Quirky has filed for bankruptcy two years after its last funding round which featured GE.

US-based consumer gadgets manufacturer Quirky, backed by conglomerate GE, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

Supply chain services provider Flextronics has made a $15m bid for Wink, the company’s home automation platform.

 Founded in 2009, Quirky enabled users to pitch ideas for inventions and collaborate with the company’s product design staff.

Quirky had secured more than $185m in funding from investors including GE and Norwest Venture Partners, the venture capital firm managing funds on behalf of financial…