An Augmented Reality Gift Invention

Our Brand. Our Story.

We are a women-owned company and manufacture our jars in the United States.

When someone has the opportunity to experience Augmented Reality – it is an experience they will NEVER forget. It's magical and it's new. What if we could bring this Augmented Reality experience to the common person of all ages – a gift, a souvenir, a package to get shoppers excited for an event, an Augmented Reality photo memory to take home, clothing, or even jewelry.

Augmented Reality is a new technology and not yet a common behavior. By combining physical objects with this technology, it gives the consumer multiple reasons to enjoy and own the experience.

My two daughters and I have recently launched a very exciting new product called 3DHappyAR. In my research, working with a patent attorney and being invited to launch at (CES) Consumer Electronics Show 2022, we are learning that this is a first to market and has not been done before!

From a professional standpoint, I have 20+ years of experience working in the digital design world. My current job is leading the design team’s Augmented

Reality at Yahoo for advertisements. I see how ads work with brands and know that Augmented Reality is the next big thing. The number of Augmented Reality users is set to reach 1.73 billion users by 2024. The current value of the AR market stands at $3.5 billion and that it will increase to $198 billion by 2025.

My two daughters Quinn and Summer are my creative team. My goal is to teach them how to work hard and dream big. They are a true asset to the company. They know my audience and what makes an experience new, techy, and fun. They’re avid users of Tik Tok, Snapchat, and YouTube and follow the latest trends. They give me honest feedback, and new ideas constantly. I’m blown away by their creativity and feel lucky to have them on this journey with me. The first jar that Quinn designed was for the World Wildlife Foundation and all proceeds will go towards saving endangered species. They have both insisted that we only sell PET recyclable jars to help with global emissions and climate change.

With the grant, my first step would be to upgrade the technology. There is an immediate need for this if I want to continue to create new experiences. I have hit my cap of the experiences that I can create with my current vendor. I would like to upgrade to a different vendor that offers a better product and unlimited experiences for $250/month. I would need to hire freelance 3D modelers to help me create more experiences, sales and online store management. I have been working on my trademarks, patent applications and many other legal tasks for the business and website. This is proving to be costly as well. We are officially patent pending! Overall, the grant would help to continue with the business, make the technology more robust and create more features. It would also help with resources to help us grow!

What funding Stage: From what I’m learning about being a startup, I am in the pre-seed phase, which means that we are getting our operations off the ground. I have spent the last 6 months engineering the product and testing it. After 5 rounds of testing and prototypes, I did a soft launch and they sold out immediately. I'm already having a hard time keeping up with the demands.