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Websiteridemakerz.com
Twitter@RIDEMAKERZ
CategoryeCommerce
Employees
Founded6/06
DescriptionOnline Toy Story

Offices

Saint Louis, USA
1930 Innerbelt Business Center Drive
Saint Louis, MO, 63114
USA

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Founder and CEO
President

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TOTAL $23M
FUNDING TOTAL $23M
Seed, 6/06
Norm Pozez
Build-A-Bear Workshop
$2.7M
Series A, 6/07
Norm Pozez
Build-A-Bear Workshop
$10M
Series B, 3/08
Norm Pozez
Build-A-Bear Workshop
$10.3M

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Ridemakerz

Ridemakerz is a chain of toy stores where boys can build their own cars. The first store opened in Myrtle Beach, SC in June, 2007, and by the end of 2008 it had a dozen stores nationwide. Ridemakerz is supplementing its retail store experience by building a browser-based virtual world for boys ages 6 to 12, where they can design their own cars, drive them around, play games, and interact with others in a safe virtual environment.

Ridemakerz virtual world was built by the Electric Sheep Company, based on its Webflock platform. It began a closed private beta in December, 2008.

Recent Milestones

  • Dollar
    Ridemakerz received $10.3M in Series B funding. (3/1/08)
    Posted 12/4/08 at 7:29am
  • Dollar
    Ridemakerz received $10M in Series A funding. (6/1/07)
    Posted 12/4/08 at 7:29am
  • Dollar
    Ridemakerz received $2.7M in Seed funding. (6/1/06)
    Posted 12/4/08 at 7:27am
  • Check
    Ridemakerz added Larry Andreini as Founder and CEO.
    Posted 12/4/08 at 7:27am
  • Check
    Ridemakerz added Marc Bonetsky as President.
    Posted 10/3/09 at 12:02pm

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