Profile

    Corporate information


    Registration country
    Investment activity status
    Active investor


    Overview

    99designs is the world's largest graphic design marketplace, connecting businesses looking for design work with more than 240,000 graphic designers from 192 countries around the world. Businesses can source graphic design work quickly and affordably by launching design contests to the community, working via 1-to-1 Projects with individual designers, or purchasing design templates from 99designs' readymade logo store. 99designs also runs Swiftly, a new site and service that helps customers get small design tasks done quickly and effortlessly. 99designs was co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz (SitePoint, Flippa), and is backed by Accel Partners and angel investors Michael Dearing (eBay, Harrison Metal), Dave Goldberg (Survey Monkey), Stewart Butterfield (Flickr, Tiny Speck) and Anthony Casalena (Squarespace).

    Funding rounds

    Series A USD 35,000,000


    USD 35,000,000 (28 Apr 2011)

    Profile Country Notes
    Accel Partners & Co Inc Early and growth stage venture capital firm. United States
    Anthony Casalena
    Michael Dearing
    Stewart Butterfield

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    Accel Partners & Co Inc logo Accel Partners & Co Inc
    Early and growth stage venture capital firm.
    +1 (415) 293-1100
    Series A
    [node:title] photo Anthony Casalena
    Series A

    Selected investments

    Country Date Notes
    LogoChef
    Brazil 27 Aug 2013 Acquisition
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    12designer
    6 Aug 2012 Acquisition
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active

    DISCLAIMER: This chart is based on a limited amount of data and may change once additional information has been added. We are working hard to ensure the completeness of the data. If you want to assist us in our work, please contact us using this form.