Papier (company) explained

Papier Ltd
Industry:E-Commerce
Founded:May 2015
Hq Location City:London
Products:Customized Stationery
Num Employees:70 (2021)
Website:https://www.papier.com

Papier is a British online e-commerce brand that sells personalized stationery. The company sells customizable wedding invitations and stationery including, on-demand customized notebooks, and notecards.[1] [2] It trades and has printers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and its headquarters are in Camden, London.[3]

It has been a winner of the British Wedding Awards and UK Wedding Awards for its wedding stationery.[4] [5]

Overview

Papier was established in May 2015, by Taymoor Atighetchi, in London, UK.[6] [7] It is headquartered in Camden, London. The company raised its series A funds of $4 million in 2017, led by venture capital firm Felix Capital, JamJar Investments, and Downing Ventures.[8] [9] [10]

In September 2017, the company started operations in Australia, and then in US in May 2018.[11] It raised its series B funds of $11 million, led by venture capital firm Beringea and its series A investors, in September 2019.

Since its launch, the company has collaborated with 40 design partners, artists, illustrators, including Victoria and Albert Museum, Mother of Pearl, Disney, House of Holland, Desmond & Dempsey, department store Liberty of London, Matilda Goad, and collaborated with Adwoa Aboah and Gurls Talk for International Women's Day 2021.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Products

The company sells customizable print-on-demand stationery, including notebooks, wall art, diaries, cards, wedding invitations, announcements cards, greeting cards, notecard sets, planners, wellness journals, and photo books along with other stationery products.[16]

Recognition

Papier won awards for Best Wedding Stationery at the British Wedding Awards in 2018, 2019, 2020, and UK Wedding Awards in 2017, 2018, and 2020.[17] [18] [19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Caines. Matthew. 2017-05-12. Papier founder: Creative partnerships key to strong customer reach. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-05-21. 0307-1235.
  2. Web site: Gay. Danielle. 2019-06-21. Office tour: inside Papier's colourful and creative London work space. 2021-05-21. Vogue Australia. en.
  3. Web site: Frost. Maisha. 2019-02-13. Papier wins hearts with its digital and paper perfect match. 2021-05-21. Express.co.uk. en.
  4. Web site: The UK Wedding Awards 2020: The Winners Revealed!. 2021-05-21. www.hitched.co.uk. en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2020-10-12. The British Wedding Awards 2020: Everything you Need to Know. 2021-05-21. Wedding Ideas. en-GB.
  6. Web site: House Notes Putting pen to paper with Papier. 2021-05-21. www.sohohouse.com.
  7. News: Needleman. Sarah E.. 2020-04-30. You've Got Mail. The Old-Fashioned Kind.. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2021-05-21. 0099-9660.
  8. Web site: 2019-09-03. London design startup Papier picks up $11m from top UK venture funds. 2021-05-21. CityAM. en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2019-09-04. Papier secures $11m Series B to fuel transatlantic growth. 2021-05-21. UKTN (UK Tech News). en-GB.
  10. News: Onita. Laura. 2017-05-07. Stationer pushes the envelope for exports. en. The Sunday Times. 2021-05-21. 0956-1382.
  11. Web site: Hutchison. Clare. 2017-07-17. Entrepreneurs: Bringing a personal touch to stationery. 2021-05-21. www.standard.co.uk. en.
  12. Web site: Cary. Alice. Adwoa Aboah's New Papier Journal Is A Soothing Tool For Self-Reflection. 2021-05-21. British Vogue. en-GB.
  13. Web site: Matilda Goad has designed a summery line of stationery for Papier. 2021-05-21. House & Garden. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Matilda Goad X Papier: A Collab That'll Have Us Sending Love Notes Daily – The Caperberry Collective. 2021-05-21. en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2021-03-08. Model Adwoa Aboah and Stationery Company Papier Just Launched Journals for Teen Girls. 2021-05-21. domino. en-US.
  16. Web site: Papier's affordable and customizable stationery prove that putting pen to paper never goes out of style. 2021-05-21. uk.finance.yahoo.com. en-GB.
  17. Web site: 2018-02-16. Winners of THE BRITISH WEDDING AWARDS 2018, in association with PREZOLA, are revealed at a glittering ceremony in London. 2021-05-21. The Chelsea Magazine Company. en-US.
  18. Web site: The UK Wedding Awards 2018: The Winners Revealed!. 2021-05-21. www.hitched.co.uk. en-GB.
  19. Web site: The UK Wedding Awards 2017: The Winners Revealed!. 2021-05-21. www.hitched.co.uk. en-GB.
  20. Web site: Stackhouse. Nadine. 2019-02-22. Winners of The British Wedding Awards 2019 revealed!. 2021-05-21. The Chelsea Magazine Company. en-US.

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