GridNet
Est 2026 Kingston, Jamaica Caribbean & Diaspora

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GridNet Group builds category-defining media, experiences, and platforms at the intersection of technology, culture, and wellness.
We don’t just watch trends — we build the infrastructure, brands, and spaces that shape what’s next.

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Tech Wellness Culture
20
Years market intelligence
380+
Events produced
35+
Countries
150,000+
People connected
About

Twenty years of execution. Compounded.

GridNet is new, but it carries twenty years of execution, intelligence, global networks, and technology, compounded.

We’ve been convening people around what’s changing and what’s next long enough to be recognized as pioneers and award-winning market leaders. Founded by entrepreneur Ingrid Riley, GridNet has produced 380+ experiences across 35+ countries and Diaspora hubs, connected 150,000+ entrepreneurs, creators, executives, and investors, built a network spanning 60+ countries, and helped connect founders to more than US$10 million in capital.

What started with SiliconCaribe in 2005 and the now iconic Kingston BETA in 2007 is now a thriving portfolio running across the Caribbean and its global Diaspora hubs — including New York, Miami, London, Atlanta, and Toronto. We’ve earned the trust and partnership of unapologetically disruptive startups, creators, investors, institutions, governments, and global brands like Google, Meta, AWS, DBJ, Black Tech Week, InfoDev, Mastercard, SXSW, and Microsoft.

Now, we’re building what comes next.

GridNet builds category-defining media, communities, experiences, and platforms at the intersection of technology, culture, and wellness across the Caribbean and Diaspora.

This next chapter expands our roots in technology into wellness and culture — a broader portfolio built by Caribbean minds, connected to the world. New businesses. New communities. New experiences. New ways for people to connect, participate, and do business.

Founded2026
HeadquartersKingston
Operating brands6
Worlds3
Priority markets8
What We Build

Four ways we build.

GridNet creates and operates businesses that bring people, ideas, experiences and opportunities together across the Caribbean and its global diaspora.

Media

We build media brands that tell the stories, surface the ideas and spotlight the people and businesses shaping what’s next.

Communities

We create communities where ambitious people can connect, collaborate, share knowledge and build meaningful relationships.

Experiences

We produce experiences that bring people together in the real world — from intimate gatherings to major events and cultural moments.

Platforms

We build digital platforms and marketplaces that make it easier for people and businesses to discover, connect, participate and do business.

Our Worlds

Three worlds. One big playground.

Tech

The technologies, businesses and ideas transforming how we live, work and connect.

Founders, investors, engineers, fintech operators, and the diaspora capital that funds them. Our oldest and deepest world — and the one where our brands hold outright category leadership.

StartupsFintechInvestment PolicyAITalent
Wellness

The people, products and experiences shaping how we live better, feel better and thrive.

Longevity, healthtech, traditional and unique wellness practices, and the practitioners, spaces, experiences and products redefining modern Caribbean and global wellness.

LongevityHealthtechTraditional practice PractitionersRetreatsWellness commerce
Culture

The creators, stories, entertainment, experiences and movements shaping how the world sees and experiences us.

Creators, music, food, books, film, and the Caribbean creator economy — the region’s most exportable asset, and the one with the least infrastructure behind it. That gap is the opportunity.

Creator economyMusicFood & drink BooksFilmDesign
Our Portfolio

What we’ve built. What’s next.

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Media & Intelligence
Live Experiences
Platforms & Marketplaces
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Tech · Media & Intelligence
Tech · Live Experiences
Tech · Platforms & Marketplaces In development
Wellness
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Wellness · Live Experiences In development
Wellness · Platforms & Marketplaces In development
Culture
Culture · Media & Intelligence
Culture · Live Experiences
Culture · Platforms & Marketplaces In development

Six operating brands across three worlds. Select one to read what it is, who it serves, and where it runs.

Partnerships

We don’t deliver projects. We build opportunities.

GridNet partners with brands, businesses, destinations, institutions and governments to build experiences, platforms, communities and markets across the Caribbean and its global diaspora.

Entering a market. Launching something new. Reaching an audience. Building a community. Creating a moment people talk about for years. Whatever the ambition — we bring the global network, tech, strategy and the execution to make it real.

01

Enter & grow in the market

Build your presence across the Caribbean and Diaspora.

We help organisations read the market, find the right partners, earn visibility and build real entry points into the region.

  • Market entry
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Local & regional activations
  • Investor & business connections
  • Executive & founder networks
  • Trade missions
  • Destination & investment initiatives
02

Create experiences people remember

Turn a brand, an idea or an industry moment into an experience.

From intimate gatherings to regional flagships, we get the right people in the room — and give them a reason to stay connected long after they leave it.

  • Conferences & summits
  • Festivals
  • Invitation-only experiences
  • VIP experiences
  • Brand activations
  • Product launches
  • Sponsorship & partnerships
03

Build audience & community

Turn attention into belonging.

We build the communities and content that earn trust, relevance and long-term relationships with the people you want to reach.

  • Founder & executive networks
  • Ambassador programs
  • Creator communities
  • Community strategy
  • Membership programs
  • Editorial & storytelling
  • Video & documentaries
  • Podcasts & newsletters
04

Connect people to opportunity

Build the platform where the right people meet.

We design and operate marketplaces and curated environments that connect buyers, brands, founders, creators, investors and capital.

  • Online & in-person marketplaces
  • Startup & innovation showcases
  • Creator markets
  • Wellness markets
  • Curated networking
  • Business matchmaking
  • Discovery platforms
05

Build something new

Some opportunities need a different kind of partner.

GridNet works with selected founders, companies and institutions to develop concepts, test ideas and launch new ventures across Technology, Wellness and Culture. We bring the people, the relationships, the technology, the distribution and the execution.

The GridNet difference

You’re not hiring a production team.

20Years market intelligence
380+Events produced
35+Countries
150,000+People connected

We’ve done great things for startups, global brands, governments, investors, creators, and institutions — and we know how to turn people, ideas, and relationships into things that move.

Have something in mind?

Let’s talk about what we could build together.

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Contact

The best deals start as a conversation.

For partnership, sponsorship, co-build, and market-entry enquiries across the Caribbean and Diaspora.