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  • Punchbowl Takes Party Planning Platform Mobile With New iPhone App

    Leena Rao

    Leena Rao is currently a Senior Editor for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More

    Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

    Start to finish party planning site Punchbowl is taking its platform mobile today with the launch of an iPhone app and a new mobile site for smartphones.

    Punchbowl’s platform allows users to create beautiful online invitations and track RSVPs. The startup also provides tools that let you find supplies, organize an after party and even set a date, via an algorithm that recommends the best date for your party. The site also allows you to set up gift registries, save-the-dates, message boards, integrate Google Maps’ to display the location, and share comments, photos, and videos.

    Via both the iPhone app and the mobile site, party hosts can view their guest list, invite new guests, check their Potluck and To Do lists, and see guest comments on their Message Board. And the app will use a host’s location to provide a list of local party vendors in their area.

    Punchbowl, which recently acquired party planning site Socializr, has grown to one million registered users over the past three years.

    Company: Punchbowl
    Website: punchbowl.com
    Launch Date: January 15, 2007
    Funding: $4.18M

    Massachusetts based Punchbowl Software is behind Punchbowl.com, the one-stop site that helps smart moms and savvy professionals plan a party from start to finish. The site guides a host through all of the steps of planing a party and solves common problems along the way. Party planning features include customizable digital invitations, potluck organization, gift registries, local vendor search, RSVP management, party supplies, photo/video sharing and much more. Punchbowl includes Digital Invitation Studio, which offers hundreds of...

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