Company overview

Launched in 2014 by former philosophy professor David Barnett, PopSockets makes empowering, fun and expressive products that help people phone better. PopSockets has sold over 230 million of its iconic phone grips in 75 countries and now has an expanding ecosystem of related products, including phone cases, wallets and mounts. Our mission is to empower enhanced mobile functionality, self-expression, and authentic human connection. We imagine an Eternal Positivity Machine that sparks joy, creativity, and meaningful relationships. We bring this vision to life by upholding the highest standards in materials, packaging, logistics, and design—while ensuring our supply chain and labor practices remain ethical, responsible, and transparent.In 2021, PopSockets was honored as one of Fast Company’s World's Most Innovative Companies.In 2020, PopSockets was named the Best Company (of our size) to Work for in Colorado by ICC and ColoradoBiz Magazine, after being a runner up in 2019. We were also named on Built In Colorado’s list of Best Midsize Places to work in 2020. We were Inc. 5000's second fastest growing company in the US for 2018, with a 71,424% percent of sales increase over the previous three years. Just this past March, we’ve been named one of Fast Companies Most Innovative Companies.
Founded in 2012
Boulder, Colorado, USA
162 employees (36 in marketing)
29% recommend to a friend
21% positive business outlook

Salaries

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

7 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount -0.6% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$365K

Last raise

Series Unknown, 9 years ago

Funding history

Jan 2017

Venture Round PopSockets

Apr 2014

Pre Seed Round PopSockets · $365K

Audience

Monthly website visitors
1M
Month over month+4.4%
Quarter over quarter+52.1%
Top sourceDirect (51.3%)
Ad budget per month$27.4K
Average search rank53.3
Traffic source mix
Direct
51.3%
Search
37.6%
Social
5.5%
Referral
4.2%
Paid referral
1.2%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

11.1K

12-mo growth

Monthly growth

+1.3%

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