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No money or other consideration is being solicited at this time, and if sent in to Solutions Vending International, Inc., or StartEngine, will not be accepted. No offer to buy securities of Solutions Vending can be accepted and no part of the purchase price can be received until Solutions Vending International, Inc.’s U.S. offering statement is qualified with the SEC. Any such offer to buy securities may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time before notice of its acceptance is given after the qualification date. Any indications of interest in Solutions Vending International, Inc.’s offering involves no obligation or commitment of any kind.**
Female Founder | Minority Founder | SaaS, IoT, Blockchain
PopCom is an automated retail technology company that has built a SaaS & IoT platform for vending machines and kiosks that provides deep consumer insights and engagement for machine operators. The company is seeking investment to help solidify its strong position in the industry as well as fund new development of new blockchain-enabled software that will enable consumers to securely buy government-regulated products (e.g. pharmaceuticals, cannabis, alcohol) from vending machines and ensure retailers stay compliant.
Deal Highlights:
Automation is at the heart of a colossal shift in the retail paradigm, and in the midst of this phenomenon deemed “the Retail Apocalypse”, the self-service retail industry is exploding.² In fact, over two-thirds of retail customers now prefer to self-serve and over 100 million people purchase goods and services from vending machines or kiosks each day in the U.S. ³
While the majority of consumers enjoy added convenience and lower friction transactions, data also suggests that a personalized retail experience is still of great value in the buying process.⁴ Retailers, in the midst of reaping billion-dollar savings from self-service in the form of extremely low operating costs and 24/7 commerce, must address this need for personalized customer experiences without the help of humans at the point-of-sale. Hence, the arrival of smart vending machines was heralded. And with a CAGR of 49%, the industry is booming. ²
We believe we’re uniquely positioned in a market that is currently domiciled by slow-moving, behemoth hardware companies whose turnkey solutions are so expensive that even the largest CPG companies in the world may feel sticker shock when they see the cost of a pilot with our competitors. Our turnkey solution, the PopShop Kiosks with PopCom SaaS, are affordable for any team, from Fortune 500 to single-founder e-commerce brands. Not only is our hardware versatile, sexy, and affordable, we built exceptional software with features that facilitate fun, engaging customer experiences and allows retailers to glean powerful consumer insights and forge stronger relationships with their target demographic.
The last piece pièce de résistance? We're white-labeling our kiosk software for use in the 18 million existing machines worldwide, powered by our partnership with the largest kiosk manufacturer in the US, Kiosk Information Systems.
Bill Butler
CEO, KIOSK Information Systems
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Concerns regarding the security of personally identifiable information (PII), computer vision reliability, and compliance tracking have deterred automated retail innovators from entering the space– until now. We're going to leverage advancements in blockchain, decentralization, and smart contracts to introduce a "2.0" version of our own ecosystem, a first-to-market solution that puts private consumer data back into the hands of consumers and ensures retailers stay compliant with government regulators for every transaction.
It’s no secret that the cannabis industry is one of the fastest growing segments of retail in modern history.¹⁰ Retailers in this "budding" industry face extraordinary transactional compliance hurdles and business risks that could be eradicated with PopCom's automated retail solution: 1) federal prohibition of cannabis sales means retailers in legalized states operate in an all-cash basis, which makes them targets for robberies and fraud ²¹; 2) per-person limits on cannabis purchases are almost impossible to enforce because consumer purchase data exists in walled silos, promoting rampant "no limit" use ²²; and 3) government-mandated seed-to-sale tracking must be enforced without fail– if product is lost, stolen, or unaccounted for, the retailer is at risk of losing their license.²³
Caleb Costa
InCrowd CCO
Collectively, Canada, Mexico, and The United States represent the largest continental pharma market in the world. The U.S. market alone is expected to grow to $1.12 trillion in 2022, with the fastest growth occurring during 2016-2020.¹⁴ This growth in revenue will undoubtedly be closely accompanied by the industry’s expansion into technology-based solutions. Based on PopCom’s discussions with prospective clients in the healthcare industry, this is indeed the case; a technological revolution is on the horizon. Not only will the shift to self-service technology bring 24/7 access to important medication for patients, the data gleaned from their interactions with machines will effectively turn consumers into "e-patients.” This opens up groundbreaking possibilities for distributed and automated healthcare research.
Alcoholic beverage sales are restricted globally by age and identification requirements that can vary significantly across jurisdictions. For example, in the United Arab Emirates, a non-Muslim resident can obtain a license to purchase alcohol for home consumption which is only valid in the Emirate of issuance. In addition to Emirate-specific licensure, the legal minimum age to purchase alcohol varies across the Emirates as well.¹⁸ In the tobacco industry, there is an established regulatory concern regarding vending machines because existing machines do not have the technology to meet compliant sale standards set by the FDA.¹⁹ In the gambling/gaming industry, identity verification is an integral part in preventing fraud and minors from gambling. If lottery retailers or casinos fail to accurately ID their customers, they can face huge financial losses and penalties from regulators. ²⁰
PopCom’s white label software solutions can be used to create a fully compliant, simplified, and automated point of sale system regardless of jurisdiction with advanced metrics available for consumer behavior and demographics.
Facial biometrics are scanned, hashed, and matched to the customers facial template hash stored on the blockchain. If the hashes match, the storefront is unlocked.
Each storefront product exists within the context of a smart contract that contains the necessary information about which compliance oracle to send a request for approval to, daily limits on purchases, and supply chain tracking info.
We submit the necessary information to ensure the retailer is not selling to someone who has already purchased the legal amount.
If the compliance service gives the green light for the sale, the product is vended and the sale is recorded on the blockchain.
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(Above) Animated illustration simulating PopCom's future blockchain product for the regulated retail industry.
Protected by secure biometrics, consumers can dictate where, when, and for what purpose their decentralized identity is used.
Use case: Eliminating the proliferation of high-risk private data silos often targeted by hackers
Our technology uses computer vision to collect anonymous consumer data, while still allowing consumers to benefit from sharing private shopping data.
Use case: Compensating consumers for securely sharing their data with retailers or researchers.
Service Oracles ensure regulated goods are sold within legal constraints with records stored securely on the blockchain.
Use case: Enforcing consumer purchase limits autonomously in pharmaceutical or cannabis machines
Blockchain enables transparent and reliable track-and-trace functionality for all autonomously sold products, keeping retailers compliant and regulators happy.
Use case: Government mandated seed-to-sale tracking and supply-chain reporting for cannabis vending machines
PopCom plans to create a utility token called Point-of-Purchase Token, or XPOP, that will provide means to settle transactions within the PopCom Blockchain Ecosystem. There are several classes of transactions in the planned Ecosystem, all of which are detailed in the whitepaper and listed below:
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GoChain is 100x faster, 1000x more energy efficient, and 7500x cheaper than Ethereum. PopCom is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the GoChain team that will enable a faster and more cost effective blockchain solution.
We are small but mighty team, always willing to put all hands on deck to get the job done. We do a great job of delegating and collaborating - there are no egos, we are truly a team and have a family environment. Our company culture promotes freedom and flexibility, we make mental and physical health a priority, we believe that people perform the best when they are happy and healthy. Our team is driven, extremely talented, passionate about what we do and what we are building, and we love working together.
PopCom is a company of entrepreneurs and industry thought leaders in software, hardware, digital marketing, and business development. What makes us incredibly powerful are our diverse and complementary strengths and experiences. Most of our team has a technical /engineering background and all of us have either started a company or worked for a start up in the past.
Our CEO, Dawn Dickson, with the first PopShop Kiosk working prototype
We have produced two fully manufactured and working PopShop Kiosk prototypes. We are waiting to close deposits on 25 machines priced at $15,000 to give the green-light to our hardware manufacturing partner, Kiosk Information Systems, to begin full production on the PopShop Kiosks. We anticipate to enter full production before the end of 2018.
Our PopCom POS and API are deployed in test staging and fully working on the PopShop Kiosks. As with all software, we are still actively developing new features based on our customers' needs. We anticipate production software deployment prior to shipping our first machines.
The white-label analytics software solution is in the initial development and requirements phase. Our software team is actively working with Kiosk Information Systems on core integration and API development that will connect our retrofit technology (e.g. camera, facial recognition, shop software) to their existing machines. We anticipate shipping production code for the first integration partners in Q1-Q2 2019.
(Above) Video of first PopShop Kiosk prototype with POS demo
(Above) Video of second PopShop Kiosk prototype with dispensing demo
Top: PopCom team meeting
Bottom: Our CEO presenting PopCom for regulated retailers at ShopTalk
PopCom is not a brand new company comprised solely of ambitious blockchain academics; it is comprised of innovators and leaders that have a history of bringing disruptive technology to market. PopCom is at a very advantageous position in terms of bringing blockchain to widespread public use: the company already has developed existing, high-quality products that are being built in a way that facilitates an easy transition to a blockchain network; the company has existing commercial relationships with Fortune 500 companies– including pharmaceuticals–and cannabis dispensaries that have expressed interest in PopCom's regulated retail solution; and the technology that PopCom plans to build will be white-labeled for possible use in over 18 million vending machines and kiosks.
The Popcom team believes in a future where decentralization is not just a concept at the fringes of technology, but is the norm. Instead of fighting a decentralized business model, the company's technology will bring the power of decentralization and self-sovereign identity to regulated retail–
a market in desperate need of innovation and disruption. With powerful institutional backing, a very strong press presence, and a team of die-hard entrepreneurs, PopCom stands to bring blockchain technology to the forefront of automated retail and consequently the public's everyday lives. The company invites forward-thinking investors to join them in bringing their transformative technology to the world.
In order to fast-track development of the technology, PopCom has resolved to offer a dual token offering. Investors who take part in the Class A Common Stock offering, deliverable in the form of tokens ("PCOM Tokens"), will also receive XPOP tokens as a bonus perk, minted and distributed on the GoChain blockchain (if and when they are developed). Join us as we change the face of the Regulated Retail Economy.
Investment: Class A Common Stock deliverable in the form of tokens ("PCOM Tokens") & XPOP Tokens
$0.18/share of Class A Common Stock│When you invest you are betting the company’s future equity value will exceed $9M.
Perks*
Point-of-Purchase Tokens ("XPOP")
The Offering includes 10 XPOP Tokens for every $1 invested. In addition, the following bonuses apply, and these perks are subject to the Bonus Rates and Terms noted below.
Individual XPOP Token Bonus Rates: Individual Investors who participate in the PopCom Regulation CF crowdfunding campaign may be eligible to receive bonus tokens if they contribute more than the minimum investment. The size of the bonus will depend on the size of the investment, and the bonus thresholds are as follows:
Group Token Bonus Structure: In addition to whatever individual token bonuses an investor may receive for their individual investment, the entire investor pool may receive an additional token bonus, for their performance in helping PopCom reach certain investment milestones. Additional token bonuses are as follows:
*All perks will be delivered after the campaign is completed, and upon availability of the Tokens. See Offering Summary below for additional terms.
For details on the bonus, please see the Offering Summary below.
Description: PCOM Tokens will represent a single share of Class A Common Stock, with rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions as designated in the Articles of Incorporation and attached as an Exhibit to the Offering Document. PCOM Tokens will be issued on the ERC20 Blockchain.
The right to tokens is contingent upon the successful development of such Tokens and to the extent applicable, the blockchain upon which they function. There is no guarantee that successful development will ever occur. If development is not completed, investors will still receive shares in book-entry form.
Description: Point-of-Purchase Tokens, or XPOP, are tokens which are planned to be issued on the GoChain network and will provide the means to settle transactions between retailers, regulators, researchers, consumers, and the Company within the PopCom Blockchain ecosystem. There are several classes of transactions in the planned Ecosystem, all of which are covered in detail in the Company's whitepaper, but for the purpose of brevity, will be listed here: Regulated Retail Transactions (RRTx's), Decentralized Data Exchange Transactions, Platform Service Transactions, and Other Transactions.
The right to XPOP Tokens is contingent upon the successful development of such XPOP Tokens and to the extent applicable, the blockchain upon which they function. There is no guarantee that successful development will ever occur.
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Serial Entrepreneur Dawn W. Dickson, founder and CEO of PopCom, a software company for self-service retail, and Flat Out Heels, a producer of rollable flats for women and children sold online and through vending machines, always prepares for the next big opportunity.
Dawn Dickson got into self-service retailing in 2011 with a very simple plan: create a vending machine to sell flat shoes for women on the run. But in the course of launching this business, she learned that self-service retailing technology was not sufficiently developed.
I use my success and access to help other women and people of color, that is what I am most passionate about.
Legend has it that the first vending machine was invented in the first-century by a Greek inventor and professor who wanted to prevent temple visitors from taking more holy water than they paid for.
On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with Dr. Luke Pittaway, Ohio University College of Business Copeland Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Dawn Dickson, founder and CEO of PopCom and Flat Out of Heels.
Female founders are underfunded and underrepresented, but black female founders bear a disproportionate share of the burden. While female founders overall receive 2.7 percent of all venture funding relative to their male counterparts, black female founders receive 0.2 percent.
Vending machines as we know them—a customer chooses an item, inserts cash and punches in the corresponding letter and number combination—are on their way out. Modern digital technology is finally catching up with standalone retail machines, and Columbus company PopCom, formerly known as Solutions Ve
When you think of cutting edge technology, it’s unlikely vending machines pop to mind. But Dawn Dickson has a plan to change that with her startup, PopCom.
In retail, every transaction is an opportunity. An opportunity to make an impression. An opportunity to build revenue and turn product into profit.
As consumer technology brings new conveniences, retailers and brands are finding they have to work harder to stay on top of emerging innovations. Those attending the recent CES event in Las Vegas found a gold mine of self-service products designed to help retailers and brands stay relevant as e-comm
Dawn Dickson created Flat Out of Heels, for the 78% of high-heel-wearing women who take off their shoes because their feet hurt.
For a demographic that has a consumer buying power of $1.3T by the end of 2017, there still seems to be a huge gap or disparity with the representation of Black Influencers in various industries.
Flat Out of Heels sells rollable ballet flats for women. CEO Dawn Dickson launched the Miami-based company in 2012, and the product has been selling like crazy ever since.
Dawn Dickson, PopCom CEO, mentioned as one of the Top 100 Female Founders in 2018 by Inc Magazine.
Dawn Dickson discusses four very important lessons she's learned as a founder raising venture capital.
Industry experts, investors, and users weight in on the potential of PopCom as a company. "...The PopCom kiosks fill every gap we've imagined."
Maximum 5,944,444* shares of Class A Common Stock, deliverable in the form of tokens ("PCOM Tokens") ($1,069,999.92)
*Maximum subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See 10% Bonus below
Minimum 55,555 shares of Class A Common Stock, deliverable in the form of tokens ("PCOM Tokens") ($9,999.90)
| Company | Solutions Vending International |
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| Corporate Address | 1275 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH 43212 |
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| Description of Business | PopCom is an automated retail technology company providing software and hardware solutions for self service retailers. The company is using cutting-edge technology to bring unparalleled consumer data insights to retailers and provide an engaging and frictionless experience to automated retail transactions. |
| Type of Security Offered | Class A Common Stock (the "Securities") and XPOP Tokens (the "Tokens") |
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| Purchase Price of Security Offered | $0.18 per share of Class A Common Stock |
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| Minimum Investment Amount (per investor) | $252.00 |
Perks*
The Offering includes 10 XPOP Tokens for every $1 invested. In addition, the following bonuses apply, and these tokens are subject to the Bonus Rates and Terms noted below.
Individual XPOP Token Bonus Rates: Individual Investors who participate in the PopCom Regulation CF crowdfunding campaign may be eligible to receive bonus tokens if they contribute more than the minimum investment. The size of the bonus will depend on the size of the investment, and the bonus thresholds are as follows:
Group Token Bonus Structure: In addition to whatever individual token bonuses an investor may receive for their individual investment, the entire investor pool may receive an additional token bonus, for their performance in helping PopCom reach certain investment milestones. Additional token bonuses are as follows:
*All perks and tokens will be delivered after the campaign is completed, and upon availability of the Tokens.
Terms of Tokens
Class A Common Stock Tokens ("PCOM", "PopCom Tokens")
Description: The PCOM Tokens will represent a single share of Class A Common Stock of the company, with rights and preferences as designated in the Articles of Incorporation and summarized in the Offering Document.
Exchanges: Tokens intended to be tradable on StartEngine LDGR, tZero, and any other ATS upon launch of the service.
Other Material Terms:
Please see Offering Document for complete set of rights and preferences.
XPOP Tokens
Description: Point-of-Purchase Tokens, or XPOP, are tokens which are planned to be issued on the GoChain network and will provide the means to settle transactions between retailers, regulators, researchers, consumers, and the Company within the PopCom Blockchain ecosystem. There are several classes of transactions in the planned Ecosystem, all of which are covered in detail in the Company's whitepaper, but for the purpose of brevity, will be listed here: Regulated Retail Transactions (RRTx's), Decentralized Data Exchange Transactions, Platform Service Transactions, and Other Transactions.
The right to tokens is contingent upon the successful development of such Tokens and to the extent applicable, the blockchain upon which they function. There is no guarantee that successful development will ever occur.
Will they be listed on Exchanges: We currently intend listing the token on exchanges, but this may change, pending approval to list on such exchanges, changes to the regulatory landscape, or any other reason. Security Tokens may be eligible for trading on SEC approved alternate trading platforms as they become available. There is no guarantee that such a trading platform will be available at that time.
Other Material Terms:
The Company currently does not have a functional distributed ledger based business model nor a blockchain based token and there is no guarantee that such will be developed in the future. The promise of future tokens is contingent upon the successful development of such items. There is no guarantee that successful development will ever occur. The right to receive future tokens and the offering of future tokens is being offered as part of this offering exempt from registration under Regulation CF.
Tax Advisory: Investors should consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax basis for each of the Class A Common Stock and the XPOP Tokens, since they will trade independently.
No Sales in New York: Because the XPOP tokens being offered or included as perks may be viewed as “virtual currencies” under the laws of the State of New York, we are not offering the Class A Common Stock and XPOP Tokens to investors in New York. No Investor who (i) resides, (ii) is located, (iii) has a place of business, or (iv) is conducting business (any of which makes the Investor a “Resident”) in the state of New York will be accepted in this offering.
The 10% Bonus for StartEngine Shareholders
Solutions Vending International will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed, within 24 hours of this offering going live, by StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. shareholders who invested over $1,000 in the StartEngine Reg A offering which closed earlier this year.
StartEngine shareholders who invested $1,000 or more in that StartEngine Reg A offering will receive a 10% bonus on this offering within a 24-hour window of this offering’s launch date. This means you will receive a bonus for any shares you purchase. For example, if you buy 1,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $0.18 / share, you will receive 1,100 Class A Common Stock shares, meaning you'll own 1,100 shares for $180. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.
This 10% bonus is only valid for one year from the time StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. investors received their countersigned StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. subscription agreement.
A crowdfunding investment involves risk. You should not invest any funds in this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. In making an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the issuer and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved. These securities have not been recommended or approved by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, these authorities have not passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this document. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of any securities offered or the terms of the offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any offering document or literature. These securities are offered under an exemption from registration; however, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not made an independent determination that these securities are exempt from registration.
In July the PopCom team traveled to The Netherlands to finalize a new business opportunity and kiosk pilot, and visited our factory partner in Shenzhen, China preparing for production. Watch the videos below to see our team in action!
Still interested in investing in PopCom? Sign up HERE for updates on our upcoming round.
CEO Dawn Dickson, penned a new article "NEW REPORT PROVES I KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT ALL ALONG"- please read and give it a 'clap' on Medium.
The team is headed to Miami and Houston for Meet and Greets this month, PopCom investors we hope to see you there!
In June, the PopCom team traveled to Atlanta to host another meet and greet with investors in the area, over 60 people came to connect with us and each other. Watch the video HERE to meet our ATL investors and hear why they chose to invest with us. We are headed to Miami and Houston August so PopCom investors please check your email for dates.
The PopCom team traveled to Colorado a few weeks ago for a hardware planning meeting, we are so excited that the launch date of the PopShop is getting closer! We love working with the KIOSK team as our hardware manufacturing and software analytics sales partner. Click HERE to watch the video recap from that meeting.
Did you miss the chance to invest in our Reg CF round or are you still on the waitlist? We have another big announcement coming soon! Keep checking our page at www.StartEngine.com/PopCom, checking your emails, you don't want to miss this private announcement.
Thanks again for all of your support!!
Another amazing PopCom investor meet and greet in the books! On June 22 we traveled to LA and hosted over 55 investors from our Start Engine campaign for food, drinks and networking. We are eternally grateful to the 2300 people who invested in our Start Engine campaign - you all understand the value and importance of private equity and group economics. Our CEO Dawn Dickson emphasized to them that they are in a room full of like minded investors and to network and grow horizontally. Get to know each other and support each other. Let's continue to build and support companies and communities together. Next stop Atlanta, then Miami, and Houston. To stay connected with PopCom sign up for our email list HERE. This is where you can receive product updates and exclusive invites to PopCom events.
Watch the video from the Columbus event below
The photos below are of some our amazing investors from LA...video coming soon.
We are traveling around the country to connect with our Start Engine investors in the top 5 cities from our campaign. Up next is Los Angeles (June 22) and Atlanta (June 30) - unfortunately our entire team is not able to travel with us to meet you all so we made this video for you to get to know us better. Some of the team is not featured but to learn more about our entire team visit www.PopCom.Shop/About-Us. Follow us all on social media, connect with us on LinkedIn, we love to hear from you!! Subscribe to our YouTube page for updates on our product status and future investment opportunities. We have some exciting news coming soon!!
CLICK BELOW TO WATCH THE VIDEO AND LEARN MORE ABOUT #TEAMPOPCOM
The PopCom Meet and Greet in Columbus was a huge success and the dates have been confirmed for Los Angeles (June 22) and Atlanta (June 30). These events are for confirmed investors only. If you are a confirmed investor and did not receive an invitation please email us at Auddy@PopCom.Shop. If you are on the waitlist don't worry! We did not forget about you, we are making a BIG announcement soon that you will appreciate, thank you for your patience - everyone will get a chance to be a part of #TeamPopCom.
The PopCom team traveled to Shenzhen, China to meet with the hardware team and tour the factory. You can watch the video of our trip at the link below. Subscribe to our YouTube page for regular video updates - YouTube.com/PopComSaaS
It has been almost a month since the Start Engine campaign became fully subscribed and that is when the real work began! We received over $1,300,000 in commitments from investors and were only able to accept $1,070,000 under the SEC rules around Reg CF rounds. THANK YOU to our new investors and everyone who is still on the waiting list. Stay tuned there will be future opportunities to invest.
Our Founder and CEO Dawn Dickson was featured in Forbes last month as the first Black woman globally to raise a secure token offering over $1M, this was truly historical what we have done together as a community! Read the full story HERE.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR OUR INVESTORS
Check your inbox! We have made tremendous progress with the product and company throughout the campaign. As an investor you will receive an email update every quarter from our Founder, the first one went out this morning (5/15). If you did not receive the email please message Auddy@popCom.shop to be added to the list. You MUST be a confirmed investor in our Start Engine campaign to receive updates, wait list members are not eligible for now.
Continue to stay updated with PopCom on our social media pages: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on YouTube.
PopCom CEO Dawn Dickson was invited to deliver the keynote speech at the Start Engine Founder's Summit in Santa Monica, CA on April 12, it was a full circle moment for our team. Watch the recap HERE and below.
Click the link to watch the video
Hello #TeamPopCom! The round is officially closed and all investments have been accepted! THANK YOU to the 2,078 people who made history with us!
The success of the PopCom Secure token offering (STO) campaign on Start Engine made our CEO Dawn Dickson the first Black woman in the world to raise an STO of this amount! Now the real work begins -- launch the product, generate revenue and scale. If you were on the wait list and did not get confirmed please stay tuned for future investment opportunities. If you are an accredited investor you can still invest for a minimum of $10,000 - contact us at www.PopCom.Shop for more info.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Due to the overwhelming demand and oversubscription of our original $943,000 fundraising goal, we have now extended the campaign to accept the maximum legal amount of $1,070,000. This means several people from the waitlist will be contacted to confirm your investment, please do this ASAP as the wait list is currently over capacity and we have more requests to invest than we can legally accept.
CONFIRM YOUR INVESTMENT ASAP.
We are excited to announce that our Founder & CEO Dawn Dickson will be delivering the keynote at the Start Engine Founders Summit on Friday, April 12 in Santa Monica, California. This is great honor and full circle moment for PopCom and we thank you for helping us build momentum and smash our goals!
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