India's first self-service printing kiosk

Printing that works
like an ATM.

We started as college students on a highway campus with no print shop nearby. So we built the machine we wished we had.

EST. 17·09·2025

  • The PrintBuddy team presenting their kiosk to the judges on the Ideabaaz set
  • Students queueing to print at a PrintBuddy kiosk on campus
  • A PrintBuddy kiosk in the lobby of a government office
  • The PrintBuddy team with their mentor on the Ideabaaz set
  • The PrintBuddy team with college staff beside a kiosk on campus
  • Students and teachers gathered around a PrintBuddy kiosk on campus
  • Ideabaaz judges trying the PrintBuddy kiosk on set
  • A PrintBuddy founder standing between two kiosks at an event
  • The PrintBuddy team with officials beside a kiosk at a government office
  • A newly installed PrintBuddy kiosk on campus, with the team and college staff

Our story

How one missed printoutbecame a kiosk network.

Meet the founders

The idea of PrintBuddy was born from a simple problem we experienced as college students. Our college was located on a main highway, with no printing shop nearby. The only printing facility on campus opened around 10 AM, while we often needed printouts as early as 8 AM for assignments and submissions. We would have to travel all the way to the nearest station, get our documents printed, and rush back to college before submission deadlines.

If we have ATMs that let us access cash 24×7, why shouldn't printing be available the same way?

That thought became the foundation of PrintBuddy: a smart, self-service printing solution designed to make printing easy, accessible, and available 24×7. What started as a problem we faced in college has now grown into our mission to make printing more convenient for students, professionals, institutions, and everyone who needs it.

As seen on Ideabaaz

We pitched an idea.We walked out funded.

Ideabaaz lets founders pitch with nothing but an idea — no prototype, no business. We cleared every round and were funded live on air by an investor on the show.

  • Zee

    Ideabaaz on Zee

  • Idea-only

    No prototype, no revenue

  • Funded

    Live on air

Mission & vision

Driven by purpose,guided by vision.

To simplify the journey from digital document to physical print through accessible, reliable and intelligent self-service printing solutions.

Students queueing to print at a PrintBuddy kiosk on campus
A PrintBuddy kiosk in the lobby of a government office

Milestones

From one questionto a live network.

  1. 2024

    The question

    “Why isn’t there an ATM for printing?” — asked in our college computer lab

  2. 17 Sep 2025

    Incorporated

    Kagpatra Digitech Pvt. Ltd. is registered

  3. 7 Nov 2025

    Recognised

    Startup India (DPIIT) recognition

  4. 16 Feb 2026

    First kiosk live

    Our first PrintBuddy kiosk goes live on campus

  5. 2026

    Government offices

    PrintBuddy reaches government offices

The founders

Built by the peoplewho needed it first.

Four college friends who turned a daily 8 AM scramble into a company.

  • Chinmay Kuperkar

    Chinmay Kuperkar

    Co-founder

  • Shubham Pillay

    Shubham Pillay

    Co-founder

  • Prathamesh Shinde

    Prathamesh Shinde

    Co-founder

  • Omkar Bhatuse

    Omkar Bhatuse

    Co-founder

Work with us

Bring PrintBuddyto your space.

Host a kiosk on your campus, office or mall, run your own as a franchise, or put your brand on our screens.

Just want to print? Find a kiosk near you