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After securing funding from both Amazon and Verizon and getting into Y Combinator, Toymail has just launched the "Talkies" - a quirky new line of plush toys that let friends and family exchange messages with kids for two-way voice talk.
With Toymail's Talkies kids can:
• Send messages to grownup's phones with the free Toymail app
• Send messages directly to other friend's Talkies.
• Play for hours on or offline with our on-board voice filtering software
After securing funding from both Amazon and Verizon and getting into Y Combinator, Toymail has just launched the "Talkies" - a quirky new line of plush toys that let friends and family exchange messages with kids for two-way voice talk.
With Toymail's Talkies kids can:
• Send messages to grownup's phones with the free Toymail app
• Send messages directly to other friend's Talkies.
• Play for hours on or offline with our on-board voice filtering software
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2013
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Ranch Vent... | ranch.vc |
| 21.07.2020 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Ruvento Ve... | ruvento.co... |
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| - | Mission an... | m14t.com |
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| 15.03.2016 | Toymail (YC W16) Lets Kids Exchange Voice Messages With Friends and Family | Parents worry that giving their children a smartphone too early will contribute to attention problems and possibly expose them to inappropriate content. At the same time, parents also want their kids to stay connected to friends and family ... |
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