Tagged: play-i

April 27, 2014 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It gained $1.44 million during its crowdfunding campaign last fall, and now Play-i’s co-founder Vikas Gupta is giving the world an inside look at the company’s success as he shared with Techcrunch.  Following the initial self-crowdfunding round, Play-i went on to raise $8 million in a… Read More

April 2, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The crowdfunding campaign for Play-i’s interactive robots Bo and Yana was a success by any measure, having raised over $1.4 million. Of course, the easy part is raising money. As far too many crowdfunders have learned the hard way, the hard part is actually delivering… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Play-i was founded by Vikas Gupta, Mikal Greaves and Saurabh Gupta — inventors, designers, programmers and parents.  The company was created to  build delightful robots for children to program and learn, developing needed skills at a very young age.  Over 30 days the Play-i raised… Read More

November 27, 2013 @ 9:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The crowdfunding campaign for Play-i is in its final hours. The campaign launched seeking $250,000 to fund and prove a market for an interactive, cost-effective set of robots – named Bo and Yana – that would aid in teaching young children the basics of programming…. Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 10:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A crowdfunding campaign for the Play-i robot is approaching $750,000 in funding after seeking a goal of just $250,000. The campaign still has a week left to go and could hit $1 million before all is said and done. Play-i is creating a visual programming… Read More

October 28, 2013 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Team Includes Veterans From Google, Frog Design and Apple Play-i has announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign to produce robots that children can play with and program. The crowdfunding initiative hopes to raise $250,000 over the next 30 days.  Play-i’s mission is to give young children… Read More