iPrint.com was a venture-backed start-up and one of the original
e-commerce websites. Launched in 1996 by four co-founders, iPrint offered one of the first
WYSIWYG design engines for the Web.[
citation needed] The company debuted on the
NASDAQ (symbol IPRT) in March 2000,
[1] and was subsequently delisted in 2002.
[2]
History
iPrint was started by four co-founders, Royal Farros, Dave Hodson, Mike Rubin and Letty Swank in May, 1996. The website went live for business on December 27, 1996.
iPrint started as one of the first companies[ citation needed] in The Enterprise Network (TEN) [3] startup incubator housed at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.
The first institutional round of venture capital financing was led by Mark Dubovoy [4] of Leapfrog Ventures. The second round of investment was led by Deepak Kamra of Canaan Ventures and Intel Ventures [5] which closed March, 1998.
iPrint merged with promotional products firm Wood Associates in 2001, [6] and was itself acquired by Harland Clarke in 2009. [7]
Award
iPrint.com was awarded the honor for Business Excellence by Webmaster Magazine, August 1997. [8]
References
- ^ iPrint IPO
- ^ iPrint Technologies Receives Nasdaq Compliance Notice
- ^ The Enterprise Network
- ^ Mark Dubovoy
- ^ iPrint Announces Equity Investment by Intel Corporation
- ^ iPrint and Wood Associates Stockholders Approve Merger
- ^ Harland Clarke acquires California-based e-commerce firm
- ^ Business Excellence Award, Webmaster Magazine