Timbuktu Labs is an award-winning, fast growing media company founded in 2012 by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo.
With the global bestselling series “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls,” Timbuktu is disrupting the publishing industry by working at the intersection of design, technology and e-commerce. The team, in addition to strong competences, benefitted of an interesting network that supports the business scalability and growth.
Atlante Seed successfully sold back its shares to Timbuktu in 2017
Employees: 11-50
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 26.10.2023 | Lombardstr... | lombardstr... |
| - | 500 Startu... | 500.co |
| - | Indaco Ven... | indacosgr.... |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 03.05.2016 | Timbuktu Labs Finds Eager Kickstarter Crowd for Global &... | Rebel Girls, try, fail, try again! In a new Kickstarter project for the children’s book Good Night S... | crowdfundi... |
| 04.03.2014 | co.lab Announces Second Cohort | co.lab, the edtech accelerator created by Zynga.org and NewSchools Venture Fund focused on developin... | finsmes.co... |
| 22.04.2013 | Kids’ iPad Magazine Timbuktu Rethinks Its Tricky In-App Purc... | Timbuktu, an adorably designed educational and entertainment-focused iPad app for kids, has finally ... | techcrunch... |
| 19.12.2012 | Top Education Technology Tools - Q2 2012 | BEST OF S'COOL TOOLS Q2 2012: In ES-Instruct Edition 044, we took a look at the most fascinating s'c... | edsurge.co... |
| 16.11.2012 | Timbuktu’s Educational App For Kids Relaunches With New Desi... | Timbuktu, an educational and entertainment-focused iPad app for kids has relaunched with a revamped ... | techcrunch... |
| 17.07.2012 | 500 Startups Demo Day: Meet The 27 Newest Dave McClure-Appro... | We’re here at Microsoft’s Mountain View, California offices waiting for the kickoff of 500 Startups’... | techcrunch... |
| 20.06.2012 | Education Technology Startups Compete at LAUNCH Event | Last week’s Launch event in Mountain View, California drew a crowd of a couple hundred and surfaced ... | edsurge.co... |
| 09.05.2012 | Meet 500 Startups’ new batch of startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI an... | venturebea... |
| 09.05.2012 | ‘May The VCs Be Ever In Your Favor’ — Meet The Next 500 Star... | Dave McClure’s 500 Startups crew is at it again, with another group of companies joining its Acceler... | techcrunch... |
| 09.05.2012 | Meet 500 Startups’ new batch of startups | Startup accelerator 500 Startups announced its fourth batch of companies on Wednesday, a fun group t... | venturebea... |
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