| Website | ridemakerz.com |
| @RIDEMAKERZ | |
| Category | eCommerce |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 6/06 |
| Description | Online Toy Story |
| 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 |
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.
