Tangerin As

What Tangerin As does

Tangerin AS is a privately held Norwegian holding company founded in 2021 and headquartered at Seterveien 12A, Oslo. It is co-owned by Justyna Nyka and Patrik Knutsson, with Patrik serving as CEO and bringing approximately 40 years of experience in the print and graphic communication industry, including a prior co-founder, CTO, CMO and Chairman role at CopyCat AS, which he exited in June 2021. The holding structure bundles several distinct business lines: Print.page AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating what the company describes as the world's first open multi-vendor online print marketplace; PTPGE.org, a proprietary taxonomy and visual classification system for the print and graphic communications industry (version 2.0 released November 2024, rebranded from PTOGF.org in June 2024); Trykkverk AS, a consumer-facing standalone online printing brand; Tangerin Investment, a corporate and startup investment arm; and Tangerin Interpretation, a Norwegian–Polish interpretation service operated by co-owner Justyna Nyka.

The core technology bet is the combination of a two-sided marketplace (Print.page) and an industry-wide classification taxonomy (PTPGE). Print.page pre-launched in November 2022 with more than 400 vendors listed across 40+ countries, positioning the platform around 100% local production and reduced carbon emissions from logistics. The intended revenue model is marketplace commission on transactions intermediated through the platform. PTPGE v2.0 reorganizes the taxonomy into horizontal groups representing the manufacturing process and vertical categories with subcategories, assigns unique identifiers to each element, and is explicitly optimized for integration with OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Bard, Adobe Sensei, Microsoft Copilot, and Apple Intelligence. The company has registered four trademarks with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office: PTPGE.org®, PTOGF.org®, Trykkverk®, and Print.page®.

Customer acquisition and brand building are largely event- and association-driven rather than performance-marketing-driven: the company is a member of NHO and the Norwegian Graphic Industry Association, participates in INKISH Non-Events and Online Print Symposium (#OPS2023), and is a participant of the Smart Innovation Norway Launchpad program. Marketing channels consist primarily of content marketing via the tangerin.no news/blog, LinkedIn presence, and speaking engagements by Patrik Knutsson. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company has not raised external venture or private equity capital — ownership remains concentrated with the two co-founders. Revenue figures are not disclosed.

Name

Tangerin As

Legal name

Tangerin AS

Website

https://tangerin.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tangerin AS is a privately held Norwegian holding company that operates Print.page, an open multi-vendor online print marketplace with 400+ vendors in 40+ countries, and PTPGE, a proprietary taxonomy system classifying print and graphic industry elements. It also runs Trykkverk consumer printing and Norwegian-Polish interpretation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Print Marketplace

NAICS

Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

POD Distribution & Retail Integration (Marketplace/Bookstore Feeds) (MPAJANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Printing & Business Forms (continuous forms, checks, tickets) (IMAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Online print marketplace
• Graphic file taxonomy
• Multivendor print platform
• Commercial print services
• Interpretation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print.page Marketplace Commission: Multi-vendor online print marketplace where print service providers list their services. The platform acts as an intermediary connecting buyers with local print vendors, supporting local production and sustainable practices.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tangerin AS is a Norwegian holding company that operates Print.page, an open multivendor online marketplace where print buyers submit print jobs that are routed to registered print service providers, with Tangerin earning a commission on each transaction. Alongside the marketplace, the group runs the PTPGE open taxonomy for graphic file classification, the Trykkverk consumer-facing print brand, and Tangerin Interpretation language services, all unified under a single holding entity.

Product overview

Tangerin As is a holding company engaged in innovation and development of new technology for the printing and graphic communication industry. The company operates two main product initiatives: (1) Print.page - an open multi-vendor online print marketplace enabling digitization of the printing industry, and (2) PTPGE (Periodic Table of Print & Graphic Elements) - a comprehensive taxonomy and visual classification system for the print and graphic industry. The company also maintains Trykkverk as a consumer brand for standalone online printing services, and offers interpretation services through Tangerin Interpretation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PTPGE (Periodic Table of Print & Graphic Elements): A structured classification system for the print and graphic industry, organized like a periodic table. Version 2.0 features horizontal groups representing the manufacturing process and vertical categories with subcategories, optimized for AI tool integration.

Products and services

• Print.page

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Online Print SymposiumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 March 2023Patrik Knutsson spoke at Online Print Symposium (#OPS2023) in Munich, Germany in March 2023 about marketplaces and new business models. This is Europe's largest network meeting about online print.
• INKISHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2022INKISH is a global printing industry media platform. Patrik Knutsson from Tangerin AS participated in INKISH Non-Events in Copenhagen (2022, 2024) and was featured in INKISH.TV interview. INKISH showcases PTPGE and Print.page projects to their global printing industry audience.
• Smart Innovation NorwaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2022Tangerin AS and its subsidiary Trykkverk AS participated in the Launchpad Startup program and incubation program at Smart Innovation Norway. Mentors at Smart Innovation Norway helped develop go-to-market strategy and business model. Tangerin AS also became a member of the cluster Norwegian Centers of Expertise - Smart Energy Market.
• NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise)minorOthers · 15 September 2022Tangerin AS subsidiary Trykkverk AS joined NHO, Norwegian Industry and Graphic Industry Association to strengthen position as an active startup company in the printing industry. Also supports the local and sustainable production program 'Printed in Norway'.
• Rebel Knowledge CenterminorOthers · 1 September 2022Tangerin AS moved into the knowledge center Rebel located at Universitetsgata 2, Oslo from September 2021, sharing space with IT heads and tech companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Canva: Design platform with integrated print services and a large user base among SMBs—relevant adjacent competitor that owns demand upstream of print specifications, a layer PTPGE aims to support.

Direct peers

• Moo: Premium online print brand offering business cards, marketing materials, and customized print products—comparable in targeting B2B and prosumer buyers through a digital-first print experience.
• 4over: Trade print marketplace connecting resellers and print buyers with a network of print suppliers—an established multivendor B2B print marketplace directly comparable to Print.page's positioning.
• Gelato: Operates a global print-on-demand marketplace connecting buyers with local print producers across many countries—directly comparable to Print.page's multi-vendor, local-production marketplace model.
• Zazzle: Online print marketplace enabling third-party designers and print providers to offer customized products—comparable in operating a multi-vendor marketplace for physical printed goods.
• Printful: Operates a large online print marketplace and on-demand production network serving creators and businesses—comparable in online print marketplace mechanics and digital-first customer acquisition.
• Printify: Print-on-demand marketplace aggregating independent print providers for e-commerce sellers—directly comparable in operating a multi-vendor print marketplace with a network of local/global producers.

Others

• FESPA: Global federation for the print industry—operates industry events, publications, and standards initiatives; comparable to Tangerin as an industry-level ecosystem participant relevant to PTPGE's standards ambitions.

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Large publicly listed print conglomerate built around Vistaprint and related brands; a dominant incumbent in online print with far greater scale and capital than Tangerin, competing for the same SMB/enterprise print buyers.
• Shutterfly: Large-scale consumer and SMB print services platform with broad product range and brand recognition—an incumbent competing in adjacent print segments that Tangerin also targets through Trykkverk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tangerin-as

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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