Inktavo and OrderMyGear Merge to Create Integrated Branded-Merchandise Software Platform

Blue Star Innovation Partners and PSG Acquire InkSoft and Printavo

February 18, 2022

Software

Blue Star Innovation Partners and growth-equity firm PSG have acquired apparel e-commerce and print-management software companies InkSoft and Printavo. The private-equity backed buyers plan to invest in product integration and new features while keeping existing teams in place to drive growth across the decorated-apparel and print-shop markets.

Inktavo Acquires SignTracker

October 17, 2023

Software

Inktavo, a provider of software for branded-merchandise businesses, has acquired SignTracker, a management software platform for sign shops. The acquisition expands Inktavo's suite of vertical software solutions by adding SignTracker's project tracking, estimating, invoicing and CRM capabilities to better serve the signage market.

OrderMyGear (OMG) Acquires BrightStores

May 16, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

OrderMyGear (OMG), a Susquehanna Growth Equity–backed provider of online store and pop-up solutions for group commerce, has acquired BrightStores, a long-standing company‑store e-commerce platform for promotional product distributors. The transaction combines complementary online store technology to expand OMG’s configurable, feature-rich offerings for promotional product distributors, apparel decorators, and team dealers; the deal was supported by debt financing from Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Accel-KKR Credit Partners.

Print ePS Acquires Avanti Systems from Ricoh

June 3, 2025

Software

Print ePS, the print operating unit of eProductivity Software, has acquired Canadian print MIS provider Avanti Systems from Ricoh. The acquisition (completed 2 June) brings Avanti's workflow automation and cloud-based MIS capabilities and its ~45 employees into Print ePS to strengthen its midmarket print offering and expand its global technology portfolio.

Printful and Printify Merge to Create Unified Print-on-Demand E‑commerce Platform

November 5, 2024

E-Commerce

Printful and Printify have merged as equal partners to form a unified print-on-demand e-commerce company, with both platforms continuing to operate under their existing brands. The combined business, led by Printful CEO Alex Saltonstall as CEO and Printify CEO Anastasija Oleinika as President and Head of Platform, aims to expand product selection, geographic reach, and fulfillment capabilities for millions of merchants worldwide.

Upshop Acquires Invafresh

July 1, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Upshop has merged with Invafresh to create a combined global food retail platform that streamlines forecasting, ordering, production and inventory optimization for grocery retailers. Tailwind Capital will retain an equity stake in the combined company alongside Level Equity; financial terms were not disclosed.