CafePress Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 1,098

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

CafePress General Information

Description

Supplier and retailer of personalized products online marketplace intended to provide custom-made products. The company offers customizable retail products that include t-shirts, pajamas, bags, baby clothing, watches, home decor, and other related products, enabling the customers to get products according to their requirements and express themselves.

Contact Information

Website
www.cafepress.com
Formerly Known As
Cafepress Com Inc
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Internet Retail
Other Industries
Clothing
Accessories
Parent Company
PlanetArt
Corporate Office
  • 11909 Shelbyville Road
  • Louisville, KY 40243
  • United States
+1 (844) 000-0000

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CafePress Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
11. Merger/Acquisition 01-Sep-2020 Completed Profitable
10. Merger/Acquisition 09-Nov-2018 0000 000.00 0000 Completed Profitable
9. Secondary Transaction - Open Market 12-Mar-2018 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Share Repurchase 30-Apr-2015 000.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Profitable
7. IPO 29-Mar-2012 000.00 000.00 00000 Completed Profitable
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series I) 24-Nov-2008 00.000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 01-Feb-2005 $14M $15.8M 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 01-May-2001 $1.76M $1.76M 00.000 Completed Startup
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CafePress Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series I 000,000 00.000000 000.0 000.0 00 000.0 0.000
Series B 0,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
Series A 6,288,951 $0.000100 $0.02 $0.28 $0.28 1x $0.28 37.44%
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CafePress Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Supplier and retailer of personalized products online marketplace intended to provide custom-made products. The company
Internet Retail
Louisville, KY
1,098 As of 2017
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Columbus, OH
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Leipzig, Germany
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CafePress Competitors (17)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Homage (Clothing) Venture Capital-Backed Columbus, OH 000 000.00 0000000000 0 000.00
Spread Group Venture Capital-Backed Leipzig, Germany 000 000.00 000000 - 000 000.00
Elaine Turner Designs Formerly Angel backed Houston, TX 00 00000000000
Farfetch Formerly VC-backed London, United Kingdom 0000 00.000 000000&0 00.000
Everlane Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA 000 00000 000000000 00000
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CafePress Patents

  • 19

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 8

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

CafePress Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20110060437-A1 Search methods for creating designs for merchandise Active 04-Sep-2009 000000000 0
US-8417585-B2 Search methods for creating designs for merchandise Active 04-Sep-2009 000000000 0
US-20100121739-A1 On-line group design and purchasing of customized merchandise Inactive 24-Oct-2008 000000000 00
US-20140041787-A1 Applique printing process and machine Inactive 03-Jun-2008 00000000
US-20120312465-A1 Applique printing process and machine Active 03-Jun-2008 D06Q1/00 0
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CafePress Executive Team (18)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Fred Durham III Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Marian Cochran Managing Counsel
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CafePress Board Members (11)

Name Representing Role Since
Alan Howe Self Board Member 000 0000
Anthony Allen Self Board Member 000 0000
Fred Durham III CafePress Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 000 0000
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CafePress Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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CafePress Former Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
AnDoJo Angel Group Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Catamount Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Combustion Ventures Accelerator/Incubator Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Glynn Capital Growth/Expansion Minority 000 0000 000000 0
HV Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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CafePress Acquisitions (5)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Ezprints 31-Oct-2012 0000000000 0000 Printing Services (B2B)
Logo Sportswear 09-Apr-2012 0000000000 000.00 Clothing
InvitationBox.com 24-Oct-2011 0000000000 Internet Retail
CanvasOnDemand.com 02-Sep-2010 0000000000 0000 Printing Services (B2B)
Imagekind 08-Jul-2008 Merger/Acquisition 0000 Publishing 0000 0000
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CafePress Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Imagekind Publishing Portland, OR 0000
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CafePress Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Logo Sportswear 09-Apr-2012 000000000000000000 000.00 Completed
  • 000000000
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CafePress FAQs

  • When was CafePress founded?

    CafePress was founded in 1999.

  • Who is the founder of CafePress?

    Fred Durham III and Maheesh Jain are the founders of CafePress.

  • Who is the CEO of CafePress?

    Fred Durham III is the CEO of CafePress.

  • Where is CafePress headquartered?

    CafePress is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

  • What is the size of CafePress?

    CafePress has 1,098 total employees.

  • What industry is CafePress in?

    CafePress’s primary industry is Internet Retail.

  • Is CafePress a private or public company?

    CafePress is a Private company.

  • What is CafePress’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for CafePress is 00000.

  • How much funding has CafePress raised over time?

    CafePress has raised $65.8M.

  • Who are CafePress’s investors?

    AnDoJo, Catamount Ventures, Combustion Ventures, Glynn Capital, and HV Capital are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in CafePress.

  • Who are CafePress’s competitors?

    Homage (Clothing), Spread Group, Elaine Turner Designs, Farfetch, and Everlane are some of the 17 competitors of CafePress.

  • When was CafePress acquired?

    CafePress was acquired on 01-Sep-2020.

  • Who acquired CafePress?

    CafePress was acquired by PlanetArt.

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