Business & Tech
Manhattan Beach's EQtainment Raises $5 Million to Improve Kids' Emotional Intelligence
The company's product line includes shows, music albums, toys and games that teach children social and emotional skills.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA -- Manhattan Beach-based EQtainment has raised $5 million in capital to continue developing products to improve children's emotional and social intelligence, it was reported Friday.
The money was secured from angel investors, according to VentureBeat, a technology news site.
The start-up product line includes shows, music albums, toys and games that teach children social and emotional skills.
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"Parents are becoming more aware of the strong correlation between EQ skills and future success in life, as well as improvement in social skills and behavior," EQtainment CEO's Erica Buxton said in a statement last year when she was hired.
EQtainment was founded in 2014 by Sofia Dickens when she couldn't find content and games to teach her own children emotional intelligence.
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Three of EQtainment's products, Q's Race to the Top Boardgame, Q-Time Buddy and Q's on the Go Pack, were honored with the Tillywig Brain Child Award in 2016. In 2015, Q's Race to the Top was recognized as a Parent's Choice Recommended toy as well as winning the Mom's Choice Award.
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