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Preccelerator® Program Company Napkin Finance Partners with White House

Congratulations to SAM Preccelerator® Program company Napkin Finance, a subsidiary of CardBlanc. Napkin Finance has teamed up with the White House to promote financial literacy among students and young adults, and assist them with preparing for college and Federal Student Aid. This is part of President Obama and the First Lady’s Reach Higher, Better Make Room and National College Signing Day initiatives.

The White House just released the Fact Sheet “Celebrating Progress in Expanding College Opportunity for Every Student on College Signing Day.” In regards to Napkin Finance it states, “Napkin Finance breaks down financial concepts in a simple, engaging, and visual way in 30 seconds or less. Most importantly, it teaches teens and young adults how to make smart money decisions and build a lifetime of financial well-being. For the First Lady’s Better Make Room initiative, Napkin Finance has created a course with “napkins” that prepare students for the financial challenges of a college education. The Better Make Room collaboration with Napkin Finance will inspire and empower teens to fill out the FAFSA, learn more about options for paying for college, understand how student loans work, and encourage ongoing engagement with the Reach Higher platform.”

To read the full Fact Sheet, click here.

To learn more about Napkin Finance visit: http://www.napkinfinance.com

For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or (310) 746-9803.

SAM Preccelerator Program Company CardBlanc Featured as Finalist in IDEO and MasterCard Challenge

We are very proud to announce that our Preccelerator Program company CardBlanc is being featured as a finalist for the IDEO and MasterCard challenge: “How might we use the power of communities to financially empower those who need it most?”

View the Napkin Finance presentation:

https://openideo.com/challenge/financial-empowerment-challenge/refinement/napkin-finance-everything-you-want-to-know-about-money-in-30-seconds-or-less

CardBlanc is a virtual debit card that unlocks an effortless and secure mobile shopping experience. We are simplifying the process for teens to buy, and parents to provide control and supervision in a mobile environment. Napkin Finance is the brain-child of CardBlanc.

Congratulations Tina and Team! We’re rooting for you!

About IDEO – IDEO is one of the most prominent design firms in the country. They create products for IKEA, Microsoft, HBO, among others. They designed the first Apple mouse. Here is a video about them on 60 min: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/how-to-design-breakthrough-inventions-50138327/

SAM Preccelerator Program Company CardBlanc Announces Its Launch

INTRODUCING CARDBLANC –
THE NEW DESIGNER WALLET FOR A VIRTUAL GENERATION

New Mobile App Offers Consumers a Simple, Secure Solution to Shop Hundreds of
Top Brands and Share Purchases on Mobile Devices

LOS ANGELES, CA (Tuesday, October 14, 2014) – CardBlanc, a mobile shopping platform launches today, offering consumers a simple and secure solution to shop hundreds of top brands, connect with friends and share purchases on their mobile devices through a virtual card. CardBlanc is the first mobile application that provides members an all-in-one social commerce experience on a trusted digital payment platform.

Here’s how it works:

Download the CardBlanc App to receive a virtual personalized card, with your name and a unique card number.
Easily load funds or request funds from family, friends, etc.
Shop by trends, stores, categories or specific brands.
Earn rewards and share purchases with friends.
CardBlanc is secure! CardBlanc authenticates each member and uses bank-grade security encryption.
CardBlanc is free to load and free to use.

Once activated, members enter a curated shopping experience across hundreds of merchants, including, Forever 21, Saks Fifth Avenue, NastyGal, Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, Nike, TopShop, Neiman Marcus, J.Crew, Abercrombie, Victoria’s Secret, Bluefly, with new stores being added daily. Members can earn points and redeem them for hundreds of rewards through CardBlanc’s rewards program based on purchasing and sharing.

“We wanted to create a mobile shopping experience that was a one-stop shop for consumers, where they can learn to be financially responsible but still have fun shopping and sharing with friends,” said Tina Hay, CEO and founder of CardBlanc.

CardBlanc is a part of the Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Preccelerator Program and was selected by PayPal to join the Startup BluePrint program. CardBlanc is privately funded by investors including Tom Dolby.

For more information, visitMyCardBlanc.com; CardBlanc is available now for iPhone on theApp Store.

About CardBlanc:

Founded in 2013 by Tina Hay, CardBlanc is a digital payment platform that unlocks an effortless and secure mobile shopping experience through a virtual card. We provide anintegrated shopping experience – payments, shopping, and social all in one. Our focus is bringing the best financial and shopping experience to consumers through thoughtfully designed mobile products and resources. For more information visit:http://www.mycardblanc.com.

For more information about the Preccelerator Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at (310) 746-9803 or hhubbeling@100.26.91.60

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Announces Third Class of Preccelerator Program

Preccelerator Program begins its third class of companies in Santa Monica

Los Angeles (March 6, 2014) Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP is pleased to announce the admission of a new group of companies to join the third class of its Preccelerator Program in Santa Monica. The Preccelerator is a novel platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Santa Monica office that provides interim office space and access to sophisticated legal services, with the objective of helping start-ups grow their idea from business concept to funded startup.

The new participants include:

CardBlanc – a virtual debit card that unlocks an effortless and secure mobile shopping experience for kids 13 and up.

District2.Co – an online community established to service garment industry professionals who are dissatisfied with the sourcing and supply chain deficiencies in the fashion industry.

GoGet! – an App and Marketplace that helps Store Owners and Consumer Users make money by obtaining a marketing commitment from the Store Owner and giving money in small increments to loyal and new customers in exchange for sharing information.

Rally – creators of an automated kiosk network to rent battery packs to smart phone and tablet users. Rally is a convenient, low-cost and mobile way to charge your device that provides power when you need it, where you need it most.

Team(You), Inc. – a software tool that incentivizes students in classrooms and increases their engagement.

The Program has one additional company that is in stealth mode, and one company from the last class that is continuing with the Preccelerator.

The Preccelerator Program was launched early in 2013 and has had great success with its first and second classes, which resulted in Fleck (fka Splash.io) being accepted into the Portland Incubator Experiment (P.I.E.) for their 12-week incubator program and 3Ten8 joining The Alchemist accelerator program in the Bay area.

About Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP

Stubbs Alderton is a business law firm with robust corporate, public securities, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property practice groups focusing on the representation of venture backed emerging growth companies, middle market public companies, large technology companies, entertainment and digital media companies, investors, venture capital funds, investment bankers and underwriters. The firm’s clients represent the full spectrum of Southern California business with a concentration in the technology, entertainment, videogame, apparel and medical device sectors. Their mission is to provide technically excellent legal services in a consistent, highly-responsive and service-oriented manner with an entrepreneurial and practical business perspective. These principles are the hallmarks of their Firm.

For more information about the Preccelerator Program and to fill out an application, click here or contact Heidi Hubbeling at (310) 746-9803.