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FiftyThree, Maker of Popular Paper and Paste Apps, Gets Acquired

FiftyThree, Maker of Popular Paper and Paste Apps, Gets Acquired

FiftyThree, Maker of Popular Paper and Paste Apps, Gets Acquired

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

August 21, 201811m 44s

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Show Notes

Back in 2012, a Seattle-based startup named FiftyThree launched a drawing app designed for iPad, with a name that sounded like it was designed specifically for an Apple crowd: Paper. Despite its simplicity and also because of it, Apple crowned the iPad App of the Year. Tech writers described it as “the next great iPad app”, “a superbly designed sketching app,” and “a fresh canvas ready and waiting for your ideas, inspiration, and art.

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