Prime Party

E-commerce party supply company, Prime Party, has received a $500,000 investment from Traction Capital. The Washington-based company is making themed parties easier than ever before. Traction Capital looks forward to working closely with Prime Party as they roll out new brands and scale their business.

Prime Party is a direct to consumer, TV show themed party supply company. They design and create exclusive licensed and non-licensed party products across multiple product categories. One of their current top sellers is their Golden Girls party line, which includes tableware, decorations, yard signs, games and more. With their extensive knowledge of the industry, their team has been hard at work securing licenses for future lines, including The Office.

“We are excited with the new partnership with Traction Capital” commented Shane Smith, CEO of Prime Party. “Their growth capital combined with the extensive use of self-implemented EOS strategy sessions is sure to advance our company to new heights.”

With their funding from Traction Capital, Prime Party plans to roll out new products for existing themes, increase SEO presence, launch B2B corporate gifting and more. The team will be immediately hiring a warehouse manager and a marketing manager at their headquarter operations in Monroe, WA.

Only 4 years old, the company has already shown great success. Traction has seen the huge potential of Prime Party and is eager to be a part of their team. “We were drawn to Prime Party because of their significant traction, unique IP and experienced founding team. We see incredible potential in terms of product line expansion, combined with the EOS and e-commerce expertise of the Traction team. It’s been a pleasure working with Paul and Shane thus far and were excited to join forces moving forward” says Chris Carey, VP of Acquisitions at Traction Capital.

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Scott litman

strategic growth partner

Scott Litman is a serial entrepreneur, advisor, and investor who brings decades of hands-on startup and growth experience to Traction Capital. With five successful company exits and a long list of accolades, he’s a driving force behind innovation and scale in Minnesota’s business community.

As a Strategic Growth Partner, Scott has an immense level of experience in entrepreneurship that he brings to Traction Capital.  He has gone from startup, funding, growth and exit five times (Imaginet Inc, Spot Buy Spot, Imaginet LLC, Magnet 360 & Lucy). In that time, he has received a number of honors & awards including E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Journal Titan of Technology, University of Minnesota Outstanding Achievement, Smart Business Dealmakers Hall of Fame, Twin Cities Business 100 People to Know / Watch (3 times), Minnesota Business The (Real) Power 50 and Business Journal 40 Under 40. Along the way, Scott has experienced being #1 in The Business Journals Fast 50, made the Inc 500 and has worked with over 25% of the Fortune 500.

Scott founded the Minnesota Cup, the largest state wide business plan competition in the US and has been on the Board of Advocates for Backpack, a student run marketing and communications agency out of the University of Minnesota.

Scott has served on the BOD, Advisory Board or been advisor to a number of startups that have had tremendous success including Enstratus (acquired by Dell), InStereo (acquired by Salesloft), HealthSimple (acquired by J&J), Hollywood Fashion Secrets (acquired by American International Industries), I See Me (acquired by The McEvoy Group) and more.