Printo acquires LifeBlob
Some sort of consolidation happening in the photo printing space, Bangalore based Lifeblob( funded by angel VC firm Seedfund) has been acquired by Printo, a sequoia capital funded company.
Lifeblob was founded by Pranav bhasin and Rakesh Rajan in 2007 as a photo sharing service that allows users to explore photos through relations around it in a visually engaging format. In 2008, Lifeblob launched nnovative social timeline interface that was used by companies like Sony Music to promote their artists. In 2009 Lifeblob had around 4 Million photos in their system and in 2010, they shifted focus to merchandising of personalized photo gifts to start building a steady revenue stream.
Printo was founded in 2005 and is India’s fastest growing network of print and document shops. Printo has a simple mission: put a smile on the customer’s face by making his/her printing experience extremely easy. With an experienced team of professionals across industry segments, from retail, software, printing and manufacturing, Printo is all set to have retail outlets across India, making it possible for you to avail of our fast and predictable services at multiple and convenient locations across major cities.
Founders of LifeBlob are extremely excited about this new partnership and the value it creates for users in providing a comprehensive online/offline solution for all printing needs. LifeBlob has been working with Printo as its fulfillment partner, This acquisition is a step forward to bring together one of the finest online photo merchandising platforms, together with the largest retail printing network in India.
LifeBlob montly traction –
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Unique visitors (estimated cookies)
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27K |
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Unique visitors (users)
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17K |
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Page views
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170K |
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Total visits
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33K |
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Avg visits per visitor
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1.9 |
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Avg time on site
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5:00 |
