Picateers raises new round for Web 2.0 school portraits

Picateers raises new round for Web 2.0 school portraits

Picateers has raised $6.6 million in a second round of funding to expand its effort to replace school portrait vendors with volunteer-based programs run by parents.

The San Mateo, Calif., company is disrupting the school portrait business by using a web-based approach. It recruits parents to… Continue Reading

Picateers disrupts school portrait market with Web 2.0 tactics

Picateers disrupts school portrait market with Web 2.0 tactics

Having paid through the nose for school portraits over the years, I would love someone to do a Web 2.0-style disruption on that business. And it looks like that is happening with a company called Picateers.

School photos are a pretty big racket with an old-style… Continue Reading