ManPacks

http://manpacks.com/

Last activity: 29.01.2014

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Manpacks is a concierge for essential men's products, specializing in basic apparel and premium grooming products. Operating on a unique web-based subscription model, members are prompted to update their shopping preferences on a quarterly basis. Through attentive customer service, and intuitive user interface, and a tightly controlled premium selection, Manpacks makes it easy for guys to shop for essential items they routinely neglected before.

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2009

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Jan 29, 2014	Guybox delivers essentials to men who have better things to do than shop	Guybox is a trimonthly service that sends out packages filled with men’s essentials such as underwear, socks and deodorant. This is not a try-before-you-buy subscription service like the ever popular Birchbox or South Africa’s Rubybox. Ins...
Oct 1, 2013	A New Subscription Service For Pot Smokers Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies To Your Door	Courtesy of Cannabox The contents of a typical Cannabox Advertisement With marijuana legalization becoming a reality in many places around the U.S., it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a monthly "swag" subscri...
Oct 1, 2013	A New Subscription Service For Pot Smokers Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies To Your Door	Courtesy of Cannabox The contents of a typical Cannabox With marijuana legalization becoming a reality in many places around the U.S., it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a monthly "swag" subscription service ...
Mar 29, 2013	Bespoke Post Raises $850K From Great Oaks, 500 Startups & Others For Its Subscription-Based “Box Of Awesome” For Men	Bespoke Post, a subscription-based e-commerce startup offering a hilariously titled “Box of Awesome” (no, not that one – Bespoke Post is for grown-ups), is today announcing having closed on $850,000 in seed funding, led by Warby Parker and ...
Dec 19, 2012	Last-minute gift guide: What to get the entrepreneur in your life	The holiday season is a time to take step back, relax, and spend time with loved ones. Entrepreneurs, however, are notorious workaholics with serious detachment issues when it comes to their businesses. In my experience, entrepreneurs are p...
Dec 19, 2012	Last-minute gift guide: What to get the entrepreneur in your life	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The holiday season is a time to take step back, relax, and spend time with loved ones. Entrepreneurs, however, are notorious workaholic...
May 24, 2012	Manpacks Launches Its Startup Perks Program With Free Condoms	Well, that’s one way to get some attention for your product launch. Manpacks is announcing a new Startup Perks program, and to promote it, the company mailed boxes of free condoms to more than 100 startups, including Path, Udemy, Scribd, an...
Apr 26, 2012	Demo Day: Betaspring Launches 16 Startups in Providence, RI	Betaspring, part of the Global Accelerator Network, is releasing 16 startups into the wild today. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the 12-week accelerator program offered mentorship, office space, and up to $20,000 in seed funding. It h...
Feb 9, 2012	Meundies Wants To Send You A New Pair Of Underwear Every Month	In the same space as other “get random stuff sent to you” startups (but especially Manpacks) Meundies launches today to bring users high quality underwear choices in a month to month subscription model. The Meundies onboarding process basic...
Feb 6, 2012	Dogs, Kids, Coffee, Undies: There’s a Subscription Startup for That	The elusive Birchbox Man. Entrepreneurs and investors are bullish on delivery. Shoedazzle may be the original delivery gangster, and the L.A.-based company launched in 2009. But it seems that it’s as of very recently that subscription servi...
Dec 25, 2011	Need A Last Minute Gift? There’s A Subscription For That	Brit Morin is the Founder and CEO of Brit, a new company focused on providing people with innovative ideas, software, and products for creative living. Subscription services have been around for more than a century. Generations before us we...
Aug 17, 2011	The Seven Most Interesting Startups At The Second 500 Startups Demo Day	It’s that time again! With Dave McClure’s 500 Startups now at 175 startups, sometimes hanging out at its headquarters in Mountain View leaves one a little inundated with promising startups. Especially since motherhen McClure insists that he...
Aug 16, 2011	500 Startups Demo Day: McClure’s Second Batch Of Startups, Unleashed	We’re in Mountain View at Dave McClure’s 500 Startups HQ where the second-ever 500 Startups Demo Day is about to start. Today, 31 startups will present to press and investors here in McClure’s bright and sunny Mountain View office and you c...
Aug 16, 2011	It’s About Time Someone Translated The Facebook TOS Into Bro Speak	Thank you Miles Lothe for taking the whole brogramming thing to the next level by reading the entire Facebook TOS and translating it into bro-speak. This is amazing because Facebook, aside from Manpacks (yes it exists), is the most brogramm...
Aug 16, 2011	The second batch of companies from 500 Startups’ Demo Day	Hybrid incubator and seed fund 500 Startups hosted its second demo day in Mountain View today, where more than 30 companies in the program presented in front of investors and press. The program is run by Dave McClure, a super-angel who has ...
Aug 16, 2011	31 startups emerge from 500 Startups Demo Day	Dave McClure's 500 Startups debuts fledgling companies, from music services to advertising to local Above: the view you see from the office of 500 Startups, located in the heart of Silicon Valley (image courtesy of Anthony Singhavong on Ins...
Mar 2, 2011	Dealometry, a Men’s Daily Bargain Site with TechStars Roots, Unveils its First Deal	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints TechStars mentor Bob Crimmins is rolling out a new startup with heavy accelerator roots: Dealometry, a daily-deals site for men. Dealometry’s technology comes from Deal Co-op,...
	Can Subscription Models Work For Ecommerce?	Article Via TargetingMantra / Image Source What is Subscription commerce? Oh, so you don’t know what subscription commerce, also known as SubCom, is? Well, think about magazine subscriptions but just for about anything, even for undies! Yes...
	Rabixo: o melhor amigo do homem que entrega meias e cuecas por assinatura	Recebi um email interessante de uma startup, que tomo a liberdade de publicar aqui na íntegra. “Lançamos o site Rabixo, que oferece um serviço de assinatura de meias, cuecas, e tudo aquilo que um homem precisa e tem preguiça de sair para co...
	Rabixo: o melhor amigo do homem que entrega meias e cuecas por assinatura	Recebi um email interessante de uma startup, que tomo a liberdade de publicar aqui na íntegra. “Lançamos o site Rabixo, que oferece um serviço de assinatura de meias, cuecas, e tudo aquilo que um homem precisa e tem preguiça de sair para co...

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FAQ about ManPacks

When was ManPacks founded?

ManPacks was founded in 2009.

What has the press written about ManPacks?

Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning ManPacks, among them “Guybox delivers essentials to men who have better things to do than shop” (Jan 29, 2014) and “A New Subscription Service For Pot Smokers Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies To Your Door” (Oct 1, 2013).

Is ManPacks still active?

Yes, ManPacks is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 29, 2014.