# Board

> Board is a New York startup building the first face-to-face game console: a 24-inch touchscreen in a wood-finish frame that recognizes physical game pieces, merging the tactile feel of board games with the interactivity of video games. Founded by Brynn Putnam, who previously sold connected-fitness company Mirror to Lululemon for $500M, Board makes 'together tech' meant to bring people back into the same room. Priced at $399, it ships with included games and is already in tens of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and restaurants across all 50 states.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Brynn Putnam (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~19 employees
- **Products:** The Board (console), Board games library, Board Studio
- **Notable:** Built and shipped the first face-to-face game console that recognizes physical pieces on a touchscreen., Reached tens of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and restaurants across all 50 states., 85% of customers average 30+ play sessions per month - unusually high engagement for a hardware product.

## Products & services

- **The Board (console)** — A 24-inch touchscreen in a wood-finish frame that sits flat on any table. Proprietary technology recognizes physical game pieces - it knows what each piece is, where it is, and what it can do - blending tactile board-game play with video-game interactivity. Priced at $399 and ships with included exclusive games and their custom piece sets plus a 1-year warranty.
- **Board games library** — A growing catalog spanning arcade, strategy, action and tabletop RPGs. Included titles have included Chop Chop, Snek, Space Rocks, Board Arcade, Cosmic Crush, Astrofort and Starfire. Additional games (free up to about $34.95) ship with their own physical piece sets, available at board.fun/games.
- **Board Studio** — An AI-powered game-creation platform announced for 2026 that lets people build original games using natural-language prompts, with playable prototypes reportedly completed in about an hour.

## Achievements

- Built and shipped the first face-to-face game console that recognizes physical pieces on a touchscreen.
- Reached tens of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and restaurants across all 50 states.
- 85% of customers average 30+ play sessions per month - unusually high engagement for a hardware product.
- Raised $35M total ($15M seed + $20M Series A) with backing from Union Square Ventures and prominent angels.
- Founded by the entrepreneur who previously sold Mirror to Lululemon for $500M.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Closed a $20M Series A led by Union Square Ventures; announced Board Studio, an AI-powered game-creation platform.
- **2025-10** — Publicly unveiled Board at TechCrunch Disrupt with $15M from Lerer Hippeau.

## Links

- Website: https://board.fun
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/boardisfun
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/boardisfun
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/board.fun/

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Last updated: 2026-06-07