KiwiCo - About the company
KiwiCo is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2011 by Sandra Oh Lin. It operates as a STEAM activity kits for kids. KiwiCo has raised $10.1M in funding from investors like First Round Capital, Comcast Ventures and Mayfield. The company has 103 active competitors, including 13 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Skillmatics, Lovevery and Begin.
Company Details
STEAM activity kits for kids. Different packages are available based on age groups such as Cricket Crate, Koala Crate, Kiwi Crate, Doodle Crate, and Tinker Crate. Available on a monthly subscription.
- Website
- www.kiwico.com/
- Social
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Mountain View, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$10.1M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 103 active competitors
Employee Count
146 as on Apr 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with KiwiCo
KiwiCo is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiwico, Inc. CIN: 274914249 , United States, Active | Feb 07, 2011 | - | 148 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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KiwiCo's funding and investors
KiwiCo has raised a total funding of $10.1M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 11, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 13, 2015 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. KiwiCo has 25 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of KiwiCo:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 13, 2015 | 9847721 | Seed | 1135700 | 2491719 | 2839499 | 8190667 |
Jan 18, 2012 | 7191985 | Seed | 6219968 | 1933926 | 9956083 | |
Oct 11, 2011 | 9890073 | Seed | 3518776 | 8305962 |
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KiwiCo's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of KiwiCo is Sandra Oh Lin. Sandra Oh Lin is the CEO of KiwiCo.
Here are the details of KiwiCo's key team members:
- Sandra Oh Lin: Founder & CEO of KiwiCo.
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KiwiCo's employee count trend
KiwiCo has 146 employees as of Apr 26. Here is KiwiCo's employee count trend over the years:
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KiwiCo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of KiwiCo include Skillmatics, Lovevery and Begin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of KiwiCo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Skillmatics 2016, Covina (United States), Series B | Retailer of learning resources and creative play products for children | $23.8M | 70/100 | |
2nd |  Lovevery 2015, Boise (United States), Series C | Online subscription platform for educational toys for children | $129M | 68/100 | |
3rd | KiwiCo 2011, San Francisco (United States), Seed | STEAM activity kits for kids | $10.1M | 66/100 | |
4th |  Begin 2011, New York City (United States), Series D | Provider of activity-based learning solutions for k-12 students | $150M | 55/100 | |
5th | Universal Kids 1997, Universal City (United States), Unfunded | TV network for kids | - | - | 46/100 |
6th | Seedling 2007, Beverly Hills (United States), Series A | Internet-first brand of educational products for children | $16.9M | 46/100 | |
7th | Bitsbox 2014, Boulder (United States), Public | Internet-first brand offering kids activity boxes to learn to code | $4.68M | 45/100 | |
8th |  Pixicade 2020, Hawthorne (United States), Unfunded | Provider of Do it yourself kits for students | - | - | 45/100 |
9th | Kedronic UAB 2012, Vilnius (Lithuania), Unfunded | Mobile app studio developing interactive educational apps | - | - | 43/100 |
10th | _1550645449917.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Slumberkins 2016, Vancouver (United States), Series A | Provider of emotional learning products, including plush toys, books, and curriculum | $25M | 43/100 |
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KiwiCo's Investments and acquisitions
KiwiCo has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to KiwiCo
Filter this listMedia has covered KiwiCo for a total of 6 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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Consumer365 Selects KiwiCo's Panda Crate for Age-Based Learning and Skill Building in ToddlersPR Newswire•Mar 27, 2026•KiwiCo
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This Mom's Garage Side Hustle for Kids Became a Business With $1 Billion RevenueEntrepreneur•Sep 11, 2025•KiwiCo
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Japan Kiwi, Japan Grape, and Japan Strawberry merged and changed their name to Japan Fruits Co., Ltd.PR TIMES•Aug 01, 2024•NIHON AGRI, KiwiCo, grape, and 1 other
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Cambodia delivery startup Meal Temple merges with fintechNihon Keizai Shimbun•Mar 11, 2021•Meal Temple, KiwiCo
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Hong Kong Fintech Kiwi Pay Merges With Meal Temple To Launch A Super AppTech in Asia•Mar 04, 2021•, Meal Temple Group, KiwiCo
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