Print Syndicate operates multiple retail sites (LookHuman.com, ActivateApparel.com, Mericamade.com) selling printed T-shirts and related fashion and home-decor items. The company uses a “Just In Time” model, monitoring social media to spot memes and catchphrases that can be turned into designs before they go viral. It competes with online retailers such as CafePress and Zazzle but aims to differentiate through rapid, trend-driven product creation. Print Syndicate is based in Columbus, Ohio and claims it will grow 300 percent year-over-year in 2014. The company plans to use new capital to increase production capacity and to make additional senior management hires. Data Point Capital characterized Print Syndicate as a pioneering e-commerce business that can transform how products are created, marketed and sold in social media culture.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Oct 2014