Posted on April 02, 2026
What a Makuake Launch Looks LikeKLAW on Makuake One of Invention City's own products just went live on Makuake, Japan's leading crowdfunding platform — the Klingk KLAW. What is Makuake? Think of it as Japan's Kickstarter. Launched in 2013, Makuake is the country's largest crowdfunding marketplace for new products, with a community of enthusiastic early adopters actively hunting for the next great thing. A strong Makuake campaign is one of the most credible ways to break into the Japanese consumer market — and often serves as the on-ramp to broader retail and e-commerce distribution there. The Numbers So Far KlingK ...
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Posted on March 07, 2026
At Invention City, we continue to find valuable applications for AI across our work. Rather than replacing our team, AI has deepened the quality of what we produce - though human expertise remains essential to guide it, interpret results, and catch the errors and "hallucinations" that even the best models generate. That said, our reliance on third-party contractors has decreased, and AI capabilities will only continue to advance. Our experience is reflected in a recent report by Anthropic, the company behind Claude, released on March 5, 2026: https://www.anthropic.com/research/claude-work-and-economicsGraph by Anthropic - share of job tasks that LLMs could theoretically perform ...
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Posted on March 06, 2026
At Invention City, we often say that one of the most valuable things we can give inventors is clarity. Not every invention is a fit for investment. But we believe that the process of evaluation has value. In An honest, objective assessment helps an inventor understand exactly where they stand. Recently, we received a note from inventor P. Anich, who submitted an innovative cooking device for one of our Brutally Honest Reviews. After carefully evaluating the product, its market potential, and its investment considerations, we explained why the invention was not a fit for investment by us at this time ...
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Posted on February 04, 2026
That IS the question Hamlet the Inventor You've had an idea. Maybe it came to you in the shower, or while struggling with some everyday problem, or in that moment between sleep and waking. It feels brilliant. It feels like the one. And now you're standing at a crossroads that will determine whether you spend the next few years of your life - and possibly tens of thousands of dollars - pursuing this dream or walking away. This decision, right here at the beginning, is the most important one you'll make in your entire invention journey. The Window of Clarity ...
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Posted on January 20, 2026
After 14 years of trial, doubt, and determination, a dancer turns personal pain into a new foundation for ballet footwear. The result is innovation guided not by theory, but by a life spent listening to the body—and bold enough to challenge more than a century of established tradition.Seth Orza's Ballet Shoe Former New York City Ballet dancer Seth Orza has developed a revolutionary ballet shoe that challenges more than a century of tradition in dance footwear - born directly from his own painful struggle with injury. When Orza developed severe plantar fasciitis during his professional career, he experienced firsthand the ...
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