CafePress.com is an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually every topic. Launched in 1999, CafePress.com has empowered individuals, organizations and businesses to create, buy and sell customized merchandise online using the company’s unique print-on-demand and e-commerce services. Today, CafePress.com is a growing network of over 4.5 million members who have unleashed their creativity to transform their artwork and ideas into unique gifts and new revenue streams.

Our members have created over 70 million unique products on customizable merchandise ranging from apparel, home and office accessories to music and data CDs and books to prints, posters and cards.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
03/01/00 Seed 1.2M Glynn Capital Management, Montagu Newhall Associates, Outlook Ventures Unknown
05/01/01 Series A 0.3M Partners Group Unknown
02/01/05 Series B 14M William Harris Investors Unknown
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People

Fred Durham (Board member)

Maheesh Jain (Board member)

Jill K. Ambrose (Board member)

Monica Johnson (Board member)

Mehdi Maghsoodnia (Board member)

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News

It’s Sysadmin Day! Because your resident neckbeard needs love, too

July 27, 2012 7:25 pm

Let’s face it: We’re all a bunch of lusers without our trusty sysadmins. Today is the 13th annual Sysadmin Day.… Continue reading ⟩

CafePress at $19 a share, could pop as high as $26 on opening day

March 28, 2012 11:51 pm

Thirteen year-old do-it-yourself printing service CafePress has priced shares higher than anticipated at $19, an underwriter said on the eve… Continue reading ⟩

Hey, entrepreneurs, we’re living in a bubble

November 6, 2011 7:21 pm

No, not that kind of bubble.  The bubble we’re living in is actually much more dangerous than the classic tech… Continue reading ⟩