Smore Magazine: Ignite Her Brilliance

A project in Houston, TX by Sarita Menon
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An unconventional comic book style science magazine designed to get girls STEM-smart. Created for girls. Recommended for all humans.
Backers: 481
Average Pledge Per Backer: $55

Funded: $26,299 of $7,500
Dates: Mar 27th -> Apr 27th (32 days)
Project By: Sarita Menon
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Latest News

400 Backers + Home Stretch !

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow ! We are almost nearing the end of this campaign with only 3 more days to go. We are ramping up our efforts to remind all those procrastinators and busy bees to get their pledges in before they lose out on these amazing subscription deals.  I... (Read More)

Stretch Goal #1 UNLOCKED !!!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
YAY !!!! WE DID IT . Today Smore hit $20,000!!!!!!! I am currently in a state of extreme happiness, absolute gratitude, a little emotional, and super motivated.  So there you have it. You all have helped to unlock STRETCH GOAL #1: A SMORE... (Read More)

Smore: A New Science Magazine for Girls

April 16th - via: geekdad.com
I chat with Smore magazine founder Sarita Menon about her motivation for this new endeavor. (Read More)

Stretch goal #1 is so close !!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone !  Today we are at 300 backers! How amazing is that? We are so pumped up right now seeing the love Smore is getting from all of you.  And guess what? We are only $2500 away from reaching STRETCH GOAL #1 !!!Which means that super... (Read More)

15K reached ..15 more days to go !

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
15 days ago we hit the launch button on this site and Smore went live. We went from $0 and zero believers to $15,000 and 253 Smore supporters in just 15 days.  That makes me unbelievably happy and grateful. You are probably tired of hearing it by... (Read More)

First Stretch Goal...A Smore Centerfold Poster in every issue!!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
11 days into the campaign we are at 12K with 203 backers!!   Wow !! I pinch myself sometimes because it is all so surreal. And I cannot thank you all enough for your backing. We need a minimum number of subscriptions to keep the overhead cost of... (Read More)

STEM Magazine 'Smore', Created To Engage Young Girls, Launches Kickstarter Campaign

April 3rd - via: girltalkhq.com
74% of middle school girls say they love science, but less than 15% of these girls end up in the STEM workforce. (Read More)

WE DID IT !!!! SMORE hit its funding goal in just 6 days!

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
SMORE was built on an idea, fueled by our passion and brought to life by YOUR belief and support.  Thanks to you Smore is born!  And you know just as well as we do: This is just the beginning.   Now that we have the money to kickstart this... (Read More)

BEST FRIDAY EVER !! Thanks to you.

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
 Hi Friends,Yes !! We hit our 100th pledge this morning and we are ecstatic. We are now at 82% of our funding goal.  This means you and 99 others believed that SMORE is NEEDED if we have to raise confident, unapologetically smart girls as future... (Read More)

Yay !! DAY 1 and SMORE is 50% funded.

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow ! It has been a pretty amazing day for us. We got off to a great start thanks to our wonderful family and friends who supported us as soon as we launched.  Within 5 hours of launching, we got the Kickstarter -"Project we Love"  tag!  As of... (Read More)

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