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Ink'd Greetings
Ink'd Greetings is a Phoenix-based startup building self-service kiosks that let shoppers design, personalize and print a real greeting card - and optionally load a gift card onto it - in about 30 seconds for $2.99. Founded in 2023 by husband-and-wife team Andrew and Sammi Ekmark, the company is pitching a modern, on-demand alternative to the Hallmark-dominated card aisle, placing machines in malls, campus stores and retail partners. It has raised roughly $1M in seed funding (led by Hamid Shojaee of AZ Disruptors) and is expanding toward a nationwide footprint.
Paperless Post
Paperless Post is a New York-based digital stationery company that lets people design, send, and manage invitations, cards, and event pages online. Founded by siblings James and Alexa Hirschfeld, it pairs free customizable templates with premium, designer-collaboration cards and built-in RSVP and guest-management tools, and has been used to send invitations to hundreds of millions of recipients.