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22 GLOBALSHOPEX RAIMUNDO MARTINEZ Miami, USA FLOYD KYLE HOFF | ALEX O'DELL Detroit, USA FIT SOLUTIONS KORAY BAHAR Turkey GAIA PHILIPPE CAHUZAC Mexico GlobalShopex is a cross border e-commerce solution, which enables small and mid-sized US merchants to accept and ship orders to over 200 countries. GlobalShopex has developed an easy-to-integrate technology which calculates international shipping, duties and taxes at checkout to avoid any surprises upon delivery. More than 300 small and mid-sized merchants in the US currently use the GlobalShopex solution. The company has established partnerships and developed plug-ins with the largest e-commerce platform providers, including Magento, Shopify, Yahoo, Volusion and PrestaShop. In August 2015, the United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded to GlobalShopex a contract for the development of a new Global e-Commerce Marketplace solution (GeM) that is projected to generate US$825M in annual gross merchandise volume. Floyd is an e-commerce-based vertically integrated furniture brand. Floyd sells proprietary products that ship free to customers' doors, require no tools to assemble, and are built to last. Tackling the pain points of IKEA, Floyd is building a furniture company for the 21st century. The Floyd Bed Frame, the company's cornerstone product, was developed when the founders recognized a surge in e-commerce mattress companies, yet a shortage of quality e-commerce bed frames. The company has grown 5x from Feb 2016 to Feb 2017. Founded in 1999, FIT Solutions moves invoice and ledger procedures from paper to digital, allowing companies to manage their B2B transactions online, including e-Invoice, e-Ledger, e-Archive, e-Signature, e-Ticket, e-Financing, e-Delivery Note, e-Backup, e-Reconciliation, e-Audit, VAT return and IFRS. Its platform enhances business productivity by increasing labor efficiency, decreasing transportation costs, and facilitating time management, allowing companies to become more agile and flexible. FIT Solutions renders services to 75% of Turkey's largest 2,000 corporations and collaborates with thousands of SMEs, with monthly processing of 60 billion TL e-invoices. GAIA's vision is to build a vertically-integrated furniture brand in Spanish-speaking countries. Launched in October 2014, GAIA is an e-commerce driven business selling design furniture at accessible prices. As of today, GAIA operates in Mexico City and plans to expand regionally throughout Mexico and Latin America.