Roominate is a construction set introduced by Maykah Inc., a company founded by Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen, in 2012.
The product, marketed at girls aged 6–10, consists of modular plastic building pieces that can interlock to create models and includes circuits that can be wired.
Originally funded through Kickstarter, the company received an investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner during the sixth season of Shark Tank.
[1] Alice Brooks and Bettina Chen, the founders of Maykah, Inc., met in the master's degree engineering program at Stanford University.
[3][4] Roominate appeared on the Season 6 premiere episode of Shark Tank, where they received a US$500,000 investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for a 5% equity share.