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We are committed to selling products with positive values.
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The Grommet is a product launch platform.
Waka Waka Launched 1/10/13
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We launch undiscovered products & help them succeed; we call them Grommets.
Cut Maps Launched 4/16/13
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Grommets aren’t just things. Grommets are products with a purpose invented by people with stories.
Constructive Eating Launched 11/25/09
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At The Grommet, we go big. We’ve launched over 2,000 companies & 10,000 products since
our start in 2008.
Cameo by RUX, Heirloom Rattles Launched 10/25/12
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To give your product the supercharged ampli!cation it deserves…
…We produce a complete media campaign to make sure you and your product shine – this includes a media rich, e-commerce enabled web page with an aspiring video, photography and high
quality written content to bring your product’s story to life.
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We’re backed by
The largest online retailer in Japan, because like us, they say “Buy from people, not the
internet.”
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Consumers come to our website to see new and innovative products every day.
Lib Party Ornaments
Launched 5/1/13
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Our Community “votes” with their purchases. They value Grommets that
are a part of the following markets:
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Made in the USA
Ree"eece Launched: 10/10/12
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Social Enterprises
Esperos Launched: 8/20/13
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Natural & Eco
Freshpaper Launched: 10/15/12
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Charities
Wine to Water Launched: 12/25/09
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Handcrafted
Fisher Blacksmithing Launched 4/26/2013
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Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
Sombrilla Launched 7/11/13
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Crowdfunded Products
Cookoo Launched 1/18/13
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Today we launch products across 20 different verticals
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But if something is Grommet worthy, it doesn’t have to !t within one of our
categories, we’ll make a new one.
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We successfully marketed Malpaca luxury pillows online...
Launched 8/31/12
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…and we built a new market for the ultimate fuzz remover, Gleener.
Launched 4/2/12
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We have helped many Grommets achieve broad market appeal.
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Launched 11/4/11
Sugru, Self Setting Rubber
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Perplexus, 3D Ball Maze Game
Launched 10/8/10
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Cuppow, Mason Jar Lid
Launched 4/19/12
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We’ve helped educate consumers on cutting edge technologies.
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Aftershokz, Earphones
Launched: 4/17/12
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Picture Keeper, Photo Backup Storage
Launched 8/23/11
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FitBit, Wireless Activity Tracker
Launched 6/17/11
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As a company, we’re growing, and fast!
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We have helped catapult great products to success.
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You might recognize some of these former Grommets…
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Bananagrams, Word Game
Launched 12/18/09
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SodaStream, Home Soda Maker
Launched 9/23/10
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BabyCakes, Cupcake Maker
Launched 8/31/10
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FoodShouldTasteGood, Snack Chips Launched 8/18/09
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Corkcicle, Wine Chiller
Launched 11/25/11
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Alex and Ani, Bracelets
Launched 7/8/10
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Ideapaint, Whiteboard Paint
Launched 10/1/09
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And we’re investing in crowdfunded product concepts too!
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32 out of the 50 projects we’ve invested in were successfully funded
11 of those were signi!cantly over-funded, meaning their !nal amount was exceedingly higher than their original ask.
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Grommets we’ve sourced through crowdfunding:
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Cookoo, Connected Watch
Launched 1/8/13
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Sushiquik, Sushi Roller
Launched 11/23/12
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Holdster, Leather Jar Holder Launched 12/14/12
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MakeyMakey, Invention Kit
Launched 12/3/12
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We take products post crowdfunding and help to make them into businesses.
Post-Crowdfunding Challenge: Scaling
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You know what Citizen Journalism is...
We do this for products.
We call it…
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We’re rooted in the philosophy of Citizen Commerce™
…whereby regular people form the commerce experience and suggest products that re"ect their
values and interests. Citizen Commerce™ turns the typical top down retailer approach sideways,
encourages global product innovation from small producers, and satis!es the consumer’s need to know
the stories behind and origins of favorite products.
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We believe that every purchase is an act of citizenship.
Citizen Commerce has the power to bring the best products to the surface.
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Every year we launch over 250 products with a video story.
Consumers vote with their dollars and their “likes.”
How We Participate in Citizen Commerce:
The Grommet gets 200+ community submissions per week.
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Where do our 200+ ideas a week come from?
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Repeat Partners
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The Grommet Pinterest Board: Consumers and Creators Pin Product Ideas
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With our help, Grommets receive coverage by national consumer publications.
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And the tech press have their eyes on us too.
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Social media ampli!es our product stories.
Our reach includes 1,000,000 daily consumer impressions
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Many of our products have generated signi!cant buzz.
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Love is Art (3.1M Pinterest Impressions)
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FREEKey (2.5M Pinterest Impressions)
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Zero Toys (2.5M Pinterest Impressions)
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In addition to a supercharged ampli!cation of your product,
we can offer additional consultative advice and facilitate crucial retail
connections to help you reach your overall goals.
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Maybe your goal is to sell through specialty stores.
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Maybe you have strategic growth aspirations toward large retail placement.
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The Grommet can give you the
audience, support to scale, and
contacts to make your goals a reality.
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95% of our supporters are happy with their experience.
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93% of our supporters shop ahead of the curve, meaning they often purchase products that are
technically or functionally innovative.
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Whether you shop with
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or Partner with The Grommet…
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…you’re buying from and working with real people.
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We can’t wait to learn about your product and its story …