Printing chain Printo acquires Chennai-based Inkmonk for undisclosed sum

Inkmonk, which is an online marketplace for custom prints, will continue to operate as a separate brand

Printo, a Bengaluru-based printing solutions company, on Tuesday said it acquired Inkmonk, a Chennai-based online marketplace for custom print products. The deal was size was undisclosed. 

The deal marks Printo’s third acquisition for in-organic expansion. It bought photo-sharing app Lifeblob in 2011 and Delhi-based The Print Bazaar in 2017. Another printing start-up Canvera was absorbed into Printo, when the former’s largest investor Info Edge invested in Printo in 2011.

The Inkmonk.com acquisition, combined with Printo’s other online brands Printo.in and Canvera.com makes Printo India's largest online printing services destination, the company said in a statement.

Printo works through e-commerce and offline channels, and