PopCom

10/23/2025

NEW MEDIA: Read about PopCom Founder Dawn Dickson's journey building an AI driven retail tech start up and overcoming fundraising bias.

Dawn Dickson, founder and CEO of PopCom, shares the struggles of VC fundraising — and how she pivoted to rewrite the rules of startup funding.

10/22/2025

In this new feature from Scaling Smarter Magazine, the article profiles how CEO rewrote the rules of startup funding by moving beyond traditional venture capital when the system failed her. After managing hardware-intensive growth and facing severe setbacks (including a stolen prototype and empty coffers despite raising over $1 M in VC funding) she turned to equity crowdfunding — raising more than $6 million from 10,000 everyday investors who could invest as little as $250.

The article highlights both the resilience behind the founder’s journey and the momentum building around PopCom’s new growth phase.

Now is the time to join the journey. We’ve opened a new round of investment in PopCom and invite you to be part of our community of investors, evangelists and partners. Your investment won’t just fund a vending-machine company — it will support an AI driven platform that is scaling into regulated industries ripe for disruption, backed by proven traction and a founder who knows how to navigate real challenges and build momentum. Invest now and join the movement.

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02/15/2023

Check out our Founder & CEO, Dawn Dickson, in this article about 7 Black Founders from Ohio you need to know -

Black founders still receive about 1% of all VC dollars in the U.S., but are building amazing companies. Check out 7 Black founders you should know.

01/13/2023

The PopBox machine is coming to a city near you...larger capacity, lower price, and the ability to sell food/beverage and other temperature-controlled products. This machine is available NOW for sale, short-term lease, and event rental. Email [email protected] for more details.

PopCom shared a post on Instagram: "The PopBox machine is coming to a city near you...larger capacity, lower price and the ability to sell food/beverage and other temperature controlled products. This machine is available NOW for sale, short term lease and event rental. Email [email protected] fo...

12/22/2022

Happy Holidays, Happy New Year from the PopCom team. We are extremely grateful for your support and we look forward to big things in 2023.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

12/22/2022

BREAKING NEWS: We are excited to announce that starting in 2023 you can now rent PopCom machines for events and lease a machine for short-term use. If you or you know someone who would be interested in purchasing, leasing, or renting a machine from PopCom, please let us know! We are ready to have a PopShop delivered within 30 days.

Who and what are the PopShops for?

1. Retailers/CPG companies who want to expand their brick-and-mortar footprint

2. Enterprise companies that desire to collect leads

3. Event activation and product sampling (Lease a machine for special events)

4. Financial services and credit card companies for on-the-spot sign-ups

5. E-Commerce brands who want a physical presence for their products

6. Cannabis and alcohol companies who want to deliver products legally

7. Digital product delivery: i.e. ticket sales, QR code scan, NFTs
and more...

Bring on the tech! Facial detection, Machine learning, and Marketing + Market research! Our smart software can help understand the demographics of customers, deliver targeted content, display ads, and can run customer feedback surveys. Our software can also be used for regulated retail: set the age restriction to sell alcohol, CBD/ Cannabis, Lottery, or age-restricted videos or books.

Want more information? Want to make an introduction? Please reach out to Danielle Lovell at [email protected] we are ready to ship machines all of 2023!

11/15/2022

We are so excited to announce the opening of the new Ooredoo shop in Vendome Mall Qatar featuring the PopShop selling iPhones and accessories.

This new store is a paperless shop concept and we are grateful their team chose PopCom as a partner.

Only 14 days left to invest in PopCom at www.StartEngine.com/PopCom

10/21/2022

Have you seen the new PopShop Local in the Beverly Center?! Shop and get 25% off with code “EAR25”

10/20/2022

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