IPrint.com
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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.{{cn|date=September 2017}} The company debuted on the NASDAQ (symbol IPRT) in March 2000,[http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/iprint-technologies-inc-69613-3065 iPrint IPO] and was subsequently delisted in 2002.[http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2002/09/06/290276/31540/en/iPrint-Technologies-Receives-Nasdaq-Compliance-Notice.html iPrint Technologies Receives Nasdaq Compliance Notice]
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{{cn|date=September 2017}} in The Enterprise Network (TEN)[http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20030507005724/en/Enterprise-Network-Non-Profit-High-Tech-Business-Incubator-Receives#.UzH4ZlFdWyc The Enterprise Network] 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[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=80102&ticker=TXN&previousCapId=315050&previousTitle=Xicor%20Inc. Mark Dubovoy] of Leapfrog Ventures. The second round of investment was led by Deepak Kamra of Canaan Ventures and Intel Ventures[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iprint-announces-equity-investment-by-intel-corporation-77130017.html, iPrint Announces Equity Investment by Intel Corporation] which closed March, 1998.
iPrint merged with promotional products firm Wood Associates in 2001,[http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2001/10/25/282966/21058/en/iPrint-and-Wood-Associates-Stockholders-Approve-Merger.html iPrint and Wood Associates Stockholders Approve Merger] and was itself acquired by Harland Clarke in 2009.[http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/03/30/story9.html Harland Clarke acquires California-based e-commerce firm]
Award
iPrint.com was awarded the honor for Business Excellence by Webmaster Magazine, August 1997.[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/iPrint+Honored+for+Business+Excellence+on+the+Web+by+IDG's+WebMaster...-a019670146 Business Excellence Award, Webmaster Magazine]
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