LuminAID Digital Catalog - Summer 2017-18 | Page 5
Company History
2010 - 2013
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Solar inflatable lights are
invented by Anna & Andrea
(2010)
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First lights sold (2011)
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First patents are filed (2011)
2014
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LuminAID reaches
milestone of having
distributed 10,000 donated
lights through our Give
Light, Get Light program
2015
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LuminAID is featured on Season 6 of ABC’s Shark Tank and
receives offers from all 5 Sharks
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LuminAID closes a deal with Mark Cuban, the company’s first
investor
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LuminAID is awarded $100K Chase Mission Main Street Grant
2016
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LuminAID wins the Pitch For Good
competition sponsored by TOMS
and Inc. Magazine, and secures
investment from founder of TOMS
shoes, Blake Mycoskie
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LuminAID receives wide-ranging
utility patent covering inflatable
solar light technology