- Raised $1.2M funding round, Oct 2015
- Raised $4.3M funding round, Nov 2012
About
Sparkup is the developer of the Sparkup Magical Book Reader, a device that uses proprietary visual recognition technology to read books aloud with a prerecorded voice, creating a crowdsourced community of storytellers. Users can either record themselves reading aloud or download professionally recorded audio files from the company’s website directly onto the device, which holds 250 minutes of audio.
The Sparkup device can be attached to any book and instantly recognizes the front cover and each page that has already been recorded, even if the pages are turned out of order. Patent protection for the Sparkup Magical Book Reader’s technology and design is currently pending in the United States, Europe, Israel, and China.
Sparkup was the winner of the Forbes PwC 2015 Social Impact Summit.
Funding history · 2 rounds · $5.5M total
Q&A
- What is Sparkup's primary product?
- Sparkup developed the Sparkup Magical Book Reader, an IoT device that uses visual recognition technology to read books aloud with prerecorded voices.
- What is the current operational status of Sparkup?
- Sparkup is currently inactive and ceased operations in April 2023.
- When was Sparkup founded?
- Sparkup was founded in August 2009.
- How much total funding has Sparkup raised?
- Sparkup has raised a total of $5,550,000 across its funding rounds.
- When was Sparkup's last funding round and who participated?
- Sparkup's last funding round was in October 2015, with participation from Emery Capital.
- In which countries is Sparkup's technology patent-pending?
- Patent protection for Sparkup's technology and design is pending in the United States, Europe, Israel, and China.
- What recognition did Sparkup receive in 2015?
- Sparkup was the winner of the Forbes PwC 2015 Social Impact Summit.
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External links
| Website | sparkup.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/2565872 | |
| facebook.com/SparkupReader | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/user/SparkupReader |
| instagram.com/SparkupReader |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2009-8 |
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| Employees (exact) | 2 |
| Status reason | Non Active, Apr 2023 ceased to operate |