Pressplane Breaks Out Of Stealth Mode With A New Name (Inkd) And A Solid Product
March 23, 2009 at 05:56 AM EDT
Pressplane , they very stealth Seattle startup we covered when they raised $1.7 million from Second Avenue Partners along with a slew of hot-shot individual angel investors exactly 6 months ago, is turning the lights on today with a different brand name and a seemingly strong offering for businesses. The new name is Inkd , and the service will be officially announced this morning (the kick-off blog post was published last Friday). So we already knew Curious Office , the incubator behind Pressplane / Inkd, was working on a service geared towards businesses yet centered around a user-generated community, which is no surprise given their previous success applying that same strategy building Imagekind , an online marketplace for art ( acquired by Cafepress for $15-$20 million in cash and stock in July 2008). We also found out early that Curious Office was betting on something to do with dead trees, and both have checked out.