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Papier
Personalised stationery brand
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Retail
- Lifestyle
- Consumer Goods
- Weddings
- Art
- Centro 1, 39 Plender Street, London NW1 0DT
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Company mission
To feed curiosity and contemplation, to invite people to uncover the possibility of a blank page.
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Since its inception in 2015, Papier has experienced rapid growth and solidified its position as the leading direct-to-consumer brand in personalised stationery, cultivating a dedicated community of 'stationery addicts'
Papier's success stems from seamlessly blending traditional charm, sophistication, and personalistion with a tech-driven consumer experience. Collaborating with emerging artists and iconic brands, the company has expanded its offerings beyond in-house collections, offering a diverse array of notebooks, notecards, diaries, and more.
Experiencing significant year-on-year growth, Papier's revenue has surged over 150% since 2022, setting the stage for further expansion. With financial backing, the company is ready to enter into the US market, establishing its first US office in SoHo, New York. Beyond this, the company plans to expand product offerings into writing and desk accessories, catering to the diverse preferences of its engaged and brand-loyalty community.
Benefits
- A seat at Maison Papier, our lovely Camden office (hybrid working pattern of 3 days p/week in the office)
- Private medical and rewards scheme with Vitality Health
- 50% off gym memberships with Virgin Active, Pure Gym and more
- Enrolment into the Papier Pension
- Enhanced parental leave policies (20 weeks fully paid for birth-giver policy / 12 weeks fully paid for secondary caregiver policy)
- Cycle to work loan scheme
- £45 per month cultural allowance to spend on anything inspiring!
- £75 personal stationery allowance, and £150 to spend on lifetime occasion stationery
- Generous staff discount
- 2 days paid per year to volunteer on a cause you care about
- Access to mental health & financial wellbeing resources
- Weekly team lunches & regular cultural trips
- Dog-friendly office
Company values
- Vision: We envisage the bigger picture, challenge boundaries, never settling when comfortable. Always striving for better
- Initiative: We're self-starters with a can-do attitude, who spot magical opportunities where others see hurdles
- Communication: Our words matter. Curious, insightful, actionable – the way we speak and write helps us connect and create
- Creativity: Our creativity is our superpower, from the way we approach opportunities and obstacles to our designs themselves
- Ownership: We behave like owners in everything we do, figuring out what needs to be done and making it happen
- Collaboration: We work hard as one Papier family. We’re sure to involve others and support one another to reach our goals and dreams
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Sep 2019
$11.2m
SERIES B
$65.9m
Total funding
This company has top investors
Founders
Taymoor Atighetchi
(CEO)Previously co-founded Tab Media. Also worked as an Investment Analyst at Vestra Wealth and as a Consultant and Bain & Company.
Diversity & Inclusion at Papier
Felicity Winkley (People Director)
- 64 of our team have completed unconscious bias training and we'll be repeating it this year
- 4 of our team have been trained through the Creative Mentor Network and connected to diverse young creative talent.
- We have made big strides forward in building a more diverse community through our design partnerships and our social channels: last year diverse contributors made up over 50% of those featured
- Through our charity partnerships we have raised almost £10k for The Black Curriculum and Gurls Talk
- We are continuing to work on our D&I strategy and in particular our recruitment practices, which are a People priority over the next few months