MagicBlox

An affordable, interactive, eBook subscription library for kids and a publishing platform for authors and publishers.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Education
  • Location Burlingame, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2010
  • Employees 1
  • Website magicblox.com

Company Summary

MagicBlox is bringing kids books where Netflix and Spotify brought their industries. It is a subscription eBook library where PreK to 5th grade kids can get unlimited access on the web or their favorite tablet device for less than $30 per year. Our differentiator is our unique self-publishing and revenue share model for authors and publishers that not only pays them for each read generated, but also gives them FREE marketing and distribution.

Team

  • Jason Allen Lane
    Owner and CEO

    Changing the world, one product at a time. With over 16 years of tech experience, I am an innovator and leader in enterprises or startups, including over 10 years of digital media and interactive web and mobile product development experience.

  • Ramani (Nara) Narayan
    Advisor

    A Serial Entrepreneur, Seasoned Management Executive who co-founded Ribbit ( Sold to BT in 2008), Syndeo , and Junction Inc ( Sold to Cisco ).

  • Don Thorson
    Advisor

    Currently Don is the CEO, Cofounder of a new start-up, Swipp, Inc. Previously the CMO of Ribbit who positioned a sale to BT for $105M in 2008.

  • Leslie Drewery
    CoFounder - Mobile Engineering

    Senior Android Engineer

  • Anthony Riberi
    CoFounder - Core Engineering

    Core engineer with entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to go above and beyond to get it done.

  • Eugenie Riberi
    CoFounder - Design

    Graphist, Web Designer & Web Integration

  • Hanson Wong
    Advisor and Investor

    Entrepreneur, engineer and seasoned Internet Professional in Media, Content, Gaming, and Software

  • Tom Slattery
    Engineer

    Application developer

  • Jason Lane

Advisors

  • Bryan Springmeyer
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed
    Paul Rosnecoff
    Accountant
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Hanson Wong
    Unconfirmed

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