Ekster

Raising $1M on Kickstarter To Launch A $500K/Month Time-Saving Accessories Brand

May 29th, 2020
Olivier Momma
Founder, Ekster
$1.5M
revenue/mo
3
Founders
18
Employees
Ekster
from Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
started April 2015
$1,500,000
revenue/mo
3
Founders
18
Employees
market size
$463B
avg revenue (monthly)
$236K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
40%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Organic social media
business model
ecommerce
best tools
Google Drive, Instagram, Quickbooks
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
15 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hello! My name is Olivier Momma, and together with Rick Scharnigg and Richard Canneman, I founded Ekster. We make time-saving designs for smarter living; products that’ll make every day easier for you.

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Our flagship products are the Parliament wallet, an upgrade on the traditional leather wallet, and the Tracker Card. The Parliament is still made of leather, but that’s about the only thing it has in common with your old George Constanza. It’s compact, sleek, and fits in your front pocket - like any other cardholder, except for the quick card access mechanism, which you can use to access all your cards with one click. You can also track your wallet with the Tracker Card, which runs on solar energy, and only needs two hours of sunlight charge every three months.

We’ve released four different lines of the Parliament wallet,...

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