punchbowl.com type private industry online invitations software founded 2006 2006 founder matt douglas ceo sean conta cxo headquarters framingham ma usa website punchbowl.com punchbowl.com is a free web based online invitations service and digital greeting cards site based in framingham massachusetts . the company was founded in 2006 received venture funding from a variety of sources and the website was then launched in 2007 . 1 the service allows users to plan and organize parties and events with features such as customizable online invitations and local vendor search . the site has received media attention from multiple outlets including the wall street journal 2 new york times 3 and techcrunch . 4 in 2007 it was listed on pc world s 25 web sites to watch and in 2008 it received the massachusetts innovation & technology exchange mitx award for usability and was an honoree for a 2008 webby award . in 2010 entrepreneur magazine listed it as one of the 100 most brilliant companies and the site was also lauded in the oprah magazine and women s health . in 2014 punchbowl was named the exclusive provider of online invitations for disney interactive . in 2015 the company was awarded another mitx award for best ux and unveiled the 2015 characters kids love collection confirming collaborations with nickelodeon wwe and activision . contents 1 company history 2 awards 3 references 4 external links company history edit punchbowl was founded by software and user interface experts matt douglas and sean conta who previously worked together at bose corporation . incorporated on april 11 2006 the company officially launched on january 15 2007 under the name mypunchbowl.com as a free site for party planning . 5 the company was funded by contour venture partners intel capital and ecoast angels 6 receiving its seed round of funding on october 2 2007 from lead investor intel capital . 7 on september 16 2008 punchbowl announced its series a round of funding in the amount of 2.1 m 8 led by contour venture partners . 9 punchbowl has acquired two companies . i m in on november 17 2009 10 and socializr on november 12 2010 11 a silicon valley event management platform created by friendster founder jonathan abrams . in september 2010 the company announced that it had surpassed one million registered users and had acquired the punchbowl.com domain . 12 in september 2011 the company introduced a new product called digital greeting cards which is a free ecards service . 13 in february 2014 punchbowl was named the exclusive provider of online invitations for disney interactive . 14 the collection features beloved disney favorites such as mickey mouse minnie mouse frozen disney princess characters disney fairies characters toy story cars the muppets and many more . in october 2014 punchbowl unveiled a new user interface and launched the characters kids love invitation collection . the collection includes hundreds of branded invitations that feature iconic beloved characters . the 2014 characters kids love collection featured invitations from disney sesame street hello kitty my little pony transformers and more . 15 punchbowl released the 2015 characters kids love collection in june . it includes collaborations with nickelodeon wwe and activision . 16 the company has licensed its technology to leading retail and media sites including oriental trading company 17 1 800 flowers lifetime cozi and premier designs . awards edit mitx innovation award best ux 2015 18 mitx innovation award best consumer tech that makes life easier 2011 19 named one of the 100 most brilliant companies by entrepreneur magazine 2010 20 o the oprah magazine s 100 things that are getting better 2010 21 named one of the 100 most useful sites on the web by women s health 2008 22 massachusetts innovation & technology exchange mitx award for usability 2008 23 webby award honoree events 2008 24 pc world s 25 web sites to watch 2007 25 references edit gonzalez nick january 14 2007 . mypunchbowl joins the evite gunners . techcrunch . boehret katherine june 13 2007 . invite sites help start a party . wall street journal . turbow jason december 16 2009 . inviting web sites for party planners . the new york times . rao leena october 4 2010 . punchbowl debuts digital invitation studio invites . techcrunch . marshall matt january 15 2007 . mypunchbowl joins growing list of evite rivals . venturebeat . siegler mg september 16 2008 . mypunchbowl serves up a 2.1 million second round . venturebeat . morrison chris october 2 2007 . mypunchbowl lands seed funding for online invitations . venturebeat . http www.crunchbase.com company mypunchbowl . crunchbase . retrieved 2010 12 21 . external link in title help mccarthy caroline september 16 2008 . 2.1 million for invite start up mypunchbowl . cnet . kirsner scott november 16 2009 . why is it so hard to kill a web 1.0 dinosaur . boston.com . tartakoff joseph november 12 2010 . punchbowl gets socializr to join its party . paidcontent . rao leena september 14 2010 . online party planning site mypunchbowl rebrands as punchbowl ; passes 1m users . techcrunch . rao leena september 12 2011 . party planning platform punchbowl expands beyond invitations to digital greeting cards . techcrunch . perez sarah february 5 2014 . punchbowl rolls out new touch friendly digital invitations snags exclusive disney partnership . techcrunch . perez sarah october 20 2014 . punchbowl takes on evite with a redesigned site new kids brand partnerships . techcrunch . loveday samantha june 10 2015 . vegas 2015 punchbowl unveils new additions to characters kids love invitation line . licensing.biz . rao leena april 27 2010 . mypunchbowl signs multi million dollar licensing deal with oriental trading company . techcrunch . http mitxawards.org winners circle.aspx . massachusetts innovation and technology exchange . 2015 . retrieved 2015 07 08 . external link in title help http www.mitxawards.org innovation agencies p r punchbowl software.aspx . massachusetts innovation and technology exchange . 2011 . retrieved 2012 08 07 . external link in title help ohngren kara and jennifer wang june 2010 . 100 most brilliant companies . entrepreneur magazine . 100 things that are getting better . o the oprah magazine . january 2010 . 100 most useful sites on the web . women s health . june 2008 . http www.mitxawards.org agencies p r punchbowl software.aspx . massachusetts innovation and technology exchange . june 4 2008 . external link in title help http www.webbyawards.com webbys current.php season 12 . the webby awards . may 28 2008 . retrieved 2011 01 17 . external link in title help gralla preston june 18 2007 . 25 web sites to watch . pcworld . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title punchbowl.com & oldid 743301751 categories internet companies of the united statescompanies based in bostonsoftware companies based in massachusettssocial planning websitesprivately 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