Posted on 13th May 2023
By Billy Langsworthy

Inventors will be able to pitch concepts to FUNRISE at this year’s Virtual Mojo Pitch.
The Virtual Mojo Pitch event takes place digitally across July 11th, 12th and 13th. Meetings with FUNRISE will be hosted and facilitated by the company’s Inventor Relations team at TinkerTini.
“FUNRISE looks forward to participating in Mojo Pitch this year with the support of TinkerTini,” said Jeff Falerni, VP of Global Design & Development at FUNRISE.
“Inventors have become a central part of our growth strategy with several high performing items in our CAT, Gazillion, New Girls Brands and soon to be debuted TMNT line. We look forward to reviewing new concepts that make sense for our business, as well as, our licensed partner properties.”
If you’re an inventor, invention house or design agency that would like book in a meeting with FUNRISE at this year’s Virtual Mojo Pitch, email Mojo’s Billy Langsworthy on [email protected].
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