Impresse Corp. Tuesday raised more than $62 million in equity and committed debt
in third round financing that will be used to expand the company’s
operations and its marketing efforts.
Impress Corp.’s flagship solution impresse.com, is an Internet-based
service that simplifies the print procurement process and brings print
buyers closer together with their printers.
The new investors include leading Internet investment firms: Amerindo Investment Advisors (ATCHX), BancBoston Ventures, Comdisco Inc. (CDO),
Gilbert Global Equity Partners,
Hambrecht & Quist Ventures (HQ), JW Seligman & Co. Inc. (SJW), Palantir Capital L.P. and Van Wagoner
Capital Management (VWEGX).
Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE),
through its Adobe Ventures limited partnership, is also making a minority equity
investment in Impresse.
The nine new investors join Internet venture capital giants Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark Capital, The Java Fund and
Atlas Venture, who have increased
their original financial commitment to Impresse. Besides assisting the
company in sales and
marketing activities, the proceeds will be used to expand network
operations and future technology development.
“The endorsement from some of the smartest private equity investors in the
Internet arena substantiates Impresse’s position as the
undisputed leader in B2B Internet services for print procurement, a very
hot area of growth,” said Bruce Dunlevie, general partner of
Benchmark Capital. “Impresse clearly differentiates from its competitors
with its seasoned management, deep technology base,
strong domain expertise and some of the best and brightest employees in
Silicon Valley.”
