{"id":337860,"date":"2017-04-07T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1474080"},"modified":"2017-04-07T16:54:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:54:01","slug":"packhelp-raises-e350000-to-make-your-boxes-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/packhelp-raises-e350000-to-make-your-boxes-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Packhelp raises \u20ac350,000 to make your boxes pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You never think about it until it\u2019s too late. Say you\u2019ve built an amazing company selling the stoat-hair drink coasters from Iceland. Your ecommerce and marketing game is on point, your website is ready, and you get your first order. You realize that you don\u2019t have any boxes. Your stoat-hair coaster business is ruined.<\/p>\n

Luckily there\u2019s Packhelp<\/a>. Packhelp is a Polish company that specializes in low-cost, one-off printed boxes. This means you can order and print a few boxes for your stoat-hair coaster customers without having to buy hundreds and hundreds of boxes that you may never use. The team manufactures the boxes in Poland and ships the out to happy stoat shavers worldwide.<\/p>\n

The founders, Wojciech Sadowski, Maciej Zaj\u0105c, Konrad Kwiatkowski, Maciej Wo\u017aniczko, Patryk Kabaj and Arek Wasilonek, have all worked in advertising and IT. The recently raised \u20ac350,000 in a seed round led by Movens Ventures and Kogito Ventures after bootstrapping on their own cash.
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\u201cSince the beginning we\u2019ve been focused on small minimum order, short production time and customer service. We\u2019ve launched with simple offer, with only 6 sizes of mailer boxes, and we are gradually expanding if only we can offer our new products under those conditions and with reasonable prices,\u201d said Sadowski.<\/p>\n

Further, the company allows you to design and see your box online and prices start at .43 cents per box.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were trying to find a way to order branded packaging quickly, preferably online, as we have roots in digital marketing. We found out that it was also impossible to order packaging in small quantities. Most of the printing houses didn\u2019t even reply to our inquiries (we are not sure if they read them in the first place) or required a lot of technical knowledge before sending quotation. As we have spoken with other online retailers, we have realized there is a market niche here,\u201d said Sadowski.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re seeing some solid revenue without much marketing and they\u2019re already working with some bigger brands in Poland. The future, we can assume, is bright for these and their ability to help you print, package, and ship anything from stoat-hair coaster boxes to mole-fuzz Kleenex cozies should warm any entrepreneur\u2019s vole-like heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" You never think about it until it’s too late. Say you’ve built an amazing company selling the stoat-hair drink coasters from Iceland. Your ecommerce and marketing game is on point, your website is ready, and you get your first order. You realize that you don’t have any boxes. Your stoat-hair coaster business is ruined. Luckily there’s Packhelp. Packhelp is a Polish… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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