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
editiPrint 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
editiPrint.com was awarded the honor for Business Excellence by Webmaster Magazine, August 1997.[8]
References
edit- ^ 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