PlayShifu is a leading AR toy company revolutionizing the world of tomorrow by providing educational play experiences for kids today. With 16 products that offer unique tactile play experiences for ages 4-12 years, kids build STEAM and other foundational skills such as critical thinking, engineering and geography.
PlayShifu’s founders are both parents that wanted to embrace technology as a part of their children’s development. They created a vision to make screen time meaningful, not mindless. Its three toy platforms, Shifu Orboot, Shifu Plugo and Shifu Tacto are loved around the world and are currently available in 15 countries as they make screen time more meaningful through a physical and digital, or as we like to say, phygital experience.
PlayShifu’s founders are both parents that wanted to embrace technology as a part of their children’s development. They created a vision to make screen time meaningful, not mindless. Its three toy platforms, Shifu Orboot, Shifu Plugo and Shifu Tacto are loved around the world and are currently available in 15 countries as they make screen time more meaningful through a physical and digital, or as we like to say, phygital experience.
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $34.35M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Chiratae V... | chiratae.c... |
| - | Inflexor V... | inflexor.v... |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.10.2021 | - | $7M | - |
| 09.04.2021 | Series B | $17M | - |
| 21.07.2020 | Series A | $3.35M | - |
| 24.07.2019 | - | $7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 25
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| 21.09.2024 | From Startup Hustle to Global Impact: Vikram Haridas on Navigating Product Management in the AI and FinTech World | Share Tweet Share Share Email We are delighted to welcome Vikram Haridas, a product manager with extensive experience in AI, FinTech, and scaling companies. Vikram’s journey, from founding a product consultancy in India to leading product t... |
| 04.08.2024 | BlackSoil's Bold Moves: A $28 Million Investment Surge in Q1FY25 | In the fast-paced world of finance, agility is key. BlackSoil, an alternative credit platform, has demonstrated this principle with a striking performance in the first quarter of FY25. The company disbursed over ₹220 crore (approximately $2... |
| 03.08.2024 | BlackSoil Invested $28 Million in Q1FY25, AUM Up By 40% Y-o-Y Its core investment areas were consumer (36 per cent), FIs (34 per cent) and SaaS / DeepTech / IoT (29 per cent) | Alternative credit platform, BlackSoil, reported it had invested over INR 220 Crores (USD 28 million) in Q1FY25 and backed seven new players, including Celebal Technologies, Leverage Edu, and JCB Salons. "We are dedicated to fuelling i... |
| 02.08.2024 | BlackSoil disburses over ₹220 crore in Q1, sees 40% AUM growth | Alternative lending platform BlackSoil has disbursed over ₹220 crore in Q1 FY25, said a statement from the company. The company has invested in seven new businesses, bringing its total transactions to ten and successfully exited from five... |
| 02.08.2024 | BlackSoil invests over INR 220 Crores across 10 companies in Q1FY25 | National, August 2, 2024: BlackSoil, a leading alternative credit platform, disbursed more than INR 220 Crores ($28 million) in Q1FY25. The Company invested in 7 new businesses, bringing its total transactions to 10, and successfully exited... |
| 05.12.2022 | Gift Guide: More than 20 STEM gift ideas to inspire kids to code | All aboard the learn-to-code train! As another holiday season looms and kids everywhere start clamouring for shiny stuff, we’ve got you covered with a bumper edition of our annual STEM gift guide. This year’s guide is packed with more than ... |
| 06.04.2021 | AR-based toy startup PlayShifu raises $17 mn in Inventus-led Series B round | Early learning toy company PlayShifu has raised $17 million in a Series B fundraise from a clutch of investors led by Inventus Capital India with Inflexor Ventures joining as a new investor. Existing investors Chiratae Ventures and Bharat In... |
| 06.04.2021 | Early-learning toy company PlayShifu raises $17 million in Series B | The announcement preceded the launch plan of eight new products in 2021 PlayShifu, the early-learning toy company helping children develop a complete spectrum of foundational skills through physical and digital play, announced a Series B fu... |
| 06.04.2021 | Learning aid startup Playshifu raises $17 million | Learning aid startup Playshifu raises $17 millionPlayShifu offers physical-digital learning toys for 3-10 year olds to aid early learning skills. Photo: iStockphotoPremium 1 min read . Updated: 06 Apr 2021, 10:36 AM IST Prashant K. Nanda Th... |
| 06.04.2021 | Augmented Reality Startup Playshifu raises $17 million from Inventus Capital India | Advertisment Also Read:AR Startup Avataar.me Raises $7 Million From Sequoia India Speaking about the new development, Vivek Goyal, CEO, and Co-founder, PlayShifu stated, “We are proud of our team for their incredible achievements during t... |
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