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Smore is a technology company.
Smore has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Smore.
Smore has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Smore provides a digital communication platform, functioning as a newsletter builder tailored for educational institutions. It empowers schools and districts to create and distribute engaging online newsletters, streamlining communication with families. The platform offers intuitive design tools, facilitating information sharing and enhancing community engagement.
Co-founded by Gilad Avidan and Shlomi Atar, Smore launched in Seattle in 2011 from the Techstars Accelerator. Their initial insight focused on user-friendly newsletter tools for small businesses. This experience led the founders to pivot, developing a specialized communication solution for the distinct demands of the K12 education sector.
Smore primarily serves K12 schools and districts, enabling educators and administrators to maintain consistent contact with parents and their broader school community. The company envisions fostering improved engagement and stronger connections through accessible communication, ensuring critical information reaches all stakeholders effectively.
Key people at Smore.
SMOORE Technology Limited (often stylized as smoore or Smoore) is a Shenzhen-based technology company founded in 2009, recognized as the world's leading provider of atomization technology solutions, particularly in vaping devices.[1][2][3] It develops core technologies for electronic atomization, serving global clients through brands like FEELM, VAPORESSO (its private brand), CCELL, and METEX, while expanding into healthcare (inhaled drug delivery) and beauty (transdermal treatments).[2][3] With nearly 20,000 employees, over 1,000 R&D staff, and significant investments—such as 614.7 million in R&D for 2023 H1—SMOORE holds 6,816 patent applications and operates advanced manufacturing like the world's first automated pod production line at 7,200 units per hour (UPH).[1][3] The company went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020 (stock code: 6969) and became the largest vaping device manufacturer by 2019.[1][2]
SMOORE solves challenges in precise atomization for consumer vaping, medical inhalation, and beauty applications, targeting manufacturers, healthcare providers, and beauty brands worldwide.[2][4] Its growth is evident in milestones like launching the first disposable ceramic coil pod in 2022 and maintaining a global network of nine R&D institutes.[1][2]
SMOORE was founded in 2009 in Shenzhen's Bao'an District, China, emerging as a pioneer in atomization technologies amid rising demand for electronic cigarettes and vaping devices.[1][2] Key early developments include opening a Heating Technology R&D Centre in 2014, earning National High-Tech Enterprise Certification in 2015, and establishing a Fundamental Research Centre in 2017.[2] By 2019, it had scaled to become the world's largest atomization device manufacturer, followed by its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in July 2020 (stock code: HK6969).[1][2]
The company's evolution reflects a focus on R&D, growing from vaping solutions to diversified applications, supported by a team that filed 2,612 patents by mid-2021 (1,272 authorized).[1] Pivotal moments include the 2020 Shenzhen Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base and 2022's FEELM Max disposable tech launch, humanizing its rise through relentless innovation and a workforce now nearing 20,000.[1][2][3]
SMOORE rides the global wave of atomization tech, fueled by vaping market growth, rising demand for smokeless alternatives, and expansions into medtech (inhaled drugs) and beauty (transdermal delivery).[2] Timing aligns with post-2010 e-cigarette booms and regulatory shifts favoring advanced, safer devices, positioning it as the largest vaping manufacturer since 2019.[2] Favorable market forces include Asia's manufacturing dominance, global R&D offshoring, and health trends prioritizing precise drug/nicotine delivery over combustion.[1][3]
It influences the ecosystem by supplying tech to diverse clients, setting standards via patents and innovations like ceramic coils, and driving industry progress through exhibitions (e.g., IECIE 2022) and sustainability efforts like ESG reporting.[2][3][4]
SMOORE's trajectory points to deeper penetration in healthcare and beauty atomization, building on vaping dominance with innovations like disposable ceramic solutions and automated scaling.[2][3] Trends like regulatory tightening on disposables, AI-enhanced R&D, and inhaled therapeutics will shape its path, potentially amplifying influence via partnerships and new patents. As the atomization leader, expect sustained growth through global expansion, tying back to its 2009 roots in making life better via precise tech.[1][2]
Smore has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Smore's investors include Founder, Founders' Co-op, Greylock Partners.
Smore has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in May 2014.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2014 | $2M Seed | Founder | Founders' Co OP, Greylock Partners | Announced |
