CafePress
Launched in 1999, CafePress allows users to put custom images on everything from t-shirts to yard signs. After customizing a design, users enable the public to order hard goods with the uploaded image. The user can sell items through their own personalized shop and mark up the item’s retail cost beyond CafePress’ base price in order to make a profit. The designer can also allow CafePress to sell items that they’ve designed in the general CafePress store and earn a royalty payment of 10% of… more
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Company Overview
Launched in 1999, CafePress allows users to put custom images on everything from t-shirts to yard signs. After customizing a design, users enable the public to order hard goods with the uploaded image. The user can sell items through their own personalized shop and mark up the item’s retail cost beyond CafePress’ base price in order to make a profit. The designer can also allow CafePress to sell items that they’ve designed in the general CafePress store and earn a royalty payment of 10% of the sale price. CafePress claims more than 11 million unique visits each month, more than 45,000 new products a day, and a catalog of more than 250 million unique products.
CafePress has reportedly raised $15.5 million from New Millenium Partners, PacRim Venture Management, Staenberg Venture Partners, and Sequoia Capital.
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CEO:
Fred Durham
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HQ:
San Mateo, CA
- Capital Raised:
Financings
- Series: B
- Type: Later Stage - 3rd
- Date: January-2005
- Total Investment: $14,000,000.00
- Investors:
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- Sequoia Capital
- Series: B
- Type: Second Round
- Date: May-2001
- Total Investment: $300,000.00
- Investors:
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- PacRim Venture Partners
- Funds:
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- PacRim Venture Partners I
- Series: B
- Type: First Round
- Date: March-2000
- Total Investment: $1,200,000.00
- Investors:
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- Individual Investors
- New Millennium Partners
- PacRim Venture Partners
- Staenberg Venture Funds
- Funds:
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- PacRim Venture Partners I
- Staenberg Private Capital
- Series: A
- Type: Non-VC - Indiv
- Date: October-1999
- Investors:
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- Individual Investors
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