Framebridge
{{Short description|American framing manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Framebridge
| logo = Framebridge logo.svg
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Custom Framing
| founded = 2014
| founder = Susan Tynan
| location = Washington, DC
| area_served = United States
| num_employees = 200
| num_employees_year = 2017
| website = {{url|https://framebridge.com}}
}}
Framebridge is a direct-to-consumer startup company in the custom framing industry. The company allows customers to upload photography or mail in art to be framed,{{Cite news |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-11-17 |title=Design icon Nate Berkus wants to help you custom frame your memories |language=en-US |work=Fast Company |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40498082/design-icon-nate-berkus-wants-to-help-you-custom-frame-your-memories |access-date=2018-01-19}}{{Cite news |last=Emswiler |first=Kate |date=July 17, 2017 |title=How Susan Tynan's Custom-Framing Obsession Turned Into a Booming Business |language=en-US |work=POPSUGAR Career and Finance |url=https://www.popsugar.com/career/Who-Susan-Tynan-Framebridge-43655680 |access-date=2018-01-19}} and, beginning in 2019, began operating physical locations.
History
The company was founded in 2014 by Susan Tynan, who is the CEO.{{Cite news |last=Bort |first=Julie |date=November 11, 2017 |title=How this woman grew her startup from zero to $58 million in three years |language=en |work=Business Insider |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/susan-tynan-framebridge-58-million-2017-11 |access-date=2018-01-19}}{{Cite news |last=Segran |first=Elizabeth |date=2017-10-16 |title=Framebridge just teamed up with Target to bring custom framing to a ton more people |language=en-US |work=Fast Company |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40481340/framebridge-just-teamed-up-with-target-to-bring-custom-framing-to-a-ton-more-people |access-date=2018-01-19}} Framebridge has raised more than $81 million in venture funding — the most ever raised by any woman-founded company in the D.C. area.{{Cite news|url=https://technical.ly/dc/2017/12/05/icymi-framebridge-founder-susan-tynan-nprs-built/|title=Framebridge founder Susan Tynan was on NPR's How I Built This - Technical.ly DC|date=2017-12-05|work=Technical.ly DC|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Medici |first=Andy |date=December 5, 2019 |title=She Gets the Picture |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/12/05/susan-tynan-went-all-out-to-build-framebridge-and.html |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Washington Business Journal}} The company is headquartered in Washington, DC and operates a manufacturing facility in Richmond, Kentucky.
In 2017, the company announced a partnership with Target. In November 2017, Nate Berkus joined Framebridge as Creative Advisor.
In March 2019, Framebridge announced the launch of two new retail stores in the DC area, one in downtown and one in Bethesda.{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Jordan |date=March 19, 2019 |title=Custom framing startup Framebridge is opening two retail stores |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/custom-framing-startup-framebridge-is-opening-two-retail-stores/ |access-date=2020-02-06 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}} As of January 2022, the company was operating 15 brick and mortar stores with plans to open 30 by the end of the year.
In May 2020, Framebridge was acquired by Graham Holdings.{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2020 |title=Graham Holdings Company Acquires Framebridge, Inc. |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200515005260/en/Graham-Holdings-Company-Acquires-Framebridge-Inc. |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=BusinessWire |language=en-US}}