ZBoard

http://www.zboardshop.com/

500startups // 500startups Batch 7 starting 2013-10-01

Key notes: ZBoard produces boards that eschew a controller and can be operated by sensors in the board itself.

Office address: 5300 Claus Road, Modesto, California, United States

Description: ZBoard is made up of mechanical engineers with a passion for skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing. They come from backgrounds in Robotics and Product Design and are trained in a wide variety of disciplines including CAD, CNC Machining, Computer Programming, and Electrical Engineering. The idea for the ZBoard came to us while brainstorming for their senior project at the University of Southern California. Tired of bikes getting stolen and having to push skateboards up hills and over Los Angeles’ notoriously uneven streets, their goal was clear: design a device that is faster and easier to ride than a skateboard, and more fun and portable than a bike.

View details on Crunchbase:

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

$ 40,000 over 2 funding rounds.

Angellist Page:

https://angel.co/zboard

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Funding Rounds

Date	Name	$ Invested	Crunchbase link
2012-04-16	seed	$ 40,000	Detailed data
2013-10-29	seed		Detailed data

Investors

Round Date	Round Name	Investor	Crunchbase Link
2013-10-29	seed	500 Startups	Investor Profile
2012-04-16	seed	Start-Up Chile	Investor Profile