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Check out what Living out Loud in LA had to say about using the Makeena app to save money when you shop!

Ed and co-host Kate James interviewed Makeena’s own Karen Frame during another excited episode of their podcast. Click on the link below to take a listen. 

Find out what’s behind the name Makeena and much more during this interview with our Founder and CEO, Karen Frame. 

Listen to this great Podcast featuring Makeena’s CEO and Founder, Karen Frame on how you can make money buying Gluten Free with the Makeena App. 

Everyone buys things. It’s one of the facts of life. We sleep, we breathe, we go down to the store to get the week’s groceries. So what if you could get rewarded for doing what you were going to do anyway?

American’s are home now (and cooking) more than ever. Making good choices when it comes to groceries is also more important right now – brands that are vegan, gluten-free, pesticide-free, all-natural, cruelty-free, fair trade and more. And, Makeena is here to help!

With the coronavirus taking over the news and our everyday lives, we all know it’s important to stay at home as much as possible. That’s where Makeena comes in.

Based in New York City, XRC Labs is an innovation accelerator focused on the retail technology and consumer goods sectors, with support from world-class retail and brand partners. 

Technology, like Makeena, is making it easier to stay informed about food issues and make good choices about what we eat. Tech news site Apiumhub recently included us on its list of the top apps for organic shoppers! Check out the full list.

Shoutout from our peers! Makeena was recently featured in a Hip2Save post about apps that pay consumers back on everyday purchases. Check it out.

Makeena recently announced that it has achieved B Corporation® Certification, which confirms that Makeena meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Makeena is excited to be a suggested resource for how you can turn your receipts into free money with the help of smartphone apps. Read the entire article here.

The Expat Woman is a global community of diverse and dynamic women. Our CEO and Founder, Karen, was featured in the Buy Women’s Owned Virtual Business Showcase on October 3, 2019.

Southern Savers shares why Makeena is one of the top 10 receipt scanning apps in the market.

In this episode of authentic founder stories, Karen shares the Makeena story during Boulder Startup Week.

The Daily Camera speaks with Karen about Makeena, and what she sees for the future of the industry, and the company.

Makeena is featured as a great app to save you money when grocery shopping.

Makeena is listed as a solution to help you earn money and save money when you shop!

Frugal for Less shares their review of how the Makeena app works.

CEO, Karen Frame, shares with American Express OPEN, the importance of creating a great workplace culture.

Watch Makeena, as we share with the local Denver Fox news audience all about eating organic.

Rodale Institute shares with Xtalks why they partnered with Makeena.

Grocery Dive shares all about Makeena!

Makeena is proud to announce their partnership with the Rodale Institute.

Karen’s sits down with Yitzi Weiner  to talk about lessons learned in this Thrive Global Interview.

Hip2Save provides its readers a special offer to explore Makeena and get healthy!

Congratulations to Makeena! One of the featured companies on the list of Big 50 in 2017!

Listen in as Karen is interviewed by Connor Dube, as part of his Mile High Mentors Podcast series. She’ll share more about her background, and the journey to create Makeena, a company focused on the natural products industry.

Food Navigator shares with its readers all the benefits of Makeena.

Tech.co speaks with four women founders on how they prepare when meeting with investors.

Watch us as we discuss Makeena and our acquisition of CommonKindness.

 Watch with us as we see how Makeena helps you save money on good for you, good for the planet products.

Makeena and Karen Frame, CEO and Co-Founder of Makeena, spend time in St. Louis to as part of the Prosper Accelerator program.

Makeena announces the acquisition of CommonKindness, expanding their offerings so consumers can receive rebates on a variety of health and wellness products at any retailer nationwide.

Makeena announced they’ve acquired coupon website CommonKindness. 

Prosper Women Entrepreneurs Company Makeena Acquires CommonKindness.com

Makeena acquires the grocery coupon site, CommonKindness

Diversity MBA Magazine sits down with Makeena CEO and Founder, Karen Frame to discuss her journey building the company, and lessons learned along the way. 

Tony Scelzo spends a few minutes with CEO and Co-Founder of Makeena! Take a listen and hear directly from Karen Frame about the journey to build our platform.

Edible Aspen talks about Makeena, and our founder, Karen Frame.

Sixteen promising Colorado startups pitched at Galvanize’s first-ever Colorado Demo Day.  Four were pitched by female founders or co-founders. And of those, the companies are involved in security (Front Door Software), oil and gas (Earth Index), e-commerce (Bold Betties Outfitters), mobile apps (Makeena), farming and restaurants (Rooster Market) and online dating (Meet Mindful).

Several Boulder-based startups will pitch at Galvanize’s first Demo Day on Thursday, with a chance to pitch at Google for Entrepreneurs’ Demo Day in California in April on the line.

Boulder-based startups participating include Native, Conspire, Kapta, Makeena, Sportsy, Parkifi, Rooster Market, Notion and All4Staff.

About 20 years ago, Karen Frame started a business in Boulder aimed at making shopping in a natural foods market more consumer friendly.

Makeena continues to add brands and work to make natural grocery shopping affordable

See where it all began and why when you watch the Makeena Kickstarter video!

Find healthy products and save money where you shop with Makeena.

Makeena launches app to make natural and organic products easier and more affordable.

Learn how Makeena makes healthy more affordable.

You could pick up the “Prescription for Natural Cures:  A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet, Nutrition, Supplements, and Other Holistic Methods” – the bible for easy-to-understand information on natural treatments and remedies for a host of common ailments…

But what if you do not suffer from aches and pains?

What if you simply want to buy products that keep you and your family in the pink, while living more sustainably on this earth?

A new crop of startups is set to receive assistance from the Telluride Foundation’s Venture Accelerator program this year, and with a diverse set of ideas, the six candidates hope to make it big.

An online health and life skills education platform, an organic children’s hair care brand, and a social networking application geared toward adventurers will be among the participants of the 2014 Telluride Venture Accelerator program.

Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA), an initiative of the Telluride Foundation, announced the six winners slated to participate in the five-month 2014 program on Thursday.

The winners were selected from a very competitive field that saw applicants from throughout the U.S. and the world, according to TVA officials.

These 26 companies have proved that they are ready for angel investment. We’ve seen the deck, we’ve discussed the deal, and they are ready to pitch to investors!

Jake Burkhouse, MeetAdvisors.com, interviews the CEO and Co-Founder of Makeena, Karen Frame about the launch of the Makeena platform.

Makeena is excited to be named a winner for the 2014 Telluride Venture Accelerators

Makeena is named one of six companies to the 2014 Telluride Venture Accelerator.

Watch how Makeena can make your life, and shopping, easier and more enjoyable!

DENVER — At the Angel Capital Summit, entrepreneurs had the chance to get together with investors for an opportunity to grow their businesses on Wednesday.At the University of Denver’s Sturm Hall, 26 Colorado companies pitched their products and services to accredited investors.