tracxn research — online photos landscape, october 2016
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Online Photos – October 2016
Online Photos – October 2016
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Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 08
Who is Investing 16
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 20
Sub Sector Analysis 23
Interesting Companies 38
Useful Links 45
Company List 47
Team 147
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Sector Overview
Scope of report
This report covers online platforms that provide digital photo-related products and services for both personal and professional
use; and startups that provide devices for digital photography using breakthrough technology.
Broadly, this report covers the following areas:
• Platforms that offer services like photography, photo editing and storage
• Online printing platforms
• Platforms that provide online photo messaging, sharing and aggregating
• Platforms that assist professional photographers – photographer marketplaces, tools, and stock photography platforms
• Platforms providing photo-related services for enterprises
• Startups providing photo-related equipment involving breakthrough technology
This report does not include offline photo related services, photo studios and general digital photo equipment.
The scope of this report includes equity as well as debt funding received by the companies.
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
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Company List
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Top investments in last one year
CompanyFunding Amount
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snapchat.comSnapchat
(Los Angeles, 2011)$1.8B Series F 05/01/2016
Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, Coatue, Institutional Venture Partners, Lone Pine Capital, Glade Brook Capital, T. Rowe Price, Yahoo, KPCB, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners
giphy.comGiphy
(New York City, 2012)$55M Series C 02/01/2016
Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, RRE Ventures, Betaworks, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, CAA Ventures
light.coLight
(Palo Alto, 2013)$30M Series C 07/01/2016 GV, Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Eclipse VC, StepStone
curalate.comCuralate
(Philadelphia, 2012)$28M Series C 02/01/2016 NEA, First Round Capital
picsart.comPicsArt
(San Francisco, 2011)$20M Series B 04/01/2016 DCM Ventures, Siguler Guff
dress-plus.comDress-plus
(Beijing, 2014)$10M Series A 11/01/2015 Youku Tudou
mapillary.comMapillary
(Malmo, 2013)$8M Series A 03/01/2016 Sequoia Capital, Playfair Capital, Atomico, LDV Capital
chatbooks.comChatbooks
(Provo, 2014)$6M Series A 02/01/2016 Signal Peak, Kickstart Seed Fund, Peterson Partners, BYU Cougar Capital
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Top investments in last one year
CompanyFunding Amount
Round Name
Date Investors
depositphotos.comDepositphotos
(Fort Lauderdale, 2009)$5M Series B 12/01/2015 EBRD, TMT Investments
spiritcube.comSpiritCube
(Austin, 2010)$5M Series A 07/01/2016
waldo.photosWaldo
(Austin, 2015)$5M Seed 01/01/2016 Upfront Ventures
taopaipai.comTaopaipai
(Beijing, 2014)$5M Series A 11/01/2015 Baihe
plusx.cnPlus
(Beijing, 2014)$5M Series A 05/01/2016
slyce.itSlyce
(Toronto, 2012)$4M Series C 03/01/2016
photobucket.comPhotobucket
(Denver, 2003)$4M Series F 08/01/2016
photobucket.comPhotobucket
(Denver, 2003)$4M Series F 10/01/2015
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Funnel view of Sector
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
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Like 9GAG Curalate Storehouse Instagram PicCollage PhotoBox LovePop Cards dailybooth Your Memoir
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Where are Top Investors investing
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Top Investor by Stage of Entry
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Top IPOs in the last 3 years
IPO Date Company OverviewFunding Amount
14-09-2015 pixtastock.comPixta
(Tokyo, 2005)
Royalty-free stock photo marketplaceGlobis Capital Partners, PE&HR $1.55M
24-04-2015 slyce.itSlyce
(Toronto, 2012)
Mobile shopping with visual search platformNew York Angels, AlphaNorth Asset Management, Cormark Securities, Beacon Securities, Canaccord Genuity, PI Financial Corp, Salman Partners, Harrington Global Associates
$41.22M
19-05-2014 shutterstock.comGoPro
(San Mateo, 2003)
HD camera manufacturer for extreme action video photographyUS Venture Partners, Walden International, Riverwood Capital, Steamboat Ventures, Sageview Capital, Agave Partners, Foxconn Electronics, Darwin Ventures
$288.21M
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Major Acquisitions in last one year
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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October 2016Tracxn Blue Box : Online Photos706+ companies in the sector, 301 funded in last 5 years, $2.63B invested in 2015/16
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Top Business Models by Funding
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Snapchat Fotolia GoPro Like Photobucket Snapfish
Giphy Applied Science Fiction Light Face++ PicsArt Shutterfly
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Social Platforms – Business Model Description
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Social Platforms – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment Trend
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Social Platforms – Most Funded Companies
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Professional – Business Model Description
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Professional – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment Trend
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Professional – Most Funded Companies
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Enterprise Solutions – Business Model Description
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Enterprise Solutions – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment Trend
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Enterprise Solutions – Most Funded Companies
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Digital Imaging – Business Model Description
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Digital Imaging – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment Trend
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Digital Imaging – Most Funded Companies
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Interesting Unfunded Companies
Company OverviewBusiness Model
photobucket.comDemografies
(2015, Rochester)
Social media Image monitoring and insights providerEnterprise Solutions > Image-based Analytics
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting
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Interesting Seed Companies
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Interesting Series A Companies
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Interesting Series B Companies
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Interesting Late Stage Companies
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Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Niche Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
Top IPOs in last three years Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Top Funded Deadpooled Companies Companies Link
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Social Platforms Professional Digital Equipment Enterprise Solutions Digital Imaging Printing
463 FUNDED COMPANIES AND 297 UNFUNDED COMPANIES
COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS
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Social Platforms (1/37)Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Thwapr(2007, New York City)
Mobile video & photo sharing$2M
Shoto(2013, Wellesley)
Photo sharing mobile platformReal Ventures $1.75M
Doublie(2014, San Francisco)
Multimedia sharing platformResolute Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, TenOneTen $1.7M
Flashgap(2014, Paris)
Time delayed collaborative photo sharing app$1.5M
Lasso(2012, Englewood)
Request based picture sharing networkGreylock Partners, Trinity Ventures $1.25M
Birdbox(2012, Boulder)
Group Photo Sharing AppTechstars, CU Deming Center Venture Fund $1.1M
Everpix(2011, San Francisco)
Cloud photo storage & sharing Desktop and iOS appIndex Ventures, 500 Startups, Kii Capital, Strive Capital, 2020 Ventures $1M
FotoSwipe(2013, Raleigh)
Photo transfer app$820k
Go to BM List >> Professional
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Social Platforms (2/37)Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Watchbox(2013, Reykjavik)
Corporate Group Photo and Video Sharing appFrumtak ventures $380k
Toppic(2013, New York City)
photo sharing & discovery$370k
Kolektio(2014, Brescia)
Group photo sharing$243k
IWT(2008, Centennial)
Online photo sharing application$150k
Sneeky(2013, New York City)
Anonymous Photosharing appEniac Ventures $100k
Photocollect(2010, Stockholm)
Collaborative photo and video sharing platform$100k
Patter(2012, Burlingame)
Platform for collaborative albumsUlu Ventures $80K
Memory Merge(2010, Newcastle Upon Tyne)
Group photo sharing platform$17.36K
Go to BM List >> Professional
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Social Platforms (3/37)Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Yeplike(2011, Rome)
Opinion based photo sharing app$14.46K
Molome(2011, Singapore)
Photo sharing service with a Creative touch CommunityJoyful Frog Digital Innovation $11.7k
Flukle(2009, Manchester)
Photo sharing social network$10k
Divvy shot(2009, San Francisco)
Group photo sharingY Combinator $10k
PhotoAmigo(2008, Santa Barbara)
Photo sharing webite
Beatter(2015, Madrid)
Automatic photo sharingSeedRocket
Daxiangce123(2014, Shanghai)
Mobile app to share photos and albums among friendsTencent, Step holding
Pressgram(2012, Atlanta)
Photo sharing app for Wordpress
Go to BM List >> Professional
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Social Platforms (4/37)
Go to BM List >> Professional
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Social Platforms (5/37)
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Social Platforms (6/37)
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Social Platforms (7/37)
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Social Platforms (8/37)
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Social Platforms (9/37)
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Social Platforms (10/37)
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Social Platforms (11/37)
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Social Platforms (12/37)
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Social Platforms (13/37)
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Social Platforms (14/37)
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Social Platforms (15/37)
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Social Platforms (16/37)
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Social Platforms (17/37)
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Social Platforms (18/37)
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Social Platforms (19/37)
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Social Platforms (20/37)
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Social Platforms (21/37)
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Social Platforms (23/37)
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Social Platforms (24/37)
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Social Platforms (26/37)
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Social Platforms (27/37)
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Social Platforms (28/37)
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Social Platforms (29/37)
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Social Platforms (30/37)
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Social Platforms (31/37)
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Social Platforms (32/37)
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Social Platforms (33/37)
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Social Platforms (34/37)
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Social Platforms (35/37)
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Social Platforms (36/37)
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Social Platforms (37/37)
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Professional (1/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (2/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (3/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (4/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (5/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (6/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (7/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (8/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (9/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (10/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (11/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (12/17)
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Professional (13/17)
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Professional (14/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (15/17)
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Professional (16/17)
Social Platforms << Go to BM List >> Digital Equipment
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Professional (17/17)
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Digital Equipment (1/2)
Professional << Go to BM List >>Enterprise
Solutions
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Digital Equipment (2/2)
Professional << Go to BM List >>Enterprise
Solutions
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Enterprise Solutions (1/7)
Digital
Equipment<< Go to BM List >> Digital Imaging
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Enterprise Solutions (2/7)
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Equipment<< Go to BM List >> Digital Imaging
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Enterprise Solutions (3/7)
Digital
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Enterprise Solutions (4/7)
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Enterprise Solutions (5/7)
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Enterprise Solutions (6/7)
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Equipment<< Go to BM List >> Digital Imaging
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Enterprise Solutions (7/7)
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Equipment<< Go to BM List >> Digital Imaging
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Digital Imaging (1/20)
Enterprise
Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (8/20)
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (14/20)
Enterprise
Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (15/20)
Enterprise
Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (16/20)
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (17/20)
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Digital Imaging (18/20)
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Digital Imaging (19/20)
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Digital Imaging (20/20)
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Solutions<< Go to BM List >> Printing
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Printing (1/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (2/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (3/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (4/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (5/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (6/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (7/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (8/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (9/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (10/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (11/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (12/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (13/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (14/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Printing (15/15)
Digital Imaging << Go to BM List
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Team
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Sri Harsha Jetti
Lead Analyst, Consumer
Shashank Vunguturu
Analyst, Consumer