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Maryellis Bunn
Maryellis Bunn is the co-founder and co-CEO of Figure8, the New York-based experience company behind the Museum of Ice Cream. She coined the term 'experium' to describe the physical spaces her company designs - multi-sensory, photo-friendly environments that have hosted more than a million visitors a year and pulled in a $40 million Series A in 2019.
Manish Vora
Manish Vora is the co-founder and co-CEO of Museum of Ice Cream, the candy-colored immersive attraction that turned a 2016 self-funded pop-up in New York's Meatpacking District into a global chain of 'experiums' with locations across the US and Singapore. A former Citigroup investment banker turned art-and-experience entrepreneur, he previously co-founded the contemporary art platform GREY AREA and ran the experience-tech venue Lightbox before partnering with Maryellis Bunn. He now co-leads Figure8, the experience-first development company that is the parent of Museum of Ice Cream and raised a $40M Series A in 2019 at a $200M valuation.