Threadless launched in the year 2000 as an online t-shirt design platform and since then it has evolved into an e-commerce retailer and online artist community. Threadless allows designers to submit their designs, which are voted by Threadless’ online community. Each week the top designs are printed on clothing and sold through the Threadless platform.
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Polyvore
Company: Polyvore, Inc. | Founder: Jianing Hu, Pasha Sadri, Jess Lee, Guangwei Yuan | CEO: Jess Lee | Since: 2007
Polyvore is a global commerce website based on a democratic, community-powered model. Site users can add products from other websites to Polyvore’s product index, create image collages linking and combining products into outfits, and interact with other users through comments…
Spreadshirt
Company: Spreadshirt | Founder: Lukasz Gadowski and Matthias Spieß | CEO: Philip Rooke | Since: 2002
Spreadshirt is an online retailer of customized shirts and other merchandise. Buyers can create their own design and Spreadshirt will print it for them. Spreadshirt also allows sellers to upload their designs and get paid for them. They can customize…
Teeturtle
Company: TeeTurtle | Founder: Ramy Badie | CEO: Ramy Badie | Since: 2012
Teeturtle is an online retailer that sells shirts with fun and quirky designs. It now also offers plush toys, socks, slippers, bags, tank tops, and hoodies. Founded by Ramie Badie in 2012, it aims to provide “cute, funny, and popculture-y…
Teespring
Company: Teespring, Inc. | Founder: Evan Stites-Clayton, Walker Williams | CEO: Walker Williams | Since: 2011
Teespring operates an e-commerce website that allows its users to design, produce and market custom T-shirts and apparel. Through Teespring’s platform users can choose the product they want to sell, the color and design, and set a price for the…
Society6
Company: Leaf Group LTD. | Founder: Lucas Tirigall-Caste, Justin Cooper, Justin Wills | CEO: Sean Moriarty | Since: 2009
Society6 is an e-commerce platform that enables independent artists to sell their artworks online. Artists’ designs and images are printed in consumer products such as iPhone cases, t-shirts, pillows, shower curtains, and more, and retailed through Society6’s platform. The company…
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