WorldState
6600 NE 78th Ct, Ste A3, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
Overview
WorldState is a combination of a newsletter and application. The newsletter has 4k subscribers. The application is in beta. Keeping up with the news is hard. Staying informed, yet unbiased with the constant reveal of new sources and a constant spew of information is hard. By the time you get through one article, five more have appeared that all demand your attention and focus. WorldState is easy. WorldState aims to give you the news about your world in easily digestible pieces that build upon one another so you never feel like you're left behind. The backstory is a given instead of a small possibility. We never assume prior knowledge on a topic so all of the news we curate comes from a fresh start so you never feel left out or uninformed. We report on the relevant and we take all the work out of being up to date for you. Log on once, have the entire story, from beginning to end with new developments and old ones, at your finger tips. We leverage technologies like IBM Watson.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Content Delivery Network
- Mobile
- News
- Software
- Teenagers
Investment portfolio
- Papa's Pops
Led · Seed · Feb 2020
Papa's Pops is a relaunched snack brand that makes skinless popcorn using a proprietary popping process to remove the hull from traditional popcorn kernels. Founder Vic Bauer originally introduced the product to the U.S. as New Pop in 2016 but discontinued it after a manufacturing partnership ended badly. The company completed a $1.25 million seed round led by Chetrit Ventures with participation from WorldState, Talent Resource Ventures, Tinder founder Justin Mateen and RXBAR founder Peter Rahal. Investors are contributing strategic support on supermarket distribution, consumer communication and packaging. Papa's Pops is launching in major retailers, with first bags hitting Walmart the first week in March, a 14–16 week program at Sam’s Club, and placements at Wakefern, Jewel-Osco, King’s and others. Go-to-market plans include six initial flavors made with clean ingredients, aggressive promotions (BOGO and discounted pricing), hiring an experienced VP in the popcorn business, and heavy trade-show engagement.
Team
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