Green Creative LLC
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{{Infobox company
| name = Green Creative LLC
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| type = LLC
| industry = Lighting
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| founded = 2010{{cite web|url=http://gc-lighting.com/about/about-us/|title=About Us|website=gc-lighting.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}
| founders = Cole Zucker, Guillaume Vidal
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| hq_location_city = Silicon Valley
| hq_location_country = United States
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| products = LED light
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| parent = Harbour Group Industries
| website = {{URL|gc-lighting.com}}
}}
Green Creative is an American company based in Silicon Valley that manufactures and develops solid state LED lighting. In October 2017, they were acquired by Harbor Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledinside.com/press/2017/10/green_creative_joins_harbour_groups_portfolio_of_companies_alongside_ilp|title = GREEN CREATIVE Joins Harbour Group's Portfolio of Companies Alongside ILP}}[https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/10/13/fast-100-green-creative-led-cole-zucker-vidal.html From living in a car to $40M: Green Creative lights up LED space]
History
In 2009, after four years of living in China, Cole Zucker returned to the U.S. At the time, LED was just entering the U.S. market as a viable replacement technology. He then co-founded the company with Guillaume Vidal in 2010 and launched commercial operations in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/movers-and-shakers-how-cole-zucker-co-founder-of-green_us_59e75f41e4b0e60c4aa366c1|title=Movers and Shakers: How Cole Zucker Co-Founder of Green Creative Went From Living in a Car to Building a $65M Revenue Company|first=Alexandre|last=Mars|website=HuffPost|date=27 October 2017|publisher=|accessdate=20 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2017/05/23/how-two-entrepreneurs-found-an-led-lighting-niche-and-built-a-booming-business/|title=How Two Entrepreneurs Found An LED Lighting Niche And Built A Booming Business|first=Jeff|last=Kauflin|website=Forbes|publisher=|accessdate=20 December 2017}}
The company developed and patented various technologies and utilized a strong integrated R&D. The development was cited by the Illuminating Engineering Society Progress Report, the LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards, Edison Report and NAILD among others.{{cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/287443|title=4 Old-School Characteristics That Make Modern Entrepreneurs Thrive|first=Sheila|last=Eugenio|date=18 January 2017|publisher=|accessdate=20 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/06/office-lighting-and-productivity.html|title=3 Ways Office Lights Can Increase Employee Productivity|website=smallbiztrends.com|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=20 December 2017}}
In 2013, Green Creative was ranked No. 213 on the Inc 5000 fastest growing private companies, generating $39.6 million, a 1,824.5% growth over three years.{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201609/inc-staff/2016-inc5000-products-of-the-500.html|title=The Coolest Gadgets and Gizmos (and Pizza) of the Year|date=17 August 2016|publisher=|accessdate=20 December 2017}}
In October 2017, Green Creative was acquired by Harbor Group for an undisclosed sum.{{cite web|url=http://gc-lighting.com/green-creative-joins-harbour-groups-portfolio-of-companies-alongside-ilp/|title=GREEN CREATIVE joins Harbour group's portfolio of companies alongside ILP|website=gc-lighting.com|accessdate=20 December 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://gc-lighting.com/ Official website]