Holford later met Ochoa Hendrix, an MBA, after doing a Secret Science Club talk in Brooklyn on venomous snails that Ochoa Hendrix attended. After doing 130 interviews with parents, teacher, and museum educators, they realized something was missing in the available science games. “Many people don’t realize the SBIR grant is the largest source of seed funding in the country,” says Ochoa Hendrix. Although Killer Snails has been very successful in applying for funding, the co-founders stretched their budget by building the business as much as they could on their own. In the meantime, they’re enjoying the chance to get interested in killer snails and their other scientific passions.

Source: Forbes March 01, 2019 03:33 UTC