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(for context, our customers produce anywhere from 1200-3000 lenses a day)We are trying to hit the $250K raise goal to deliver these pellets to our customers in the next 3 months ...","published_at":"2025-11-28T16:51:34Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/225684"},{"id":202586,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:202586","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Missed our AMA?","preview":"Click here for the recording.Thank you to everyone who joined our first Unsmudgeable AMA last night! The turnout was great: investors, scientists, + fellow founders joined. Questions ranged from our IP strategy, coating compatibility, and customer acquisition approach.Putting faces to the names of people who've supported us from the beginning made the evening even more meaningful. We're already planning the next one!Here are our current asks:Warm introductions to early stage angels (deep tech...","published_at":"2025-10-10T16:43:12Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/202586"},{"id":201125,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:201125","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"$155K Raised: Investor Q\u0026amp;A","preview":"https://luma.com/tywv64ffJoin us tomorrow (10/8) at 6 PM EST for an AMA with the whole team. We get so many DMs asking about our product, how we apply it, who our customers are, why we started, our qualifications, etc.Figured it might be easier to just... talk to people ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ If you want to:👓 Actually talk to the people behind the product 👓 Get advice on your own founder journey👓 Learn more about where Unsmudgeable is headedJoin us tomorrow.https://luma.com/tywv64ff","published_at":"2025-10-07T16:20:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/201125"},{"id":193593,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:193593","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Ask Unsmudgeable Anything: Investor Q\u0026amp;A","preview":"​Have questions about Unsmudgeable? Join us for an open Q\u0026A session on 10/8 at 6 PM EST where you can ask our team anything about the business, our product, vision, and what's next.​Whether you're a current investor, considering investing, or simply curious about what we're building, this is your chance to get answers directly from the people behind Unsmudgeable.​What to expect:​Direct access to the Unsmudgeable team​Honest answers about our raise, challenges, and opportunities​A casual, conv...","published_at":"2025-09-30T17:24:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/193593"},{"id":185454,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:185454","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Unsmudgeable Hires Material Engineer","preview":"Welcome Dr. Atul Dhall, to the Unsmudgeable team!!Atul is our new materials engineer. He'll be scaling up our tech to meet customer demand.He's had 12+ years in biomaterials and additive manufacturing.Most importantly, he understands the problem we're solving (and has been wearing glasses for the last 12 years) So happy to have him join the team!!!__ASK: I am in SF until the 17th meeting with investors who are interested in leading our round. If you know any pre-seed investors who'd be open t...","published_at":"2025-09-05T20:43:08Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/185454"},{"id":182607,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:182607","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Unsmudgeable is revenue generating!","preview":"Unsmudgeable made its first dollar! 🥳Read till the end to see our ask :)Here’s what it took to reach this milestone as a nanotech startup:👓 500+ experiments\u0026nbsp;👓 3 different offices + labs👓 2 failed deals👓 2 patent applications👓 100s of formulations👓 6 different scientists👓 5 coating application methodsIt’s been… a lot.But it’s more meaningful to me and Unsmudgeable knowing that it didn’t come easy.Big thank you to my co-founder Ria because it wouldn’t have been possible without her.Our ask...","published_at":"2025-05-29T01:03:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/182607"},{"id":232904,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:232904","type":"FeedItem::Note","published_at":"2025-03-21T20:48:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/232904"},{"id":178680,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:178680","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"🚀 We’ve hit $20K raised on Wefunder! 🚀","preview":"Every investor who contributes at least $1K will get their own pair of Unsmudgeable blue light blocking glasses (pictured above)New milestone! We've hit $20,000 in our raise on Wefunder! 🎉 We're incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported our mission to end smudgy glasses forever! But we're just getting started—our goal is to hit $250K in the next 7 weeks as we continue revolutionizing the eyewear industry with our anti-smudge technology. 👓✨Highlights:✅ Secured lab space at DuPont's hea...","published_at":"2025-01-09T20:42:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/178680"}],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_investor_profile","as_of":"2026-06-05T00:27:06Z","claims":{"follower_count":{"source":"InvestorProfile#followers_count","last_verified_at":"2024-11-04T18:15:04Z","as_of":"2026-06-05T00:27:06Z","confidence":"high"}}},"updated_at":"2024-11-04T18:15:04Z"}}}