accessories founder noah dentzel brian hahn adam miller headquarters santa barbara california area served worldwide website www.hellonomad.com nomad formerly known as chargecard is a consumer electronics accessory company based out of santa barbara ca . they focus on building portable charging cables for micro usb and iphone with their products being chargecard chargekey and nomadplus . 1 founded in 2012 they debuted on kickstarter on july 18 2012 . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 chargecard 3 chargekey 4 nomad today 5 recognition 6 references 7 external links history edit nomad was founded by noah dentzel brian hahn and adam miller in 2012 . the founders started working on a product chargecard a super slim usb cable charger that can fit in any pocket or wallet . they started a campaign to gauge how many people were interested in the project and launched their first product on kickstarter on july 18 2012 with a funding goal of 50 000 . the product got attention from investors and managed to triple their target funding goal ultimately raising 161 897 . the founders started working on production and shipped their first lot of units in the following march . the product gained media attention from the new york times 4 appleinsider huffingtonpost and others . 5 chargecard edit chargecard was a portable thin credit card shaped usb cable charger that fit into any pocket or wallet . the credit card shaped usb cable had different versions for the iphone and other mobile phones . the product became popular and gained attention in forbes 6 the new york times appleinsider and huffingtonpost due to its wallet sized design . chargekey edit shaped like a housekey the chargekey was nomad s second product . 7 8 crowdfunding began on indiegogo on october 2 2013 ultimately raising 172 274 . all units were shipped by the end of april 2014 . reception was more favorable than the chargecard earning positive reviews from time magazine 9 appleinsider and the today show . 10 11 nomad today edit nomad now offers 12 products for smartphone and smartwatch users and is distributed in retailers such as best buy urban outfitters and staples . in 2015 the company made their first non electronic device when they launched a stand as an apple watch accessory . recognition edit the best tech gadgets to buy for travelers holiday gift guide 2013 12 50 gadget gift ideas for the holidays 2013 9 the man faq holiday gift guide 2013 13 8 gifts for the tech geek in your life 2013 13 17 gifts for the techie who has everything 2013 13 references edit this little box turns your existing iphone charger into a portable battery . techcrunch . july 30 2014 . chargecard kickstarter campaign . cnn newsroom . cnn . july 23 2012 . don t forget the small ideas that make a difference . new york times . june 27 2013 . charge card is a portable iphone charger that is shaped like a credit card and fits in your wallet . huffington post . jan 15 2013 . need juice this phone charger fits in your wallet . forbes . march 29 2013 . the new nomad chargekey is like a jumper cable for your phone . techcrunch . sep 11 2013 . an emergency lightning cable that s no bigger than your house key . gizmodo . sep 12 2013 . a b 50 gadget gift ideas for the holidays 2013 . time magazine . nov 25 2013 . review nomad chargekey a keychain sized lightning cable . apple insider . jan 25 2014 . chargekey for iphone and android by nomad . indiegogo . dec 2 2013 . the best tech gadgets to buy for travelers holiday gift guide 2013 . cond nast traveler . 29 nov 2013 . a b c the man faq holiday gift guide 2013 . the man faq . 2 dec 2013 . external links edit nomad goods official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nomad goods & oldid 743881919 categories 2012 establishments in the united statescompanies based in santa barbara californiahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 20 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view