GoldieBlox is a disruptive children’s media company challenging gender stereotypes with the world’s first girl engineer character. Through the integration of storytelling and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) principles, GoldieBlox is building a global character franchise with videos, animation, books, apps, curriculum and merchandise; the tools that empower girls to build their confidence, dreams and ultimately, their futures. Recognized as a leader in children’s entertainment, GoldieBlox has reached billions of consumers through TV, radio and digital as the first start-up with a Super Bowl commercial and a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. GoldieBlox and its founder, Debbie Sterling, have won numerous awards including Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, President Obama’s Ambassadorship for Global Entrepreneurship, and the National Women’s History Museum’s “Living Legacy” award for inspiring girls around the world.GoldieBlox is a toy company out to inspire the next generation of female engineers.
Location: United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $15.1M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Maywic Sel... | maywic.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.07.2017 | - | $15.1M | - |
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| 17.04.2018 | Former DreamWorks exec Shawn Dennis joins GoldieBlox as president | GoldieBlox, a startup looking to get girls hooked on engineering and other STEM fields, has hired Shawn Dennis as its first president. Dennis was most recently the head of brand and franchise development at DreamWorks Animation and also wor... |
| 27.04.2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man Ozobots are on the way | Ozobot, a golf ball-sized toy robot that helps kids learn to code, will be available in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man characters as of this summer. Evollve, Inc., which makes the Ozobot, has previously offered character... |
| 21.07.2016 | GoldieBlox’s new kids app aims to inspire the next generation of female coders | GoldieBlox, the educational toy, book and game maker best known for its line of engineering toys aimed at young girls, is expanding its digital footprint today with the launch of its first paid application: GoldieBlox: Adventures in Coding.... |
| 19.06.2016 | 11 Toys for Kids Who Want to Code | This piece originally appeared on Uncubed. We’re old enough to remember when educational games were limited to the back of a box of cereal. But a whole new generation of kids are lucky enough to have access to teaching toys, games, and gadg... |
| 07.05.2015 | Check Out This Coding Toy—For Grownups | The line between toy and tech tool barely exists anymore, as companies increasingly turn hardware hacking and programming into a fun kids’ play. London-based Kano, one of the hottest (and newest) of the technological child whisperers, wants... |
| 26.04.2015 | Why, dear God, haven’t you started marketing yet? | “We have thousands of users and we have done no marketing!” This has become a common refrain among companies that I’ve been meeting with recently. I know their expectation is that I’ll be impressed by their thriftiness, but my internal reac... |
| 26.04.2015 | Why, dear God, haven’t you started marketing yet? | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! “We have thousands of users and we have done no m... |
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