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Storypod

Screenless storytelling platform for children

Storypod logo
1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Learning
  • Entertainment
  • Kids
Northeast Coconut Grove, Miami, FL

Company mission

To raise smart and healthy kids through the power of audio-play!

Our take

Young children require constant engagement and stimulation to keep them happy, with a classic example being the act of storytelling. However, busy parents do not always have time to read a book with their children, and this often leads to the child being idly entertained by video content on the screens of tablets and smartphones.

Storypod provides a screenless storytelling toy for children, offering audio-exclusive content to encourage a reduction in screen time for children. The company sells soft toys, trivia cards, and other accessories that children tap onto the Storypod toy to automatically begin the reading of educational content, whilst also allowing children and their parents to record their own stories through the toy.

Whilst the vast amount of child-friendly educational content online will present a significant challenge to Storypod, the company has found a gap in the market, recognizing that many parents want to reduce their children's screen time. Through its screenless interactive audio learning experiences, the company aims to bring back screenless storytime and make learning more fun for children.

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Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Generous PTO (23 days per year for full-time staff)
  • Benefits package: health/dental/vision, 401k (once eligible)

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jun 2023

$1.5m

SERIES A

Jan 2022

$4m

SEED

Total funding: $7.4m

Leadership

Experienced entrepreneur having previously co-founded YummChef, where they served as the CEO, Gourmesso, and ManuCo.

Previously co-founded XENO Productions, Humanity for iPad, and Trunkster. Also served as the Head of Growth at Fluent Forever.

Served as the Senior Director of Motorola Mobility from 1998 to 204. They now serve as the Chairman of BEiBER Innovative Industrial Design.