Papier
Founded 2015 · 196 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
Papier is a stationery brand founded in 2015 that sells premium personalised paper products such as notebooks, photo books, and desk accessories, mostly made on-demand. It serves individual consumers as well as retailers and businesses through wholesale, bulk, and corporate gifting options.
Also known as Papier
Founders & leadership
Papier was founded in 2015 by Taymoor Atighetchi.
Investors · 9
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries CFeb 2022
Singular (lead), Beringea, dmg ventures, Felix Capital, Kathaka, Lansdowne Partners
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Papier is a consumer stationery and personalised print brand that sells through its own online store at papier.com. Its catalogue spans dated and undated diaries and planners (including academic and mid-year formats, productivity, finance and wedding planners, address books and wall calendars), notebooks and journals segmented by paper type, material and size, photo products (hardback, softback and fabric photo books, photo cards, calendars, journals, albums and framed prints), and general stationery such as notecards, recipe cards, letter-writing paper, thank-you card sets and desk planners.
The brand also covers greeting cards by occasion and sentiment, invitations and announcements (pregnancy, birth, moving, parties, baby showers, christenings), dinner-party hosting stationery, and a dedicated wedding range organised around planning, before the day, on the day and after the day. Accessories and gifting lines include pens and pencils, pencil cases, stickers, desk accessories, gift sets, e-gift cards, games and corporate gifting. Customers can upload their own designs or build their own books, and named collaboration and seasonal collections are offered, including Papier x Glassette, Papier x Damson Madder, and the Cherie, Soluna and Tesoro collections. Papier publishes an online magazine with wedding, stationery and writing guides, author interviews, a book club and a fiction series.
Business model
Papier operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model, selling customisable and personalised paper goods and photo products from its own website, supported by a loyalty programme (The Paper Club) offering points, rewards, early access and members-only offers, alongside promotional discounts such as first-order, second-book and student offers. Additional lines include e-gift cards and corporate gifting.
Revenue comes from online sales of personalised and non-personalised paper products, photo products, framed prints, accessories, gift sets and e-gift cards.
▸Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography
Technology
The storefront supports product personalisation and customisation, customer accounts and faster checkout, an "upload your own design" and "build your own book" flow for user-supplied artwork and photos, and a gift-recommendation quiz.
Go-to-market
Sales are made online direct to consumers, with acquisition and retention supported by introductory and category discounts, a student offer, a points-based loyalty club, gift-finder quizzes, brand and designer collaborations, and a content magazine covering weddings, stationery guidance and author interviews.
Consumers buying stationery, diaries, journals, photo books and gifts for personal use and for occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, house moves and dinner parties; students are addressed through a dedicated discount, and businesses through corporate gifting and business notecards.
Geography
The website offers localised store and currency options for Great Britain (GBP), Australia (AUD), Canada (CAD), Germany, the wider EU, France and Ireland (EUR), and the United States (USD).
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Papierpapier.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Papier do?
- Papier is a direct-to-consumer brand selling customisable diaries, notebooks, journals, photo books, cards and stationery.
- Who founded Papier?
- Papier was founded by Taymoor Atighetchi in 2015.
- Who are Papier's investors?
- Papier's investors include Beringea, Beringea ProVen VCT, DMG Ventures, FELIX CAPITAL, JamJar Investments, Samos Investments, Kathaka, Lansdowne Partners and 1 more.