Denis Opudo
Printivo is a Nigeria based digital printing startup. The startup is one of the biggest startups in the country. This comes after it attracted a blue chip client. Printivo was selected for the 500 startups accelerator program. It also launched a designer marketplace. The locals showed their faith in the startup by voting for it as the most investable startup in Nigeria. All that achievement shakes other startups that think of joining the market.
That does not shake Print Anything. Rather it decides to take Printivo head-on in fighting for the available market. Print Anything has developed a website for printing solutions. The website is an instant printing shop for MSMEs. Despite the competition, Print Anything is making good strides in the market. Launched in 2017, the startup had 500 active customers by the time they were closing their shops in 2017. The customers come from a range of industries like education, beauty, and construction.
The startup bases its operations on logistics and technology on its daily running. Print Anything aims at powering the future of commercial printing in Africa. This is through building a business model around decentralization. The startup is developing the largest printer network. It also provides the network to its customers. This offers same town and same day deliveries.
The company currently offers its services to the locals. But it at times gets foreign customers. Thes customers come to Nigeria for an event hosted by the country. Print Anything offers the abroad customers print and delivery services. But the company is hoping to expand further to other parts of Africa. As much as the print industry is competitive, Print Anything gives a unique service. The company gets little competition due to its web-to-print services. The free design, free shipping and the fast lead time of 48 hours give the company an edge over the others.
