Jade Huang

Forbes #Next1000 Entrepreneur / CEO & Founder 1x exit / Zero to Profitable / SaaS / Strategy / Retail Tech / Data Geek / Avid Gamer

New York, New York, United States

About

After scaling StyleSage / Centric Market Intelligence (a venture‑backed AI‑driven market intelligence and decision platform) from zero to profitable over 13 years, I’m stepping back from full‑time operations to focus on creative projects that have long lived on the side of my screen. I’m now diving into writing my epic scifi trilogy, exploring new worlds between pages while also traveling and immersing myself in the art, design, and cultures that inspire me. I remain open to the right opportunity as an advisor, board member, or strategic contributor to a startup or growth‑stage company. If you’re building a mission‑driven tech company and could benefit from someone who has lived through the full founder‑to‑scale‑up-to-successful-exit journey, I’d love to connect. Come see what I’m up to: ART IG: https://www.instagram.com/jade.creates.stuff/

Experience

  • That’s a Wrap! ✌️ at Sabbatical / Scifi Writing / Art & Design / Gaming
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    ART IG: https://www.instagram.com/jade.creates.stuff/ Come see what I’m up to After scaling StyleSage/Centric Market Intelligence for 13 years, from zero to profitable - I’m taking a break to write my epic scifi trilogy and travel

  • Centric Software (Full-time · 3 yrs 6 mos)
    • VP, Strategy, Centric Market Intelligence
      Oct 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Ha, well it's called Centric Market Intelligence now 😂

    • VP, Centric Pricing / StyleSage
      Oct 2022 - Mar 2026 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Joined via acquisition of my company StyleSage, now called Centric Pricing

  • Mentor at Techstars
    Jul 2017 - Mar 2026 · 8 yrs 9 mos

  • CEO & Co-Founder (Acquired by Dassault Systemes/Centric Software) at StyleSage 🤘 (Acquired by Dassault Systemes/Centric Software)
    Oct 2013 - Oct 2022 · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Scaled from 0 to profitable! 🤘 See why world-class brands and retailers like H&M, GAP, Zalando, ASOS, Lululemon, BCG, Mckinsey, Walmart and many others choose StyleSage as their analytics partner to stay ahead of competitors. Visit our website: www.stylesage.co "StyleSage’s intuitive and user-friendly platform has provided valuable data-driven insights to our merchandising, category, and marketing teams. Their solution has enabled us to better benchmark our assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies against the competition, saving time and driving results." -- NEIMAN MARCUS "Embedding AI in multiple steps of the fashion value chain... from pricing optimisation, trend forecasting to competitor assortment." -- MCKINSEY - BUSINESS OF FASHION REPORT 2018 "The fashion market is characterised by short product cycles, volatility and impulse buys. This once made demand forecasting difficult. Not anymore. Start-ups like StyleSage now use Big Data to forecast demand trends and inform retailers about what to buy, produce or stock." -- The Economist "Such companies as StyleSage...have developed software to help retailers gauge trends and competitive threats better to make better pricing and product decisions. " -- BusinessWeek

  • Information Technology at United States Department of the Treasury
    Nov 2010 - Jun 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos