WhimseyBox

http://www.whimseybox.com

Excelerate Labs // Excelerate Labs 2012 starting 2012-06-01

Key notes: Whimseybox is an e-commerce platform providing handmade products and crafts.

Office address: 1738 Pearl Street #2A, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Description: Whimseybox uses creative content to help people discover and buy craft supplies online. They are on a mission to power creativity, and they started in 2011 with a $15 monthly subscription that helps people Stop Pinning + Start Making (tm). Since then, they have expanded to launch a custom ecommerce shop with thousands of supplies.(If you can purchase it in a big box craft store, they probably sell it!) Users can find creative inspiration in the thousands of projects posted on Whimseybox.com and then easily purchase the supplies to make them from the Supply List posted under each project. In 2014 they launched Whimseybox Influencer, the only affiliate program designed specifically for DIY + craft bloggers and websites. This custom technology allows bloggers to easily embed Whimseybox Supply List widgets directly in their blog posts and earn a share of the sales they drive while helping their readers find + purchase the right supplies for a project.

View details on Crunchbase:

http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/whimseybox

$ 75,000 over 2 funding rounds.

Angellist Page:

https://angel.co/whimseybox

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Funding Rounds

Date	Name	$ Invested	Crunchbase link
2012-06-01	seed	$ 75,000	Detailed data
2012-11-01	seed		Detailed data

Investors

Round Date	Round Name	Investor	Crunchbase Link
2012-06-01	seed	Pritzker Group Venture Capital	Investor Profile
2012-06-01	seed	Techstars Chicago (Formerly Excelerate Labs)	Investor Profile
2012-11-01	seed	Dundee Venture Capital	Investor Profile