce marketing agency, RISE, whose compensation model is based on shared revenue growth. Both JIBE and RISE focus on long-term customer relationships with eCommerce focused, better-life brands in the outdoor adventure, environmental sustainability, organics, health and wellness verticals. For project or general contact inquiries, visit thejibe.com/contact . For career opportunities at JIBE, visit thejibe.com/careers.

Contacts

Kate Gray, 502.314.9598, k.gray@ovaregroup.com

Release Summary

LA holding company, OvareGroup invests in Vancouver eCommerce agency, JIBE because of a shared desire to work with ‘better-life’ brands.

Contacts

Kate Gray, 502.314.9598, k.gray@ovaregroup.com