We launch undiscovered products and help them succeed; we call them Grommets. Grommets aren't just things. Grommets are products with a purpose invented by people with stories.

Buy Differently. @thegrommet

Puts power in the hands of the people to fund, design, prototype, produce, manufacture, distribute, market and sell their own goods”

The Grommet is a product launch platform.

Waka Waka Launched 1/10/13

We learned that the business of product launch was both

massive and very broken.

Social Media & Accessible Video Opp Social media and accessible video had the power to democratize product launch.

Lumi Launched 11/19/13

Mission Counts.

HopBox Launched 10/22/13

Vurtego Launched 11/6/09

The traditional ladder was broken – Makers needed to vault from 0 to 60.

The more innovative a product, the LESS likely it is to succeed.

Sugru Launched 11/4/11

InRoad PlayTape Launched 9/3/14

We needed to reclear the path to launch and pave the road for a new generation of Makers.

We have the power to change the landscape of mainstream retail.

LifeStraw Launched 3/5/14

We would build a media platform to tell the story of new to market products.

Skallops Launched 10/18/13

A place where success or failure would be decided by users.

RoboMe Launched 10/30/13

Video would be central to our storytelling Video is central to our storytelling

Our Product Launch Platform creates an authentic, unvarnished story of a product and then gives it national

exposure.

The Grommet is not a retailer. Our customer is the Maker.

We’ve launched over 2,000 products since our start in 2008.

Cameo by RUX, Heirloom Rattles Launched 10/25/12

Online conversations provide a rich forum for both

community and maker. Great question! We

have a number of additional items including curved blocks. We are excited you like the concept!

I love this and its so innovative. Is it be possible to add a line of curving blocks?

Hi Grommeters! We’re excited to launch on The Grommet and introduce you to your new 5-minute garden.    

Our Data

In 24 hours we have powerful data on social and commercial response Validation is like gold in the early days of your product

Belle-V Launched 8/20/14

Choice means individual empowerment, not universal agreement.

Vote for your priorities with your dollars.���

Consumer Spending Drives 70% of economic activity in the U.S.

-The New York Times

The products we buy and the companies we support create the world we live in.

Mighty Purse Launched 12/19/13  

Our Community “votes” with their purchases. They value Grommets that are a

part of the following markets:  

Design > Prototype > Fundraising > Manufacturing > Mainstream Market Entry.

Nomiku Launched 6/11/14

… The Grommet represented the route to mainstream market entry at the first White House Maker Faire

Even the White House has joined the Movement…

The Maker Movement: Our Future Economy

The innovative, new-to-market products

coming from this movement are the

reason we do business every day and we're

certain this is not just a passing trend.

TALK TO US!

QUESTIONS? Find us on Twitter@TheGrommet