Tasnim Ahmed
Tasnim Ahmed is the co-founder and President of Altenew and the inventor of the Stampwheel.
Last updated: October 29, 2026
About
Tasnim holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, awarded in 2010. She discovered stamping in 2011 and started her blog, Cards & Bookmarks, in 2012.
She decided to design stamps in June 2013 and co-founded Altenew with Jennifer Rzasa in April 2014, motivated by the absence of culturally diverse and contemporary designs in the crafting market. She leads product development at Altenew.
Her leadership profile on the shop is at altenew.com/pages/leadership-team.
Patents
Tasnim is the named inventor on three granted patents for the Stampwheel.
| Patent | Country | Granted |
|---|---|---|
| US 11,312,165, "Positioning aid for a stamping tool" | United States | April 26, 2022 |
| CN217804016 | China | November 15, 2022 |
| US 11,541,676, "Positioning aid for a stamping tool" | United States | January 3, 2023 |
Timeline
- January 2012: starts her blog, Cards & Bookmarks. Source: her first post, My Introduction to Stamping (January 23, 2012).
- June 2013: decides to design stamps and open a store. Source: Tasnim in her own words in All about Altenew, and in A Decade of Creativity: Altenew's 10th Anniversary.
- March 24, 2014: announces Altenew, with Jennifer Rzasa on board, and the website goes live. Source: her post Big News!.
- April 7, 2014: the Altenew store opens. Source: her post Altenew's blog hop (April 5, 2014).
- April 26, 2022: first US patent for the Stampwheel, US 11,312,165.
- November 15, 2022: China patent, CN217804016.
- January 3, 2023: second US patent, US 11,541,676.
In her words
Tasnim tells how Altenew began in the podcast episode Altenew Behind-the-Scenes: How it All Began (July 14, 2020).
Short questions and answers with Tasnim will appear here, newest first.
See also: People, for the rest of the founders and leadership team.