Custom Ink
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Online Custom Apparel and Accessories, eCommerce |
| Founded | 2000, McLean, VA[1] |
| Headquarters | Fairfax, VA |
| No. of locations | Charlottesville, VA; Reno, NV; Dallas, Texas |
| Area served | United States, Canada |
| Founder(s) |
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| Industry | Customized Apparel and Accessories |
| Products | T-shirts, Apparel, Accessories |
| Services | Screen Printing, Digital Printing, Embroidery |
| Revenue | ~US$300 million |
| Employees | 1500+ |
| Website | www |
Custom Ink is an American-based online retail company that makes custom apparel such as T-shirts and sweatshirts.
History
Custom Ink was launched in 1999 by former college classmates, Marc Katz, Dave Christensen, and Mike Driscoll.[2]
In November 2013, Custom Ink received $40 million from Revolution Growth, the investment fund run by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, and Donn Davis.[3] The investment reportedly helped promote the growth of two new projects — Booster and Pear — which were subsequently shut down.[4]
On February 4, 2016, Custom Ink announced the acquisition of a Los Angeles company called Represent.com that helps celebrities sell limited-run T-shirts and merchandise to fans and followers.[5][6][7]
Company culture and employment
In 2014, Fortune and Great Place to Work ranked Custom Ink #1 on their list of the 20 best retailers to work for.[8]
See also
- Accessible publishing
- Alternative media
- Article processing charge
- Author mill
- Custom media
- Dōjin
- Dynamic publishing
- Independent music
- List of self-publishing companies
- Offset printing
- Online shopping
- Predatory open access publishing
- Print on demand
- Samizdat
- Self Publish, Be Happy
- Category:Self-published books
- Category:Self-publishing companies
- Category:Self-publishing online stores
- Self publishing
- Small press
- Vanity award
- Vanity gallery
- Vanity label
- Vanity press
- Vanity publishing
- Variable data printing
- Web-to-print
Self-printed merchandising
References
- ↑ Heath, Thomas (October 17, 2010). "Harvard graduate left Wall Street to start CustomInk T-shirt design business". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Washington Post Media. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "CustomInk, LLC Company Information". Hoovers.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan. "CustomInk Nabs $40 Million In Funding From Revolution Growth, Adds Ted Leonsis To Its Board". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan. "CustomInk Nabs $40 Million In Funding From Revolution Growth, Adds Ted Leonsis To Its Board". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "Washington-area T-shirt seller goes Hollywood". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "CustomInk buys L.A.-based T-shirt firm with large roster of celebrity investors, customers". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "CustomInk Acquires Represent, A Custom Merchandise Marketplace for Influencers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Fortune - best retailers 2014
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