STARTER COMPANY

What STARTER COMPANY does

STARTER is a privately-held Ukrainian printing and design services company headquartered at Vasylkivska 28, Office 303 in Kyiv, operating since 2011 with a six-person team. The company operates a single domestic location and serves SMBs, large enterprises, art galleries and cultural institutions, advertising agencies, and government organizations across Ukraine, with a multilingual website (Russian, Ukrainian, English) suggesting limited international outreach ambition.

The company's core offering is a broad in-house print production stack covering six technologies: digital printing (small runs, fast turnaround), offset printing (large volumes), wide-format printing (up to 5 meters on roll materials), silk-screen printing (multi-surface), UV printing (UV-curable inks on diverse substrates), and flexible packaging printing. Resolution capability reaches 1440 x 1440 dpi with variable drop size down to 3.7 pl. This is bundled with creative services — graphic design, illustration, layout/verstka — and advertising services (outdoor, indoor, souvenir printing on apparel and merchandise), plus a separate web services vertical at web.starter.ooo covering UX/UI, web development, SEO, and social media promotion.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and inside-sales transactional, with customers placing orders via phone (+38 (044) 331-98-49, +38 (044) 537-36-07, +38 (063) 467-69-35) or email ([email protected]). Pricing is published unit-based in Ukrainian Hryvnia with volume discounts across more than twenty product categories (business cards, flyers, leaflets, brochures, calendars, postcards, stickers, canvas prints, banners, packaging, and apparel). The named customer base is anchored by M17 Gallery and a long tail of artists exhibiting there, with one-off government and pharmaceutical project references, and the company sustains visibility through 119 blog entries and active social profiles on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Name

STARTER COMPANY

Legal name

STARTER

Website

https://starter.ooo

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STARTER is a privately-held, six-person Kyiv-based printing and design services company offering digital, offset, wide-format, silk-screen, UV, and packaging printing bundled with graphic design, advertising production, and web development for SMBs, cultural institutions, agencies, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Printing (32311), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finishing & Post-Press Services (Cutting, Folding, Collating, Laminating, Foil, Emboss) (MPAJALAF), Printing & Business Forms (continuous forms, checks, tickets) (IMAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Graphic design services
• Large format printing
• Offset printing services
• Packaging printing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Printing Services: One-time transactional printing services across multiple printing types including digital, offset, wide format, silk-screen, and UV printing. Pricing is per unit based on quantity and paper specifications.
2. Design Services: Graphic design, illustration, and layout services bundled with printing or offered separately. Includes unique creative design for business cards, flyers, calendars, brochures, and other printed materials.
3. Packaging Products: Custom packaging including boxes, bags, films, and labels for product presentation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

STARTER COMPANY is a Ukrainian commercial printing and design services firm that produces printed marketing materials, corporate stationery, packaging, outdoor/indoor advertising, and souvenir merchandise. The company delivers projects through six printing technologies—digital, offset, large format (up to 5m wide), silk-screen, UV, and packaging (flexographic)—and bundles them with in-house graphic design, illustration, and layout services. It also offers web development (UX/UI, SEO, social media promotion) as a related service line.

Product overview

STARTER COMPANY is a Ukrainian printing and design services company offering a comprehensive suite of print production and creative services. The core offerings include six main printing technologies: Digital Printing (for quick small runs), Offset Printing (for large volumes), Large Format Printing (up to 5 meters wide), Silk-Screen Printing (for various surfaces), UV Printing (for diverse materials), and Packaging Printing. Complementing the print services are Design/Layout services (Graphic Design, Illustrations, Layout), Advertising services (Outdoor, Indoor, and Souvenir Products), and WEB services (development and promotion). The product portfolio includes business cards, brochures, calendars, posters, flyers, booklets, folders, forms, postcards, stickers, leaflets, hangers, canvas prints, banners, citylights, CD/DVD production, paper bags, tags, and t-shirt printing. The company serves businesses needing promotional materials, corporate identity items, and advertising solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Printing

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• M17 GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerM17 Gallery is a partner venue for art exhibitions. STARTER provides printing and design services for exhibitions hosted at M17 Gallery, including high-profile events like the Babi Yar 75th anniversary exhibition and various artist showcases.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Canva: Global design platform with integrated printing services (Canva Print) for business cards, flyers, posters, and marketing materials. Directly competes with STARTER's combined design + print value proposition by enabling self-service design and order placement online.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Global online commercial printing platform owned by Cimpress, offering business cards, flyers, banners, and marketing materials via self-service web ordering. Represents the digital, scalable model that contrasts with STARTER's manual phone/email quote-based approach in the same product categories.

Emerging players

• Printful: Print-on-demand and fulfillment service offering custom printing on apparel, accessories, and paper products via an online platform. Overlaps with STARTER's t-shirt printing, packaging, and paper-product custom print offerings, but serves a different GTM model (online/integrated ecommerce).
• Printify: Print-on-demand platform with network of print providers offering custom products including paper goods and apparel. Overlaps with STARTER's T-shirt and paper-product custom printing but uses a distributed marketplace model rather than centralized production.

Regional players

• Юнівест-Прінт (Univest Print): One of Ukraine's largest printing conglomerates, producing books, magazines, packaging, and commercial print. Comparable to STARTER across multiple printing modalities but at vastly larger industrial scale and broader geographic reach.
• Друк Арт (Druk Art): Ukrainian printing and design studio offering business printing, wide-format, and design services to SMBs in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Closely comparable regional peer with similar product mix and customer focus.

Direct peers

• 4over: US-based commercial printing marketplace connecting print buyers with trade printers, offering business cards, brochures, banners, and large-format prints. Comparable product catalog and customer segment (SMBs and agencies), though operating as an aggregator rather than in-house producer.
• PsPrint: Online commercial printing service offering business cards, brochures, flyers, postcards, and large-format printing with custom design services. Comparable SMB-focused online ordering model and product catalog to STARTER's portfolio.
• MOO: Premium online print shop specializing in business cards, brochures, postcards, and marketing collateral with high-quality finishes. Comparable to STARTER's premium-tier offerings (lamination, rounded corners, special finishes) and SMB customer focus, though operating digitally and internationally.
• Фоліо (Folio): Major Ukrainian commercial printing house offering offset and digital printing, packaging, and design services. Directly comparable to STARTER in geographic market (Ukraine), service breadth, and SMB-to-enterprise customer mix, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/STARTER19164950
• Facebookfacebook.com/starter.ooo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starter-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/starter_company

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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