Etsy is an online platform that allows users to buy and sell vintage or handmade products. The site features a wide range of product categories, such as jewelry, clothing, photography, food products, and more. The e-commerce site launched in the United States in 2005 and currently offers more than 45 million items on its website accross 50 different product categories. The company went public in 2015 and since then has diversified its services by offering business management tools for entrepreneurs and custom websites for sellers.
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Thinkgeek
Company: ThinkGeek, Inc. | Founder: Jen Frazier, Jon Sime, Scott Smith, Willie Vadnais | CEO: Kathryn McCarthy | Since: 1999
Thinkgeek was launched in 1999 as an e-commerce platform for users to buy and sell t-shirts and unusual gifts. The company has now evolved to offer a broad range of product categories such as electronic gadgets, costumes, toys and food…
Redbubble
Company: Redbubble Limited | Founder: Peter Styles, Paul Vanzella, Martin Hosking | CEO: Martin Hosking | Since: 2006
Redbubble is an online marketplace allowing users to buy and sell art and design products made by artists from around the world. The site also offers associated logistics services in order to facilitate the sale process. Some of the product…
Creative Market
Company: Creative Market Labs, Inc. | Founder: Chris Williams, Aaron Epstein, Darius "Bubs" Monsef IV | CEO: Darius Monsef | Since: 2012
Creative Market is an online marketplace for community-generated design content. Categories include photos, graphics, themes, fonts, 3D, and add-ons. Users can submit their created content and sell it through shops, or buy content and use it as an asset in their…
Dude I Want That
Company: DudeIWantThat.com
Calling itself “A Geek’s Gift Guide of Gadgets, Gear, and Novelties”, DudeIWantThat.com is an online curator for products sold elsewhere on the web. According to the site’s about page, it’s run by “two people” who scour the internet “for cool…
Zazzle
Company: Zazzle Inc. | Founder: Jeff Beaver, Robert Beaver, Bobby Beaver | CEO: Robert Beaver | Since: 1999
Zazzle is an online marketplace that enables customers to create their own, unique products. Zazzle users can create practically any product, including t-shirts and posters. Additionally, Zazzle offers a massive selection of products for customers to choose from, with over…
Cafepress
Company: CafePress Inc. | Founder: Maheesh Jain, Fred Durham | CEO: Fred Durham | Since: 1999
CafePress is an American online retailer that allows enables artists and designers to sell their own uniquely designed products by setting up free “shops” within the CafePress domain. Founded in 1999, the company’s website now partners with over two million…
Loot Crate
Company: Loot Crate, Inc. | Founder: Matthew Arevalo, Chris Davis | CEO: Chris Davis | Since: 2012
Loot Crate is service that delivers geek and pop-culture collectibles, gadgets, apparel, and accessories to over half a million monthly subscribers in 35 countries. The company made #1 on Inc.com’s Inc. 5000 list in 2016 after its revenue grew over…
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