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Last updated: July 30, 2018
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Last updated: July 30, 2018
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Letztes Update: 30. Juli 2018
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The press text includes:
- One-page summary and social media links
- Spyra One in detail (product and technology, users and gameplay, Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and timeline)
- About the startup (founding story, company, founders)
Media Resources
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Video & GIFs
Spyra One - Feature overview: https://youtu.be/GCTe--SiOQo
Spyra One - Design: https://youtu.be/lUcW1iZ8x_k
Download the high-resolution GIFs from our Kickstarter page by clicking on the respective thumbnails below:
Photos
Design
Team & Tech
Photographer: Sabine Jakobs, www.fotografie-jakobs.de
Photographer: Sabine Jakobs, www.fotografie-jakobs.de
About Spyra One
Spyra One is the first water gun ever that shoots powerful, individual water bullets instead of a single stream of water. Each water bullet equals the amount of a shot glass and clearly hits targets up to 7.5 meters away. The tank holds 25 water bullets that are counted on a digital display. An automatic integrated pump refills and repressurizes the Spyra One when its mouth is held into the water. There is no need to pump up the water gun anymore: a special tank technology guarantees full pressure and range from the first to the last shot. The Spyra One is powered by a rechargeable, integrated battery that lasts for a whole day of playing.
Spyra One also is the first water gun in the world that enables immersive tactical teamplay without any need for protective gear or expensive supplies. With Spyra One, anyone can start a water fight anywhere.
About company and founders
Spyra was founded in 2015 by water gun visionary and product designer Sebastian Walter.
He was later joined by co-founders Rike Brand, communications and marketing specialist, and Marius Rudolf, sales expert and supply chain manager. Seven team members in mechanical and electrical engineering as well as communications and marketing currently support the founding team.
Spyra’s headquarters are located in the heart of Munich, Germany, right next to the Fire Department.
Sebastian Walter (33)
Sebastian graduated in 2010 with a B.Eng. in International Game Architecture and Design. Since then, he freelanced as prototype and product designer for well-known corporations such as AMG, Bosch and BMW both in Germany and abroad. Besides designing high-tech toys such as premium cars and water guns, he has a passion for creative projects and is co-founder of a company focused on interactive art installations.
Rike Brand (31)
Rike’s diverse background includes two Master’s degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Public Policy in Germany, the US and Japan, as well as four years of startup experience as a co-founder of a successful cleantech company in Munich. As marketing specialist at Spyra, she enjoys applying her insights as a female tech founder to find new ways to engage with Spyra’s dedicated community.
Marius Rudolf (27)
Marius graduated with an M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Munich’s University of Applied Sciences in 2017, following his childhood dream to become a LEGO engineer. After gathering relevant industry experience as an engineering consultant in Russia and the US, today the passionate entrepreneur channels his excitement about new and fun tech projects into his role as sales genius for Spyra One.