# Quirky: Consumer Goods, New York, United States

> Quirky: Quirky is a developer of a crowd-sourced invention platform that engages participants to collaborate in every aspect of product creation.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/quirky (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Consumer Goods startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Quirky

Quirky is a developer of a crowd-sourced invention platform that engages participants to collaborate in every aspect of product creation.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Consumer Goods New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2009 17 years old
- **Team:** 101 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $185M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Jan 2016

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Quirky has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Quirky raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$185M** in dollars

Rounds **9**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round date **Jan 2016**

Investors listed **12**

SEC Form D **$159M sold, 9 filings, last Dec 2014**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Benjamin Kaufman** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Charles Kwalwasser** Executive Officer i
- **Doreen Lorenzo** Executive Officer i
- **Edward D. Kremer** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Carl Bass* *Comstock D. Elizabeth* *James D. Robinson* *Joshua D. Goldman* *Michael D. Marks* *Scott D. Weiss*

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Contour Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners)

Each firm lists Quirky on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Consumer Goods in United States

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