Quirky
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New York, United States · Founded 2009 · $169.5M raised
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2009
- Business Model
- Marketplace
- Website
- quirky.com
- Total Funding
- $169.5M
- Last Round
- $79.0M Series DNov 2013
- Rounds
- 4
- Acquisition Date
- Sep 2015
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About
Quirky was a New York-based crowdsourced invention platform founded in 2009 by Ben Kaufman, enabling anyone to submit product ideas that the community would evaluate, design, and bring to market. Backed by $185 million from GE, Andreessen Horowitz, and Kleiner Perkins, Quirky launched hundreds of consumer products but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2015.
Summary
Quirky is a Marketplace company based in New York, United States, founded in 2009. It has raised $169.5M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $79.0M Series D round in Nov 2013. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins and RRE Ventures.
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Funding & Exit History
Sep 2015
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Funding: Series A through Series D. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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