Duke alumni, students, faculty, and staff are changing the world across industries—including with the products and services they create. As you shop for your loved ones this year, support fellow Blue Devils in the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Network who are innovating in food and beverage, learning, entertainment, home goods, apparel, health, and beauty.
Some of our featured co-founders met at Duke, like Justine Tiu BSE ’11 and Adrian Zhang BSE ’11 (The Woobles). Others started their companies while they were students, like Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs alumni Monika Dharia ’19 (GreenGear Supply Co.) and Vincent Liu ’21 (MyTeaPal). And some founders used their Duke connections to create their companies when they were alumni, like Chris Ryan MBA ’00 and Leslie Kerner MBA ’01 (Silverquicken). All these Duke founders are committed to making products and services that are high-quality, valuable, and unique.
Explore sustainable gifts, learning opportunities for adults and kids alike, treats for humans and pets, and beyond. Happy shopping!
Aurganics Holiday Glow Baux
Aurganics Skincare (Founder and CEO Sarah Houston ’24)
Aurganics creates plant-powered skincare for an irritation-free glow, because our skin is worth more than gold (Au). The Holiday Glow Baux is their first collaboration gift set, perfect for skincare newbies and self-care enthusiasts. It features Alpha Glow Serum, A-Peeling Beauty's Pumpkin Clay Mask, a jade guasha, a beauty headband, and a gold travel pouch.
BANISH KIT 3.0
BANISH (Founder and CEO Daisy Jing ’10)
The BANISH vitamin C serum microstamping set promotes collagen and skin renewal to fill in acne scars, reduce dark marks, and reduce fine lines! Ideal for fading leftover hyperpigmentation, reducing textured acne scarring, reducing fine lines, and increasing collagen.
Thirsty Kurls Leave-In Conditioner
KurleeBelle (Founder and CEO Terrinique Pennerman MBA ’11)
KurleeBelle's Thirsty Kurls Leave-in Conditioner is a nourishing, moisture-boosting treatment designed to hydrate and revitalize dry, thirsty curls. Free from sulfates, parabens, and cruelty, this leave-in conditioner combines the power of hibiscus, aloe vera, and honey to deeply moisturize, soften, and add shine to curls without weighing them down.
Use code Duke15 at checkout
Black Travel Box Wash Day Bundle
The Black Travel Box (Founder and CEO Orion Brown MBA ’10)
Wash day is done with this multifunctional trio! Kick those tiny hotel bottles to the curb and never get caught dirty, frizzy, or tangled on the road again. These long-lasting bars gently cleanse, detangle, and lightly style your hair so you can slay wash day no matter where you go.
Nutrasporin
3rd Rock Essentials (Founder and CTO Guerry Grune BSE ’78, Duke adjunct professor)
For the person in your life who likes skin protection without endocrine disruptors or other toxic ingredients, try this nonantibiotic alternative to triple antibiotic ointment, which achieves superior results using chelated silver oxide (100 ppm). Tested for effectiveness against MRSA; topical for first aid, burns, and UTI relief; available in water soluble or water resistant.
Vintner's Daughter Signature Set
Vintner’s Daughter (Founder April Gargiulo ’96)
Vintner’s Daughter was founded on the principles of unparalleled quality and craftsmanship, inspired by founder April Gargiulo’s background in the world of fine winemaking in Napa Valley and its uncompromising standards. These same exacting principles are applied to the brand's sourcing and formulation processes, which is why Active Treatment Essence™ and Active Botanical Serum™ have set new standards for performance and quality. Vintner's Daughter exists to have an incredibly positive impact on their community's skin, their lives, and our world.
Ashmi & Co. Children's Clothing
Ashmi & Co. (Co-Founder and CEO Uyo Okebie-Eichelberger MBA ’07)
Ashmi & Co. offers uber comfy and fashionable designer baby clothes you can't buy anywhere else to take your little one from the playground to the party.
STEM Board Games
Catlilli Games (Co-Founder and CEO Catherine Croft ’99)
Catlilli Games creates modern family board games with STEM themes that sneak learning into fun, with learning happening not through facts or trivia, but through gameplay. Created by a neurobiologist and an engineer, Catlilli's award-winning line of games includes Cycles, a strategy card game for ages 8+ in which players compete to collect 13 sets of hand-painted life cycles.
Kids' Guide to Writing Letters
Dearist (Founder & CEO Jennifer Yang ’07, MBA ’14)
A letter in the mail is magical at any age, especially for young minds. Inspire a young writer with Dearist, a kit that has everything needed to write and send letters the old-fashioned way. Each kit includes a 3-part book series, stationery, and postage stamps. For ages 8 and up. Classroom packs available for educators.
Custom Kids' Shoe Box
Fitted Family (Founder Anne Farland Arwood ’05)
Did you know kids under 7 outgrow their shoes every 3-6 months? Fitted Family simplifies shoe shopping, delivering curated seasonal shoe boxes with high-quality, stylish, and developmentally appropriate footwear. Give the gift of happy feet and stress-free shoe shopping!
Use code STEPWITHDUKE20 for 20% off your order
Nestig x World of Eric Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar Quilt
Nestig (Co-Founder Sara Adam ’13)
Designed for snuggles, play, and cozy days, this super-soft, lightweight quilt is part of the Eric Carle x Nestig collaboration and is handmade by artisans in Brazil using locally sourced organic cotton. Feel right at home with this delightful quilt, featuring an embroidered house and diamond top-stitching.
Monthly Puzzle Subscription Box
Silverquicken (Co-Founders Chris Ryan MBA ’00 and Leslie Kerner MBA ’01)
Looking for a gift for that curious, mystery-loving 8-13 year-old? Look no further than the Silverquicken Quest Club! This exciting puzzle subscription delivers a story-based, escape room-type "Quest" to your child each month, engaging them in ciphers, codes, logic puzzles, and more!
Use code DUKE15 for 15% off your order
Parenting Support and 1:1 Coaching
Triplemoon (Founder Lauren Gage MBA ’19)
Triplemoon is a digital platform for parents. We provide families with the evidence-based information they need and the personalized support they deserve at every age and stage. Triplemoon members have access to over 100 digital courses covering foundational parenting skills, adult mental health, child mental health, and nutrition. In addition, members get access to our online community. One-on-one virtual coaching and text-based support are also available. To explore membership options, visit our website.
Use code Duke25 for 25% off your first month's membership.
WonderWell Reflection Cards
WonderWell (Founder Stephanie Brown MBA/MPP ’16)
Get closer with the kids in your life, encourage introspection, and foster critical thinking skills with WonderWell Reflection Cards. Each deck contains 50 illustrated reflection cards to spark conversation, journal writing, and creative exploration, whether at mealtime, bedtime, in the car, or on the go! Elegantly stored in compact packaging with a magnetic flap.
Use code DUKE at checkout
Safewell Essentials Graphic & Colored Pencils
Safewell Essentials (Founder Tom Bowman MBA ’84)
Striving to make the safest and most therapeutic writing instruments for everyone, Safewell Essentials creates pencils made from recycled paper, that come infused with essential oils, (including Lavender, Bergamot, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Jasmine, and Grapefruit), and come with antimicrobial and germ-inhibiting coatings, to provide aromatherapy benefits.
ANDI Backpack
ANDI (Founder and CEO Andrea Weinberg MBA ’10)
The ANDI Backpack is designed to solve the typical backpack challenges: easy access to your necessities and a look sophisticated enough to keep up with your work style. It also boasts interior and exterior organization, a trolley strap (because you’ve got places to go!), separate and padded laptop compartment, expandable design and a sleek detachable wristlet.
City Box Curated Gift Boxes
City Box Durham (Founder Jeannine Sato AM ’11)
City Box Durham's mission is to give recipients a feeling of warmth and a sense of belonging with Durham and North Carolina, connecting them with local entrepreneurs and makers through locally curated gift boxes. More than 75% of products are from minority- and women-owned businesses.
Use code DUKE10 at checkout for 10% off all boxes
Ellavate Wagon
Ellavate (Founder Megan Lancaster MBA ’20)
Meet the first electric wagon, Ellavate, designed to help you ascend the outdoors. We believe adventure shouldn’t be limited by gear, which is why we created a lightweight electric wagon that can transport your load across any terrain. With up to two hours of active electric use at full power, we make 200lbs feel like 10lbs. Let us get you there!
EcoRain Ponchos
GreenGear Supply Co. (Founder and CEO Monika Dharia BSE ’19)
EcoRain ponchos help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use renewable resources, and include sustainable packaging options. These reusable, recyclable rain ponchos are perfect for outdoor activities and promotional events. Each purchase also contributes to environmental non-profits through our partnership with 1% for the Planet.
Happy Wax Home Fragrance
Happy Wax (Co-Founders Chris Ng Cashin ’90, Ben Feldman ’90, MBA ’94, P’20, and Jay Mebane ’90, MBA ’99, P’28)
Say hello to better home fragrance! Happy Wax creates innovative flame-free wax warmers that feature a 3-6-9 hour auto shut off timer and scrape-free silicone dish. Our seriously scented wax melts are made with non-toxic soy wax infused with essential oils so you can breathe easy without toxic paraffin, parabens, or phthalates. Build a custom starter kit and save up to 40%!
Infinity Portal Custom LED Displays
Infinity Portal (Founder Jaylen Coleman BSE ’23, MEgM ’24)
With standard and custom LED displays, you can create a broad range of beautiful and eye-catching pieces for art or commercial use.
K Kane Chain Letter Necklace
K Kane (Founder and Designer Kate Kane MBA ’12)
Hollywood's go-to personalized necklace and K Kane's all time best seller. Solid gold letters, shapes, and numbers are designed to look, move, and function like links in the chain.
SaveOr Estate Planning
SaveOr (Co-Founder and CEO Matthew Scola ’24)
Get the gift of peace of mind with this easy-to-use mobile and desktop platform that helps families document and manage personal property, supporting a more effective transfer during life's changes.
UrbanStems Flower Subscription
UrbanStems (Co-founders Ajay Kori ’06 and Jeff Sheely ’06)
Fresh, seasonal floral arrangements on repeat. Starting at $60, customers can customize their delivery with three levels of arrangements and choose their frequency. Free shipping is always included.
VAST Fine Art Photos
VAST (Founder and CEO Dan Piech ’09)
VAST photos are the highest resolution fine art photographs ever created, with photographers, engineers, artists, and computer scientists breaking ground to create unprecedented gigapixel-level photos. Sold as large-format prints ready to be hung on your walls, the record-shattering clarity of VAST photos makes for truly statement-making art.
Get 10% off with code goduke at checkout
Vintage Worldclass Socks
Worldclass Clothing (Co-founder and CEO Brooks Bell ’02)
Worldclass is the first fashion brand to make colonoscopies HOT with our line of sASSy, ASSy streetwear. Channel your inner ASSlete and your outer 80s ASSthetic in these soft-spun, retro socks. Pair with leggings to show off that perfect peach, or our signature sweatshirt to show off that commitment to cancer prevention! All net profits go towards improving access to affordable colonoscopies for the underinsured.
Zealia Sustainable Fashion
Zealia (Founder Zeal Desai MMS ’15)
Zealia is a slow-fashion brand that offers a wide range of curated products including clothing, bags, jewelry, wellness products, decor, and more. We strive to provide items that are not only beautiful but also functional and sustainableópieces of art that embody culture and creativity from around the world.
Spring & Mulberry Essence Holiday Collection
Spring & Mulberry (Co-Founder Sarah Bell ’04)
Delicious, good-for-you chocolate, with no added sugar and ingredients that are ethically sourced, organic, and plant-based.
Servant Coffee Sampler Box
Servant Coffee (Founder John Pierson MBA ’10)
Servant Coffee was founded with the fundamental belief that everyone prospers when we serve each other well. This sampler box contains six 4oz bags of whole bean coffee, containing both craft blends and single origins from around the world.
Anna's Gourmet Cookie and Brownie Gifts
Anna's Gourmet Goodies (Co-Founder Chris Duke MBA ’87)
Anna’s Gourmet Goodies makes, bakes, and ships gourmet gifts—small batch, hand crafted, and free of preservatives—direct to recipients throughout the United States.
Bendt Distilling Whiskey
Bendt Distilling Company (Co-Founder and Owner Ryan DeHart MBA ’10)
Using only the finest ingredients and grain-to-glass whiskeys, BENDT Distilling Co. has created craft spirits and liqueurs that are multi-dimensional, balanced, and delicious. Enjoy neat, on the rocks, or as a part of your favorite adult beverages.
Big Spoon Roasters Nut Butters
Big Spoon Roasters (Co-Founder and COO Megan Lynam Overbay MBA ’03)
Named "the country's best nut butter" by Bon Appetit, Hillsborough, NC-based Big Spoon Roasters makes award-winning, small-batch nut butters and bars with thoughtfully sourced ingredients that are good for people and the planet. Operating since 2011, Big Spoon sets the category standard for ethical sourcing as the only nut butter brand with a fully transparent supply chain while pursuing its mission to make the best foods possible without compromise.
MyTeaPal Subscription Box
MyTeaPal (Founder Vincent Liu ’20)
Discover the world of Chinese specialty teas with our subscription box. Every month, we curate four premium loose-leaf teas, carefully chosen around a unique theme, totaling 50-60 grams of exquisite flavors.
Fullsteam Beer
Fullsteam Brewery (Founder Sean Lilly Wilson MBA/MPP ’00)
Fullsteam’s mission is to craft distinctly Southern beer that celebrates the farm and food traditions of the American South.
Kokada Coconut Spread
Kokada (Co-Founders Breanna Atkinson ’16 and Jared Golestani ’17)
Kokada spreads—free of refined sugar, organic, gluten-free, and vegan—are delicious and fuel your body with the good it deserves to keep you feeling your best. Kokada Original is made using only 3 ingredients sourced with care to ensure the highest quality and best taste. Fuel good, feel good, do good.
Nuba Tisane Hibiscus Tea
Nuba Tisane (Co-Founder Gina El Kattan MBA ’23)
Nuba Tisane hibiscus tea adheres to traditions dating back to Ancient Egypt, supporting a natural lifestyle emphasizing quality, organics, ethicality, and social responsibility.
Wild Horizon Protein Bars
Wild Horizon (Co-Founder Ethan Whitfield MBA ’25)
Not a jerky, not a meat stick—something new. Fifteen grams of protein, made from 100% grass-fed beef, with tallow, honey, salt, and spices.
Yitto Paws Organic Dog Treats
Yitto Paws (Founder Bruce Von Stein MBA ’93)
Founded to put dogs first, Yitto Paws offers your pup the healthiest, most delicious treats. Their top-rated organic, 100% human-grade recipes use 6 simple ingredients or less and have no added sugar. Finally, you can give your furry family member a guilt-free healthy snack they'll love!
Wiley's Seasonings and Spices
Uncle Wiley's (Founder and President Wiley Mullins MBA ’84)
Uncle Wiley's seasoning and spice blends create delicious home-cooked foods with the taste experience you want, available in convenient-to-use packages.
Woobles Penguin Crochet Kit
The Woobles (Co-Founders Justine Tiu BSE ’11 and Adrian Zhang BSE ’11)
Pierre the Penguin and his buddies have come to life in the hands of 400,000+ crochet beginners. And with the help of step-by-step video instructions, he’ll soon be sliding his way straight into yours as well! The Woobles is about more than just learning to crochet. It’s about proving to yourself that you can always learn something new.
Villa - AI World Creation and Collaboration
RealVR (Founder and CEO Ofer Baharav MBA ’07)
With Villa—a popular Meta Quest VR platform for world creation and collaboration—explore anywhere on earth and beyond in high-resolution 3D, solo or with others. The platform's AI answers questions, teaches courses, and helps you learn languages. Perfect for individuals, families, groups, classes, academia, and work. Requires Meta Quest 2, Pro, 3, or 3S. Start your free trial today or save 33% with an annual subscription!
Parents Are Human Connection Decks
Parents Are Human (Co-Founder and CEO Joe Lam ’17)
A collection of connection decks designed to deepen the most important relationships in your life. Each deck is co-created with industry experts and features handpicked questions and activities across two levels of depth to inspire connection, compassion, and vulnerability. The flagship Parents Are Human deck is available in 19 language editions, with English on the front and a translated language on the back to bridge language, cultural, and generational gaps.
Meters OV1B Headphones
Meters Music (CEO and President Evan Rubinson ’16)
Patented headphones with a unique twist on a traditional VU meter, with adjustable sound and colors. Endorsed by Slash, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Post Malone, Selena Gomez, The Black Crowes, Johnny Depp, and more.
Focusmate Virtual Coworking
Focusmate (Founder and CEO Taylor Jacobson ’07)
Focusmate is a virtual coworking community on a mission to help everyone do their best work. Thousands of people in 150+ countries sit side-by-side via video, keeping each other company, cheering each other on, and holding one another accountable to follow through. Choose a time to focus, get matched with an accountability partner, and work until the end of your session, when you'll share and celebrate your accomplishments.
Use code DUKEFRIENDS at checkout for a free month of Focusmate Plus
Be Happiful: Personal Development Course
Happiful (Co-founders Paul Mayer ’82, P’12, P’15, P’17 and Liana Mayer ’17)
Our mission at Happiful is to help people become happy AND successful. Our flagship course, Be Happiful, delivers the most impactful proven actions that will help you to be Happiful—simple, specific actions that matter most, delivered in an easy-to-use system to ensure you take action every day and every week to make permanent improvements in your life.
Use code DUKE25 at checkout to save 25% on any personal development course
Personal Finance Workbook Series
Raise the Bar Investments (CEO Ray’Chel Wilson, CFEI and MDiv ’27)
Seeking personal finance education that's beginner friendly, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-apply? Raise the Bar Investments has made the perfect solutions for you. From her experiences as a high school Teach for America educator in Black Wall Street Tulsa, the internationally-selling workbook series was birthed. This series provides all readers, regardless of race, with tools to bridge the gender and racial wealth gaps, personally and systemically. Grab a copy or a bundle today as a gift for yourself or a loved one. It's time to raise the bar for your mind and money.
Going for Grit Course
The Grit Institute (Founder and CEO Shannon Huffman Polson ’93)
Transform your life. Transform your work. Going for Grit is a six-week self-paced course designed and led by military veteran Shannon Huffman Polson. Supported by video and worksheets, build the skills of grit and resilience in 15-20 minutes per day. Designed for adult learners.
Top Score Test Prep and Academic Tutoring
Top Score Education (Founder and President Alexander Chip ’04)
Top Score Education is a boutique test preparation and tutoring company offering personalized 1-on-1 in-home and virtual tutoring services. Get comprehensive support for students across a range of tests (ACT, SAT, SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, AP, GRE, GMAT) and all subjects for grades 3-12.