Fracture (company) explained
| Fracture |
| Url: | FractureMe.com |
| Commercial: | Yes |
| Type: | photo |
| Launch Date: | November 2009 |
| Current Status: | Active |
Fracture is an Internet-based photo finishing service. Fracture's main service is printing photos directly onto glass.[1] [2] The company is based in Gainesville, Florida.[3]
History
A startup company in North Central Florida, Fracture was founded by two graduates of The University of Florida, Alex Theodore and Abhi Lokesh.[4] [5] They began selling their product in December 2009.[6] Theodore and Lokesh raised $1.5 million in funding from outside investors,[7] including Tamiami Angel Fund I in 2012.[8]
In 2011, after a Groupon promotion, sales increased significantly, and the company moved to a larger building and had ten employees.[9] In 2013 the company raised an additional $500,000 to pay for further expansion.
By 2014, the company had filled about 50,000 orders.[10]
By July 2015, the company had filled over 100,000 orders.[11]
Features
Customers upload photos through the company's website[12] and get back those photos printed on a pane of shatter resistant glass.[13] [14] The process takes less than an hour, and the photos can be as small as or as big as .[15]
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- http://your-digital-life.com/merchandise/your-images-on-glass/ Your Digital Life “Your images on glass”
- http://design-milk.com/fracture/ DesignMilk “Fracture”
- http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110417/ARTICLES/110419637?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar The Gainesville Sun “Glass-printing startup is growing business one image at a time”
- http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Product-Review-Frac-2063.shtml Photo District News “Product Review: Fracture”
- http://www.alligator.org/news/features/article_01352e30-b0c5-11df-a234-001cc4c03286.html " Alumni forgo framing, print art on glass"
- http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110417/articles/110419637 "Glass-printing startup is growing business one image at a time"
- https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/03/fracture-raises-another-500k-for-on-demand-printing-of-photos-on-glass/ "Fracture Raises Another $500K For On-Demand Printing Of Photos On Glass"
- http://gainesvillebizreport.com/fracture-receives-angel-investment/ "Fracture Receives Angel Investment"
- http://www.floridatrend.com/article/282/economic-indicators-for-north-central-florida "Economic Indicators for North Central Florida"
- http://www.wuft.org/news/2014/03/22/glass-mounted-photo-company-transforms-printing-standards/ "Glass-Mounted Photo Company Transforms Printing Standards"
- Web site: 100,000 is a Gigantic Number: Our CEO on Being Grateful - The Fracture Blog. 2015-07-08. The Fracture Blog. en-US. 2016-05-23.
- http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/10/07/fracture-printed-glass-images-review/ The Gadgeteer “Fracture Printed Glass Images Review”
- Biggs, John. "TechCrunch “Ten Fracture Glass Printing Makes Photos ‘Snazzy’”, TechCrunch, Oct 14, 2010
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130129090138/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/ "Ten personalized gifts"
- Web site: Sizes & Prices Fracture . www.fractureme.com . 2016-05-23.
