Launchpad Toys
AcquiredYC S11San Francisco, US · Founded 2010 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Launchpad Toys makes iPad applications, including Toontastic, that let children create and share animated stories and creative projects. The platform targets young children ages 4-10 and aims to support imaginative expression through digital play.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S11)
Launchpad Toys was founded in 2010 by Thushan Amarasiriwardena and Andy Russell.
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Thushan AmarasiriwardenainFounderThushan Amarasiriwardena co-founded Launchpad Toys, which was acquired by Google in 2015. He now leads product for large language models on Google Assistant.
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Andy RussellinFounder
Investors · 1
The YC application· Summer 2011 batch
What they told YC
- How long have each of you been working on this? How much of that has been full-time? Please explain.
- The founders have worked on the project for one year, producing over 29,000 lines of code for the app and more than 6,000 for the server and web player.
- What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.
- The company builds digital toys and creative tools for children ages 5-12, letting them make and share stories, inventions, designs, 3D models, recipes, and other projects on touchscreen devices. It positions itself in creative education, spanning the kids gaming ($2.8B) and creative play ($3.5B) markets.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
In the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does Launchpad Toys do?
- Launchpad Toys makes iPad applications, including Toontastic, that let children create and share animated stories and creative projects. The platform targets young children ages 4-10 and aims to support imaginative expression through digital play.
- Who founded Launchpad Toys?
- Launchpad Toys was founded by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Andy Russell in 2010.
- Who are Launchpad Toys's investors?
- Launchpad Toys's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Launchpad Toys headquartered?
- Launchpad Toys is headquartered in San Francisco, US.