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Techstars '21Philadelphia, US · Founded 2019 · 6 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Small Packages is a woman and minority-owned business that curates and sells unique products and brands. The company serves customers of all ages and is based in Philadelphia.
Also known as Small Packages · smallpackages.co · The Present App
Founders & leadership
Present was founded in 2019 by Charlene.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Small Packages operates an online gifting business built around curated gift boxes assembled from snacks, beauty items, books, candles, teas and similar goods. Customers can buy pre-assembled themed boxes for occasions such as birthdays, engagements, new babies, sympathy and difficult life events, or use a build-your-own option to assemble a box from selected items. Boxes are offered in small, medium and large sizes at varying price points, with individual curated boxes listed in the roughly $45-$76 range and other collections starting around $45-$51. Each order includes a greeting card selected from a catalog of designs, with the sender's message handwritten by the company.
Alongside individual consumer gifting, the company markets a corporate gifting service for team and client gifts, stating it can fulfill custom orders from 15 to 5,000 boxes. Product pages describe collaborations with outside brands on specific boxes, such as a sympathy and comfort box developed with Rise Above Boutique, and items produced exclusively for Small Packages, including a hand-poured soy candle. The company publishes a blog, The Bond, covering gifting and self-care topics. Its site states that the Present App is now part of Small Packages.
Business model
Direct-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce: the company sources products from partner brands, assembles them into branded gift boxes, and sells them online to individual gift senders and to companies buying gifts in bulk for employees and clients.
Revenue comes from the sale of gift boxes at per-box prices that vary by box and size (for example, a curated box priced from $45 to $76 depending on size), including bulk corporate orders.
Traction
The site publishes customer testimonials referencing individual and team gift orders. Stated operational parameters include order fulfillment in 1-2 business days, standard shipping of 5-7 business days, expedited shipping of 2 business days, and corporate order capacity of 15 to 5,000 boxes.
Latest developments
The company states that the Present App is now part of Small Packages. Its blog, The Bond, published content on self-care gift packages in November 2024, and product pages describe a collaboration with Rise Above Boutique on a comfort and sympathy box.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
An independent, women-owned curated gifting retailer competing in the occasion and corporate gift box segment, differentiated by its small-business and diverse-founder sourcing focus.
The company positions itself around sourcing from small businesses — stating 98% of its brand partners are small businesses — and highlighting female-founded, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and AAPI-owned brands. Other stated points of difference include handwritten card messages, customizable build-your-own boxes, and the ability to send or schedule a gift in under three minutes.
Technology
The offering is delivered through an online storefront with gift configuration (box selection, card selection, size selection), scheduled send dates, and a build-your-own box flow.
Go-to-market
Sales run through the company's own online store, supported by social media presence, a content blog covering gifting and self-care topics, press mentions, and a dedicated corporate gifting offering for bulk orders.
Individual consumers sending gifts for occasions including birthdays, engagements, new babies, sympathy and hardship, plus corporate buyers ordering employee and client gifts in quantities from 15 to 5,000 boxes.
Geography
Orders are shipped across the United States, with customer testimonials referencing recipients in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Colorado and Minnesota; a third-party listing indicates international shipping is offered.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Related companies · 2
Companies working in the same space as Present.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe company's website states that the Present App is now part of Small Packages.
Small Packages partnered with Rise Above Boutique to curate the contents of its 'Something Awful' comfort and sympathy gift box.
The company published an article on its blog, The Bond, about self-care packages as gifts and its customizable self-care package offering.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Presentsmallpackages.co · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Present do?
- Small Packages is a Philadelphia-based e-commerce brand selling curated and build-your-own gift boxes for consumers and corporate buyers.
- Who founded Present?
- Present was founded by Charlene in 2019.
- Who are Present's investors?
- Present's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Present headquartered?
- Present is headquartered in Philadelphia, US.