99designs
2201 Broadway, Suite 815, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Overview
99designs is the global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together create designs they love. Their tried-and-true creative process has become the go-to solution for businesses, agencies and individuals. Since 2008, 99designs has grown from a small, online forum into a global community of talented designers. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with offices in Oakland, California and Berlin, Germany, 99designs champions creativity to bring opportunities to people around the world.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 7
Sector focus
- E-Commerce
- Graphic Design
- Outsourcing
- Professional Services
- Web Apps
Investment portfolio
- Flippa
Participated · Series A · Sep 2021
Flippa operates an end-to-end online marketplace facilitating exits for millions of small online business owners across e-commerce marketplaces, blogs, SaaS and apps. The platform offers a proprietary valuation product that processes over 4,000 valuations each month and a matching algorithm to connect qualified buyers. Users can connect source data (Stripe, QuickBooks Online, WooCommerce, Google Analytics and AdMob) to verify performance, and the company also offers due diligence, acquisition financing partnerships and a new Flippa Legal service. Flippa sees over 600,000 monthly searches, has more than 3 million registered users (adding 300,000 in the past 12 months) and reports transaction volume growing 100% year over year; about half its revenue comes from the U.S. Founded in 2009, the business has bases in both Austin and Australia. The company plans to use new funding to double headcount to over 100, build offices in Melbourne, San Francisco and Austin, and invest in marketing and product development, including scaling its valuation tool.