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Outdoor Ninja

Get rewarded for your Outdoor discoveries!

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Project Description

Company Overview

Outdoor Ninja is a mobile app that rewards you for your outdoor discoveries. We have built an AI-based outdoor adventure discovery platform that understands your adventure preferences, learns from your past experiences, evaluate your likes, dislikes, inspirations and provides you personalized recommendations for your next set of adventures.

 

 

The Problem Outdoor Ninja  Solves

The problem we are solving is that there are no adventure travel discovery tools that understand your skill level and your individual preferences. Traditional search-based solutions don’t factor important aspects like what you like to do, will you be able to do it, is it too risky for you, where to go, etc.  

 

The Solution

All the solutions out there are search based which are both time-consuming and exhausting. This is where we differentiate ourselves. We brought in machine learning to make personalized recommendations that factor in the user’s adventure persona.

Through our mobile app, we understand the end user’s adventure preferences, learn from their past experiences, evaluate their likes, dislikes, skill level, and inspirations and reward them for their discoveries. Based on each individual’s unique profile that leverages our machine learning algorithms, we make recommendations for adventures that they would enjoy the most, should experiment with and guide them on how to get started. One of the things we are most proud of is our algorithm’s ability to assess a person's skill level and risk tolerance and recommend adventures that they can complete and enjoy. All you have to do is explore the outdoors, share your adventures and get rewarded for it.

We grant points to our users for sharing their outdoor discoveries - be it hiking, rock climbing, trail running, or anything that you love to do. These points can be redeemed for rewards. We offer a plethora of outdoor products at a significant discount as rewards. Currently, we are featuring more than 200 outdoor products like backpacks, tents, camping equipment etc as rewards on our platform.

Outdoor Ninja app is currently available for iOS via private invitation only. Sign up here and get invited to download the app.  

 

App Features

Get personalized recommendations for outdoor adventures based on your unique adventure persona

 

Share your outdoor discoveries with the community and earn trail points 

 

Redeem your points for outdoor gear rewards on our platform

 

 

Outdoor Ninja Team

 

Janisha Anand, CEO and Founder

I’m a technologist by trade but an outdoor enthusiast by choice. When I’m not coding, I can be found hiking locally on the trails in upstate NY. My passion for the outdoors and a constant search for the next challenge have taken me on numerous hiking and backpacking adventures, both domestically and internationally. My recent few feats have been a backpacking Tour de Mont Blanc covering a distance of 110 miles through the French, Italian and Swiss Alps summiting Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; backpacking the W circuit in Patagonia, Chile; and hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru. I have been to over 39 national parks and countless state parks, and am still yearning to explore more!

I’m uniquely positioned to run my business. I bring in 12 years of industry experience in Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering at companies like Amazon, Cisco, and Oracle, and I am applying my experience to solve a challenge for a domain I’m personally passionate about. Having gone through the challenges around ‘where to go’, ‘what to do’, ‘will I be able to do this’, ‘how to get started’, ‘this is too risky’ while researching for my next outdoor adventure and having spoken to several outdoor enthusiasts, I validated the problem around not having a smart solution that understood the end user’s adventure personality, learnt from their past experiences and made suggestions accordingly.

 

Jason Nachamie, Business Development Lead

Finding his passion within the start-up community, Jason loves the way entrepreneurs can influence the business world just as much as he loves being outside. This recent University of Vermont grad has returned to NYC to pursue these passions, while still finding time to let his soul free snowboarding, rock climbing or hiking in the Green Mountains of Vermont or upstate in the Adirondack. 

Jason has a degree in Community Entrepreneurship. At UVM he created the first student-run venture capital fund. After receiving a grant from the university’s research department, Jason was put as lead analyst for the Catamount Innovation Fund and was responsible for networking with local VC’s, marketing firms, design facilities and maker spaces.

Jason brings loads of dynamism and a fresh business acumen to help grow the Outdoor Ninja community.

Aejaj Sande, Mobile App developer

Aejaj has a penchant for coding! He has a Masters in Computer Science and over 5 years of experience in Front-end web and mobile app development.  When he isn't found behind his desk coding, he can be spotted on the trails in Catskills. 

Jude Moon, Data Scientist 

Jude loves finding hidden patterns and stories out of data. Every related to statistics and machine learning excites her. An indoor person who fell in love with discovering outdoor experiences while she was building recommendation engines for outdoor adventures! 

 

Who is an Outdoor Ninja?

There are 145 Million Outdoor Ninjas in the US alone. An Outdoor Ninja is an active outdoor adventure seeker who is looking to find their next adventure and share their discoveries as they make them. Outdoor Ninjas are social, well educated, and have a passion for pushing themselves to the limit.

Why are we raising money?

We are raising money on iFundWomen to grow the Outdoor Ninja community and to continue to develop useful features for the app to enhance their experience with us. At this point, we are only serving the hiking community. We want to expand our domain and serve adventures like rock climbing, mountain biking, trail running and the likes and we need your support! 

Are you ready to be an Outdoor Ninja?

 

 

 

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Vinay Yadappanavar
08/09/2018
Outdoor Ninja Business Promo
$35
Jacob Ramirez
08/09/2018
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!
$15
gmkan
08/08/2018
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!
$10
Radhika
08/08/2018
Get Some Free Trail Points!
$50
Kush teotia
08/08/2018
Free Tier 1 rewards!
$100
08/08/2018
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!
$10
Sadashiv
08/08/2018
Outdoor Ninja Swell Water Bottle + Free Tier 1 Reward
$128
drumzz4u
08/08/2018
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!
$25
Sameer Ahmed
08/07/2018
The Official Outdoor Ninja T-Shirt (limited edition only)
$50
Nickil
08/07/2018
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!
$10
Monetary Contribution

Just Because I Care

21 Supporters
Select this reward
10.00 USD
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!

Be the first to get a private invite to the app and a shout out on our social media pages! Even our first level donations help us hit the ground running and get you in on the action early! 

23 Supporters
Select this reward
20.00 USD
Get your Outdoor Story told!

Outdoor Ninja wants to hear your outdoor adventure story and by contributing a level 2 donation, we will share your story on all of our social media pages and our blog! Just like Humans of New York but with an Outdoor Ninja twist, we believe everyone should have their story told, and we want to feature all our awesome supporters for the world to see. 

18 Supporters
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35.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Business Promo

Special for our fundraising partners, Outdoor Ninja will create a customized feature on our social media in order to promote your business, and share your contributions to the outdoor community! 

9 Supporters
Select this reward
45.00 USD
The Official Outdoor Ninja T-Shirt (limited edition only)

Grab your Outdoor Ninja T-Shirt +  the app and head out for your next hike! It doesn't get cooler than that! 

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4 Supporters
Select this reward
50.00 USD
Get Some Free Trail Points!

If you’re looking to get ahead in our rewards program and start racking up some discounts on the awesome gear we have featured, then this donation level is for you! By contributing to Outdoor Ninja at this level you will get 20 free trail points when you join the app, which will automatically get you 25% closer to unlocking tier 1 rewards. 

11 Supporters
Select this reward
75.00 USD
Get even MORE Free Trail Points!

Similar to the previous donation level, by contributing just a little more to Outdoor Ninja you will get twice the trail points when you join the app! This gets you 50% of the way to unlocking tier 1 rewards! 

2 Supporters
Select this reward
125.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Swell Water Bottle + Free Tier 1 Reward

Donate just a little more to Outdoor Ninja and we will not only unlock Tier 1 rewards for free but also will you get an original, limited edition Outdoor Ninja Swell Bottle. Stay Hydrated while you are on your adventure with this awesome Swell Bottle and get a head start on unlocking our amazing rewards. 

13 Supporters
Select this reward
150.00 USD
Get your landing page built out (For fellow entrepreneurs)

Your landing page your first brand presence and it should be impactful! Leave the heavy lifting to us! We'll build a custom landing page for your project and give four iterations before signing it off. 

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2 Supporters
Select this reward
250.00 USD
1 - Hour Tech Stack Consulting, Review and Recommendations (for Non-Tech Founders)

We will conduct a tech stack of your application/project and/or provide feedback and suggestions for tweaks and additions. These recommendations can be provided in the form of a 1-2 page written document.

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1 Supporter
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450.00 USD
Get a customized, exclusive trip, designed by us to fit your preferences!

No more excessive googling for your next outdoor adventure! By contributing this generous donation, you will get access to our super power! Save yourself 20 hours of Googling by donating at this level and letting us create a customized, detailed travel itinerary exclusively for you, tailored to your preferences. Let us do the work for you, all you have to do is enjoy your adventure! 

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4 Supporters
Select this reward
750.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Premium #INSTA Partner

Isn't our #Insta gorgeous? It's also useful, as we give information about each hike in the post. By becoming a premium #insta partner, Outdoor Ninja will create 3 Instagram posts for you, every week, for 6 weeks! Plus, your brand and product will be featured on our app, on the website, and on our social media. 

0 Supporters
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About the Entrepreneur

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Rewards

Monetary Contribution

Just Because I Care

21 Supporters
Select this reward
10.00 USD
Be the First Outdoor Ninja!

Be the first to get a private invite to the app and a shout out on our social media pages! Even our first level donations help us hit the ground running and get you in on the action early! 

23 Supporters
Select this reward
20.00 USD
Get your Outdoor Story told!

Outdoor Ninja wants to hear your outdoor adventure story and by contributing a level 2 donation, we will share your story on all of our social media pages and our blog! Just like Humans of New York but with an Outdoor Ninja twist, we believe everyone should have their story told, and we want to feature all our awesome supporters for the world to see. 

18 Supporters
Select this reward
35.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Business Promo

Special for our fundraising partners, Outdoor Ninja will create a customized feature on our social media in order to promote your business, and share your contributions to the outdoor community! 

9 Supporters
Select this reward
45.00 USD
The Official Outdoor Ninja T-Shirt (limited edition only)

Grab your Outdoor Ninja T-Shirt +  the app and head out for your next hike! It doesn't get cooler than that! 

26 Left
4 Supporters
Select this reward
50.00 USD
Get Some Free Trail Points!

If you’re looking to get ahead in our rewards program and start racking up some discounts on the awesome gear we have featured, then this donation level is for you! By contributing to Outdoor Ninja at this level you will get 20 free trail points when you join the app, which will automatically get you 25% closer to unlocking tier 1 rewards. 

11 Supporters
Select this reward
75.00 USD
Get even MORE Free Trail Points!

Similar to the previous donation level, by contributing just a little more to Outdoor Ninja you will get twice the trail points when you join the app! This gets you 50% of the way to unlocking tier 1 rewards! 

2 Supporters
Select this reward
125.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Swell Water Bottle + Free Tier 1 Reward

Donate just a little more to Outdoor Ninja and we will not only unlock Tier 1 rewards for free but also will you get an original, limited edition Outdoor Ninja Swell Bottle. Stay Hydrated while you are on your adventure with this awesome Swell Bottle and get a head start on unlocking our amazing rewards. 

13 Supporters
Select this reward
150.00 USD
Get your landing page built out (For fellow entrepreneurs)

Your landing page your first brand presence and it should be impactful! Leave the heavy lifting to us! We'll build a custom landing page for your project and give four iterations before signing it off. 

3 Left
2 Supporters
Select this reward
250.00 USD
1 - Hour Tech Stack Consulting, Review and Recommendations (for Non-Tech Founders)

We will conduct a tech stack of your application/project and/or provide feedback and suggestions for tweaks and additions. These recommendations can be provided in the form of a 1-2 page written document.

9 Left
1 Supporter
Select this reward
450.00 USD
Get a customized, exclusive trip, designed by us to fit your preferences!

No more excessive googling for your next outdoor adventure! By contributing this generous donation, you will get access to our super power! Save yourself 20 hours of Googling by donating at this level and letting us create a customized, detailed travel itinerary exclusively for you, tailored to your preferences. Let us do the work for you, all you have to do is enjoy your adventure! 

6 Left
4 Supporters
Select this reward
750.00 USD
Outdoor Ninja Premium #INSTA Partner

Isn't our #Insta gorgeous? It's also useful, as we give information about each hike in the post. By becoming a premium #insta partner, Outdoor Ninja will create 3 Instagram posts for you, every week, for 6 weeks! Plus, your brand and product will be featured on our app, on the website, and on our social media. 

0 Supporters
Select this reward