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Paperless Post

Online events & invitations platform

Paperless Post logo
101-200 employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Communication
  • Entertainment
  • Events
Financial District, New York, NY

Company mission

Paperless Post is reimagining invitations through design and technology to help people connect at life’s memorable moments.

Led by a woman
Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

13% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Sending invitations to events can be tedious and time-consuming, and outsourcing design can be expensive too. Paperless Post solves this problem with its technology-led, design-first approach.

Paperless Post first launched in 2009, and since then it has become a clear market leader in a field cluttered with fairly simple design and printing tools. Part of its success stems from its early adoption of mobile phones as a platform - while initially optimized for desktop use the company worked hard to develop its platform for mobile users. This has allowed Paperless Post to consolidate its growth in spite of market changes over the years.

Paperless Post is well-positioned to see considerable growth. It will need to continue to develop its partnerships and technology in order to fend off new competitors, however. Its unique designs and partnerships with brands such as Caroline Herrera go some way to achieving this, and its understanding of communication trends: switching to text message notifications rather than email as younger people abandon email as a way to communicate - indicate that the company is still ahead of the curve.

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Steph

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Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jul 2018

$10m

SERIES E

Apr 2014

$25m

SERIES C

Total funding: $46.4m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Alexa Hirschfeld

(Co-founder)

Co-founded Paperless Post in 2007 after graduating from Harvard.

James Hirschfeld

(Co-founder & CEO)

Co-founded Paperless Post in 2007 after graduating from Harvard. Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2014.

Jobs (5)

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Software Engineering