iPrint.com

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. The company debuted on the NASDAQ [1](symbol IPRT) in March, 2000.

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 in The Enterprise Network (TEN)[2] startup incubator housed at NASA Ames in Mountain View, CA

The first institutional round of venture financing was led by Mark Dubovoy [3] of Leapfrog Ventures.[4]

The second round of investment was led by Deepak Kamra [5] of Canaan Ventures[6] and Intel Ventures [7] which closed March, 1998

Awards

iPrint.com was awarded the honor for Business Excellence by Webmaster Magazine, August 1997 [8]

References

  1. ↑ iPrint IPO
  2. ↑ The Enterprise Network
  3. ↑ Mark Dubovoy
  4. ↑ Leapfrog Ventures
  5. ↑ Deepak Kamra
  6. ↑ Canaan Ventures
  7. ↑ iPrint Announces Equity Investment by Intel Corporation
  8. ↑ Business Excellence Award, Webmaster Magazine
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