Papier is a British online

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brand that sells personalized stationery. The company sells customizable

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and stationery including, on-demand customized notebooks, and

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. It trades and has printers in the

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, and its headquarters are in

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

Overview

Papier was established in May 2015, by Taymoor Atighetchi, in

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. It is headquartered in Camden, London. The company raised its series A funds of $4 million in 2017, led by

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firm Felix Capital,

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, and Downing Ventures. In September 2017, the company started operations in Australia, and then in US in May 2018. 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

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, Mother of Pearl,

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, House of Holland, Desmond & Dempsey, department store Liberty of London, Matilda Goad, and collaborated with

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and Gurls Talk for International Women's Day 2021.

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.

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.

References

{{reflist British companies established in 2015 E-commerce in the United Kingdom