Funrise is an American toy manufacturer and distributor.

History

Funrise Toy Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes toys for children. The company offers a line of preschool toys, as well as toys for kids of various age groups. It serves customers through its showrooms. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Van Nuys, California with additional offices and showrooms in

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; Minneapolis, Minnesota;

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; Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom; and

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, as well as Australia. As of June 8, 2007, Funrise Toy Corp. is a subsidiary of Matrix Holdings Ltd.

Products

Current toys and games

* Gazillion Bubbles * Bright Fairy Friends *

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* Gla'more * Mighty Fleet * Cat (partnered with Caterpillar Inc.) * Fart Ninjas

Former distributed toys and games

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(partnered with

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and Basic FUN) * Herodrive (partnered with DC,

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and

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) *

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(partnered with

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) * Luna Petunia

Entertainment division

Funrise's entertainment division serves as the producer for the

television series, which airs on

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and

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. The series is animated by

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References

{{reflist Companies based in California