Tagged: cubetto

June 21, 2017 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Primo Toys, has launched its third reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for maps and activity books, called Polar Expedition and Swarmy Swamp, that expand play and STEM learning around its multi-award winning coding system, Cubetto. This initiative comes just one year after the company… Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced on Tuesday it is bringing back its popular crowdfunded projects through its latest campaign, Kickstarter Gold. The funding portal revealed from now through July 31st more than 65 artists, designers, musicians, and makers will be returning to Kickstarter to put new spins on… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter and Crowdcube alum, PrimoToys, announced on Monday the launch of its new initiative, Girls Can Code Too. The company revealed: “This is a well-documented shortage of female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions in the UK. For years, the industry has battled with the… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the news that Pittsburgh tech startup, Digital Dream filed an infringement lawsuit for its Kickstarter-funded project, Cubetto, Primo Toys officially addressed the situation. As previously reported, Cubetto is a toy for both boys and girls and is powered by what is described as a “tangible” programming… Read More

April 7, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Crowdcube #FundedClub member, PrimoToys, announced the closing of its Kickstarter initiative for the coding toy, Cubetto. The project successfully secured $1,596,457 from 6,553 backers. Cubetto is a toy for both boys and girls and is powered by what is described as a “tangible” programming language…. Read More

April 2, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Kickstarter set to close in less than a week, PrimoToys has successfully secured over $1.2 million for its hand on coding toy, Cubetto. The initiative first surfaced on the crowdfunding giant last month to raise only a sum of $100,000. Within days of… Read More

March 26, 2016 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter held a STEM event at its headquarters. It was revealed that those who attended the special event were able to enjoy some children-focused games that were all about programming. During an interview with Engadget, Kickstarter’s director of media relations… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, new Crowdcube #FundedClub member PrimoToys turned to reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new coding toy, Cubetto. Cubetto is a toy for both boys and girls and is powered by what is described as a “tangible” programming language. Children help… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 1:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Now overfunding on Crowdcube, Primo is a smart-toy maker that aims to help young children learn computer coding before they can read. I can’t say that’s the order in which I learned these two skills (probably because the company was then but a spark in its founders’ eyes), but… Read More