ABCey’s Startup Monday: Brandless

Startup Monday is ABCey’s weekly post that showcases some of the best and most innovative startups based in the San Francisco Bay Area! These are often companies that we have our eye on or have worked with in the past. Today, we’d like to highlight Brandless!

Brandless

Brandless is an e-commerce company founded in San Francisco in 2015 that recently launched in July 2017. This startup focuses on being completely transparent with customers and bringing high quality products and healthy ingredients. They sell a variety of things, ranging from household items to beauty products to food! The best part? Each product is just $3!

It’s simple. With the Brandless label, co-founders Tina Sharkey and Ido Leffler eliminated the “brand tax.” This is the hidden cost of buying from a brand that drives up the prices of products.

Moreover, the product packaging consists of the company logo and descriptors, like kosher, organic, or gluten free. This simplifies the shopping process and provides transparency for the consumer. You also have the option to “B.more” and sign up to be a member, which includes benefits, such as free shipping.

Brandless and Feeding America

Also, when you sign up to “B.more,” Brandless will donate the monetary equivalent of 10 meals to Feeding America. Brandless is partnered with Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger relief organization, and with every purchase, a meal will be donated on your behalf to those facing hunger.

Why we love it!

Brandless is very affordable and their products are health-conscious and environmentally friendly! Additionally, the company holds all their products to the highest standards. They also cater to what the community values most in their household items or in their foods. Furthermore, this startup dedicates itself leaving a positive impact on their community and the world.

Have you tried Brandless yet, or thinking about using it? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook and Twitter.

Tech Tuesday: LolaBee’s Harvest

Tech Tuesday highlights the best and brightest ideas in the tech world. ABCey would like to recognize these up and coming companies for their innovative ideas and ability to think outside the box!

Whether they’re on your way home from work or part of your Saturday morning routine, farmers markets are the preferred grocers of choice for Bay Area locals. That’s why we love that LolaBee’s Harvest is bringing us the very best farm-fresh food right to our doorsteps!

Every item for sale, from the eggs to the eggplants, is locally, humanely, and ethically produced. You can either stuff your online cart with grass-fed meats and organic veggies or order a LolaBee’s Harvest Box filled with seasonal goodies. The best part: LolaBee’s brings small-town farmer’s market quality into the e-commerce game. You order on the weekends, when most farmer’s markets take place, and in a few days your groceries are delivered straight to your doormat. If you’re not home, don’t sweat it. LolaBee’s Harvest uses insulated packaging to keep your groceries cool for hours.

LolaBee’s Harvest is a business using technology to both progress society while bringing us back to our roots. (Pun not intended!) American demand for local and unprocessed foods has never been higher and farmer’s markets are trending in cities of all shapes and sizes. LolaBee’s is fulfilling this large market’s needs while appealing to the schedules and availability of a busy, online world. In other words, this business is both local and sustainable (pun definitely intended!)

What do you think of LolaBee’s Harvest? Would you use this service? Let us know in a comment or on Facebook and Twitter!

Startup Monday: Instacanvas

Startup Monday is ABCey’s weekly post that features some of the best and brightest companies in the Bay Area. They are often companies that we have our eye on or have worked with in the past that we would like to share with the friends and followers of ABCey Events.

Instagram’s filters and effects can make anyone with a camera look like a talented photographer. And, with the help of Instacanvas, that Instagram of your breakfast could be hanging on the wall of someone’s living room!

Instacanvas is an online service that allows people to buy and sell real-life prints of Instagram pictures. Instagram users can create a profile and choose which photos they want to feature in their gallery. The gallery is then published on the website for consumers to peruse and purchase.

As of now, you can turn an Instagram print into a canvas, framed print, 3D prism, greeting card, or iPhone case! More products are in the works, such as wearable art. Can you imagine people walking around with your art proudly displayed on their phone case?

Instacanvas is a compelling startup because it combines social networking and e-commerce to create a product that benefits both the producer and consumer. The photographer receives around 50% of the profits from the purchase and retains all rights to his or her product. That’s big news for someone who is casually sharing their photos with their Instagram followers!

Do you think your snapshots are gallery worthy? Share your thoughts with us in a comment or on Twitter and Facebook!

Top 5 Sites To Browse, Share, And Shop!

Here at ABCey, we’re always on the lookout for the newest, up-and-coming products and ideas for our clients and parties. With all the different social media platforms we use to share trendy products and items that we’ve recently purchased, it’s no wonder that these Pinterest-styled shopping sites are popping up everywhere. Though each site varies in some way or another, they all offer an easy and fun way to discover unique products or help you find an awesome addition to any of your collections.

1. The Fancy – Fancy prides itself on the exceptional taste of their global community of over 3 million people. This crowd-curated site allows users to discover, collect, and buy from their catalog of amazing goods, places, and stores. Use Fancy to find the best gear, plan a vacation, or keep up to date with the latest fashion.

2. Luvocracy – There’s always the friend whose taste you truly admire, and now you can shop online using their recommendations. You can add the stuff you love to collections for others to see and shop. Each time you buy something, you get the chance to thank the person who made the recommendation and that person earns rewards for helping. Earn rewards when people buy what you recommend, even if someone else passed along your recommendation.

3. BirchBox – BirchBox aims to redefine the retail process by offering consumers a unique and personalized way to discover, learn about, and shop the best beauty, grooming, and lifestyle products on the market. With your subscription, BirchBox sends you samples of beauty products each month…but it’s not just for women! They’ve got a men’s section as well. If you like your samples, you can then buy the full-size version directly from the BirchBox Shop.

4. Storenvy – Users are able to promote the products they like to the Storenvy Marketplace by simply making a purhcase. Any time you’re browsing Storenvy, all of the products are listed in order of real-time popularity. New things are constantly rising to the top when they’re discovered and Envy’d or purchased by a lot of people at once.

5. Curisma – A fusion of the words curation, curiousity, and charisma,Curisma covers the tech scene when it comes to browsing the web and sharing products. Curisma members are influencers who discover and share the latest technologies and designs. You can find and follow people who have the same taste as you do, and then purchase these items as you please.

Have you used any of these sites to browse, share, and shop? Let us know what you think in the comments below or on Facebook & Twitter!