release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . november 2013 mimeo.com inc. type private industry office services founded 1998 headquarters 3 park avenue new york new york area served worldwide key people john delbridge ceo david uyttendaele cto products print on demand electronic publishing digital distribution warehousing kitting services number of employees 800 2014 subsidiaries mimeo ltd mimeo gmbh spc verlag gateway publishing website mimeo homepage mimeo.com inc. is a privately held print on demand and digital distribution document company . it was the first to offer online printing and overnight delivery of complex documents and marketing materials . 1 the company refers to itself as a technology company that prints . 2 customers utilize a proprietary online workflow connected to multiple print production warehouse and distribution centers . customers include small mid sized and large companies . 3 the company was named after the mimeograph . 4 printing and distribution centers are located in memphis tennessee newark new jersey and huntingdon cambridgeshire england . 5 contents 1 history 2 business 2.1 products and services 2.2 print production technology 2.3 competitors 2.4 clients 3 corporate affairs 3.1 investors 3.2 board members 3.3 former board members and board observers 3.4 awards and industry ranking 4 references 5 external links history edit mimeo was founded in 1998 by key compton jeff stewart mimeo.com board member and first mimeo.com chief executive officer 6 and dave meadows . a few months later david uyttendaele mimeo s chief technology officer scott klemm and john delbridge former chief operating officer and chief financial officer current mimeo ceo joined the founding team . stewart delbridge and uyttendaele first met on the second floor of their freshman dormitory at rensselaer polytechnic institute . they reunited in 1998 after stewart and uyttendaele launched and sold internet consulting company square earth to proxicom which is now icrossing . 7 in 1998 the company launched with the goal of becoming the print dial tone for the internet . 4 the company developed proprietary technology and a proof of concept leading to the release of a functional version in mid 1999 . the strategy was to leverage the time and cost savings that come from being adjacent to major shipping and distribution hubs . citation needed the first print facility was located next to the fedex distribution hub in memphis tennessee . 8 in 2000 the company reported employment levels of 80 people and 422 customers . unfortunately mimeo was spending more than it was taking in losing 1m per month . 7 to accelerate growth the company hired an experienced sales professional john f. lyons as ceo in may 2001 replacing company founder jeff stewart . 9 as of 2002 customers included 300 of the fortune 2000 . 10 in october 2004 the company s growth was recognized by inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the u.s. having been ranked at number 186 on the inc. 500 . 11 the ceo john lyons left the company at this time replaced by john delbridge while a search for a full time ceo was launched . citation needed in 2005 adam slutsky former coo cfo and director of moviefone joined the company as ceo replacing john f. lyons . 12 in september 2006 the company purchased three kodak nexpress color printers and reported a total of 328 employees . 11 they also added add several key executives including tom karrat evp sales and marketing charlie corr as vp corporate strategy and coleen smith as chief people officer . 13 at the time mimeo reported growth rates of 50 % over the past four years . 14 the company achieved growth rates of 68 % in 2005 versus 2004 reaching 50 million in total revenue . 15 in december 2008 mimeo opened a 75 000 square foot web enabled print production and distribution facility in newark new jersey with a capacity of 1 000 000 pages per day . this was the second print and distribution facility owned by the company . by 2008 mimeo employed more than 500 people serving 4000 customers 38 % of which are fortune 500 customers . from 2007 to early 2010 mimeo.com has seen steady growth and expansion with revenues growing from 39.6 m in 2006 to 60m in 2009 . 16 in july 2011 mimeo expanded into europe with the acquisition of cambridgeshire england based cle led by jamie wardley . wardley was immediately appointed general manager of mimeo europe . 17 the acquisition expanded mimeo s business to include custom products such as school yearbooks via spc verlag and on demand funeral cards via gateway funeral cards . in q4 2011 cle moved into a new facility in huntingdon cambridgeshire england that serves as the headquarters for mimeo europe as well mimeo s first production and distribution centre in europe . 18 in 2013 mimeo had more than 600 employees and revenues of approximately 100 million . 19 the memphis facility has 324 people with plans to expand to 514 employees by 2016 . 20 the company hires approximately 200 temporary workers to meet holiday season demand for photo greeting cards calendars and albums . 21 in 2014 mimeo expanded in europe with an acquisition of germany s koebcke . with this acquisition the employee count grew to over 800 employees . 22 in january 2013 john delbridge took over as the ceo and president following adam slutsky s departure . for the period 2005 to 2012 mimeo reported an annualized growth rate of 25 % . 19 business edit products and services edit products mimeo offers print on demand document printing print distribution and digital document distribution . customers can upload files in any format and then use online tools to select and view an online proof and select different binding and finishing options . 23 the company website lists presentations manuals brochures booklets flyers newsletters and posters among the available products . custom products include funeral cards school planners photo books and bound documents . 17 in addition mimeo offers cd dvd usb flash drives and disc packaging services that enable customers to create order warehouse kit and track projects produced in each medium . 24 services mimeo marketplace is a customized e commerce storefront that launched in 2008 integrates with the solution for distribution of printed and digital documents . 25 a product extension marketplace tcm was introduced at astd 2013 american society for training & development as a digital and print and digital document management and distribution solution . services include warehousing and kitting where multiple items can be stored and then distributed into a kit for distribution . items can be ordered as a kit through the mimeo marketplace or the mimeo interface . 26 electronic publishing called epublishing solutions enable document administrators to distribute content as a file secured document and via an e book reader . 24 print production technology edit mimeo uses proprietary adaptive document assembly process adap software to run print operations at 3 digital printing facilities . it uses algorithms to dynamically schedule production and route jobs based on delivery requirements and the workloads on individual pieces of equipment and plants . 27 the company operates kodak nexpress and hewlett packard indigo and xeikon digital color printers installed across the facilities are a number of oc and xerox monochrome devices . for large format digital printing hewlett packard designjet ink jet printers drive production . standard horizon folding afc 544akt trimming ht 30 saddle stitching stitchliner 5500 and perfect binding bq 270 and bq 470 equipment is installed in the plants . 28 mimeo also uses six sigma and lean manufacturing practices to eliminate errors create value for customers and produce high quality products . mimeo operates nine quality assurance stations with 31 checkers . 23 competitors edit the company s competitors in north america include fedex office staples inc. officemax xerox and many local providers . 29 clients edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message airgas expedia gtslearning hewlett packard jenny craig inc. sap ag siemens suntrust banks corporate affairs edit investors edit the venture capital arm of hewlett packard made the first 6 million investment in mimeo.com . the hewlett packard investment funded the lease for a 140 000 square foot facility in memphis tennessee across from the fedex shipping hub in the memphis international airport center . 23 with hewlett packard as an investor mimeo was able to interest other venture capitalists such as draper fisher jurvetson and their new york city based affiliate dfj gotham . on february 9 2000 mimeo announced a 10 million joint investment leading to a total equity raise of 21 million . citation needed in the same year mimeo also raised a 12 million series b round with investors including draper fisher jurvetson dfj gotham hewlett packard and several of the founders . 7 in june 2002 mimeo raised a 6.5 m series c round led by draper fisher jurvetson with participation from hewlett packard and dfj gotham . 10 to fund expansion mimeo continued to raise money including a 2004 5.5 m round of financing . the round was led by harbourvest partners and included follow on investments from draper fisher jurvetson and dfj gotham . in 2005 mimeo raised an additional 5.8 m in equity led by harbourvest partners followed by draper fisher jurvetson dfj gotham ventures and additional private investors . 10 ge commercial finance technology lending provided 3.2 million in debt financing . 30 in 2007 the company raised an additional 25 million led by goldman sachs principal strategies group . citation needed other investors included draper fisher jurvetson dfj gotham ventures harbourvest partners and hewlett packard . 31 in 2011 mimeo raised growth capital through an equity and subordinated debt investment from patriot capital . 32 board members edit john delbridge ceo mimeo.com ross h. goldstein dfj gotham ventures peter b. lipson harbourvest partners llc adam slutsky former ceo mimeo.com 31 president tough mudder andreas stavropoulos draper fisher jurvetson ivan ross mason capital former board members and board observers edit jeff stewart former board member founder lenddo david uyttendaele cto board observer key compton board observer president data & distribution addthis janet morrison clarke former board member asbury automotive group awards and industry ranking edit 50th largest printing company in the united states as of 2012 based on company reported 100m gross revenue 33 inc. magazine 500 5000 ranking 9 listings 34 year rank 2004 186 2005 277 2007 1320 2008 1486 2009 2293 2010 3456 2011 4419 2012 4094 2013 4646 printing industries of america best in show web2awards 4 consecutive years 2009 2010 2011 2012 35 questex media award for business transformation initiatives 36 trainingoutsourcing.com top 20 specialized learning process providers 2006 37 crain s new york business fast 50 2012 38 references edit pellow barb mimeo expanding its marketplace what they think 2008 gawreluk nicholas getting a taste of mimeo s secret sauce printing impressions magazine october 24 2012 smith markmimeo.com driven to succeed online ; printing impressions magazine february 2010 a b big week for mimeo.com urgent speed blog april 21 2010 fung amanda online printing firm expands into recession crains new york december 2 2008 o brien katherine tick tock printing news december 1 2007 a b c brothers and friends now business partners shield and diamond of phi kappa alpha april 2008 lapowsky issie mastering last minute orders inc. magazine mimeo names new ceo stewart remain board chief what they think may 17 2001 a b c 1 what they think company