Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: SmartGurlz 
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz
Updated at: 2026-06-19T05:00:09Z

Tagline: Award-winning robotics and e-learning (Peloton Meets EdTech)
Elevator pitch: We teach girls and under-served minorities STEM filling a massive gap in the ed-tech market. While it is projected that over 1 million tech jobs will go unfilled by 2022, women and minorities are greatly under-represented. We make the only coding product for kids specifically designed for this market. We have sold over 30,000 coding robots for girls in the consumer market and have entered into a collaboration launching school product and curriculum targeting both girls and boys in 2020.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 1210153 | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 2029 | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 1210153 | observed_at: 2026-06-19T05:00:09Z | expires_at: 2026-06-20T05:00:09Z
- Total investors: 2029 | observed_at: 2026-06-19T05:00:09Z | expires_at: 2026-06-20T05:00:09Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 1210153
- total_investors: 2029
- team_size: 6
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 10

Quick facts:
- NEW ROUND! $2.7M raised. Join investors Morgan Stanley and NYU | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-1
- Proven through Covid-19 - More than $2M in revenue with a 4+ rating on Amazon. | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-2
- Covid-19 Program - Educated nearly 1,000 kids via e-learning during the pandemic. | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-3
- Beat 40,000 companies to land ABC's Shark Tank and received an offer from Daymond John | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-4
- Expanding into $40B Ed-tech market- Signed a deal with former LEGO education distributor, Pitsco Education | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-5
- Powerful PR - Featured on CNN, Fox and Friends, Fox Business News, Forbes and Financial Times. | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-6
- Strong Team - Includes former VP of Hasbro, EVP of LeapFrog and host of MythBusters. | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-7
- Female founder of color. Support minority-owned small business. | citation: https://wefunder.com/smartgurlz#claim-fact-8

FAQ:
- Q: would the App be with both iOS and Android or only Apple?
  A: Hello Ahmed, thanks for your generous investment. We have the app SmartGurlz SugarCoded on Google Play (Android), iOS (App Store), KIndle (Amazon). You can download now.
- Q: Hello. I remember the Shark Tank episode and thought it was cool then, and think its cool now :) Sorry if I missed it in the details, but was curious if you cold provide some clarity on the revenue decline in 2018? Thanks an good luck on the raise.
  A: Hi Bryan, thanks -- we think our products are cool, too! In fact, it was not a revenue decline but a normalization of revenue after a spike from Shark Tank. As you can imagine, a nation-wide TV appearance with a 10-minute highlight of your products with Richard Branson is not repeatable with 'normal marketing'. In fact with our recurring grant revenues, each year, we have seen a 200 percent growth in total revenue (when removing the Shark Tank spike of 2017).
- Q: I have more of a comment than a question. Perhaps you could partner with Generation Genius for an episode on coding. They are currently raising funds on Startengine https://www.startengine.com/gg?utm_source=startengine&utm_medium=main_website&utm_campaign=closing_soon
  A: Great idea. Looks like a great project and we could certainly do some fun educational curriculum together
- Q: Who are your competitors and how are your products have competitive advantage?
  A: Hi Kumar, thanks for the excellent question. Our competitors are Sphero, Wonder Workshop, Ozobot, among others. Our products are different because we focus on story-telling to teach math and coding. We have research to show that story-telling with books, characters and real-life context resonates well with young children when combined with math. For example, we see a 51 percent increase of geometry retention (for girls) compared to control when we add stories. Story-telling is authentic ...
- Q: Any interest in going public at all in the future?
  A: Hi Victor, its really early to talk about exit strategies. While an IPO is a possibility, if SmartGurlz becomes the only EdTech brand focused on diversity and inclusivity, we would be a target for acquisition by education companies, toy/gaming companies looking to expand into education or tech companies competing in the children’s education space.

Recent posts:
- Hi all, Thanks for your patience and again for all of the kind messages. We have officially closed SmartGurlz and are continuing to provide all investors with worthlessness letters for this tax season. If you have not received one, please email us on sales@smartgurlz.com and we will arrange for the letters, provide us your full name, address and amount invested. Best regards, Sharmi Albrechtsen (2026-01-13T01:30:23Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/242854
- Update regarding Next DaVinci (2024-04-06T00:28:26Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/172258
- Regroup with Next DaVinci team (2024-03-29T16:42:50Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/172044
- TV show Update (2024-01-22T16:19:29Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/169043
- GABRIELLE UNION PITCH VIDEO (2023-10-02T16:35:22Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/167505
- SmartGurlz Newsletters Google Drive (2023-03-24T06:29:19Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/162156
- Quarter 3 Newsletter: in your inbox (2021-11-02T19:50:15Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/150066
- SmartGurlz Q2 Newsletter (2021-07-01T14:12:07Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/146397
- SmartGurlz Invited for NSF Grant on Systemic Racism and STEM (2021-06-19T15:53:06Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/146056
- Round Closed: Thank You (2021-05-25T16:50:31Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/144544