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Introducing Toymail Cloud for Talkies

When we started Toymail, our vision was to make toys that could evolve. Today we launch the Toymail Cloud for Talkies, a constellation of apps that expand the capabilities of our toys, and with that, our vision has become a reality.

Misbah Ashraf 02.23.17

Toymail in the Tank

When we were contacted by ABC to appear on Shark Tank shortly after we launched our company our first and only thought was "No."

Toymail Team 02.10.17

Just screens, no children

I had two kids, cofounded a startup, quit midwifery school, and accidentally had another kid in very, very short order.

Toymail Team 01.16.17

We're at CES!

CES 2017 was a first for Toymail. If you aren't familiar with CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) it's the largest global gathering focused on showcasing the latest in technology and innovation.

Audry Hill 01.08.17

Toymail's Amazon Backing (and why Echo makes sense for kids)

In June, we received backing from Amazon's Alexa Fund and began integrating the voice recognition technology that enables their Echo device into our Talkies. The first step in that process was to test whether Alexa made sense for kids.I have three of those, so I knew it made a whole lot of sense to start with them.

Toymail Team 12.20.16

Launching the Talkies!

Three years ago, Gauri and I began to work on a new way to voice chat with kids. We wanted to make a physical toy, because, unlike a phone, that's something you can feel good about putting in kids' hands.

Toymail Team 11.22.16

YC said no, then yes

The first time Gauri and I interviewed for YC, we knew we weren't getting in. Not just because Gauri and I are women (a historically underrepresented group within startup bootcamps), and not just because we were 10-20 years older than everyone else in the waiting room and yet somehow were the only ones who brought along toys.

Toymail Team 03.15.16