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CafePress

eCommerce & Marketplaces · San Mateo, United States · Founded 1999 · IPO 2012

CafePress is a print on-demand marketplace for user-generated designs. MoreLess

CafePress operates an online marketplace that allows customers to express their unique identities and passions through custom merchandise. The company collaborates with designers to offer millions of designs on a wide range of products, including t-shirts, stickers, posters, coffee mugs, and home decor items. CafePress serves a diverse clientele, from individual consumers looking for personalized gifts to businesses seeking branded merchandise. The company operates in the e-commerce market, leveraging a user-friendly platform where customers can easily customize and order products. CafePress generates revenue through the sale of these custom items, often featuring designs from shopkeepers, fan portals, and licensed content. The business model focuses on providing high-quality, personalized products with a satisfaction guarantee, ensuring customer loyalty and repeat business.

Keywords: custom merchandise, online marketplace, unique designs, apparel, home decor, accessories, personalized gifts, e-commerce, licensed content, satisfaction guarantee.

Valuation $0–100M
Revenue $50–100M
Headcount <100
Total funding $10–50M

Talent graph

CafePress's talent

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Team profiled 19 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Investors

3 investors on CafePress's cap table

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Series A 2 investors entered at this stage
PacRim Venture Partners
Sequoia
Series B+ 1 investor entered at this stage

Global footprint

Where CafePress has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States75%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh25%
2 countries shown
Web traffic by country
570K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States74%
🇮🇳 India5.5%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3%
🇮🇪 Ireland2%
🇨🇦 Canada1.5%
Top 5 markets shown

Market sentiment

What the market is saying about CafePress

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about CafePress on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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