Printify
{{Short description|Latvian website}}
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{{Orphan|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Printify
| logo = Printify.png
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| type = Private
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| founded = 2015
| founders = Artis Kehris
Gatis Dukurs
James Berdigans
| hq_location_city = Riga
| hq_location_country = Latvia
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Printify is a Latvian print on demand company based in Riga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.la.lv/razosana-20|title=Latvijā aug otrs miljardu vērtais uzņēmums|website=Latvijas Avīze |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922065103/https://www.la.lv/razosana-20 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2441548795|title=Printify has ambition to become USD 1 billion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214092727/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2441548795 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |id={{ProQuest|2441548795}} |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2021/10/18/mavs-kristaps-porzingis-invests-in-socially-conscious-uk-coffee-company/|title=Mavs' Kristaps Porzingis invests in socially-conscious UK coffee company |website=Dallas Morning News |date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214100034/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2021/10/18/mavs-kristaps-porzingis-invests-in-socially-conscious-uk-coffee-company/ |archive-date=14 February 2023 |url-status=live}}
History
Printify was founded in 2015 in Riga by Artis Kehris, Gatis Dukurs, and James Berdigans.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/09/printify-raises-3m-to-expand-its-marketplace-for-custom-printing/|title=Printify raises $3M to expand its marketplace for custom printing|first=Kate|last=Clark|date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025223108/https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/09/printify-raises-3m-to-expand-its-marketplace-for-custom-printing/ |archive-date=25 October 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/biznesa_vide/printify-pieredzes-stasts-pirmie-kuri-notic-jaunuznemumam-draugi-gimene-un-mulki.d?id=54010010|title='Printify' pieredzes stāsts: 'Pirmie, kuri notic jaunuzņēmumam – draugi, ģimene un muļķi'|website=Delfi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022151351/https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/biznesa_vide/printify-pieredzes-stasts-pirmie-kuri-notic-jaunuznemumam-draugi-gimene-un-mulki.d?id=54010010 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |url-status=live}} Later, it established its headquarters in San Francisco, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/10/04/homegrown-s-f-print-on-demand-startup-looks-to.html|title=Homegrown S.F. print-on-demand startup looks to shift to the Baltic|website=San Francisco Business Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.la.lv/ka-pieskirt-uznemuma-dalas-darbiniekam|title=Kā piešķirt uzņēmuma daļas darbiniekam?|website=Latvijas Avīze |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922142607/https://www.la.lv/ka-pieskirt-uznemuma-dalas-darbiniekam |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}} It is headed by Janis Berdigans.{{Cite web|url=https://ir.lv/2021/09/09/printify-vaditajs-musu-vizija-ir-pieverst-pasauli-razosanai-pec-pieprasijuma/|title="Printify" vadītājs: Mūsu vīzija ir pievērst pasauli ražošanai pēc pieprasījuma|date=9 September 2021|website=Ir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922114723/https://ir.lv/2021/09/09/printify-vaditajs-musu-vizija-ir-pieverst-pasauli-razosanai-pec-pieprasijuma/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://ir.lv/2021/12/06/uz-vilna/|title=Uz viļņa|date=6 December 2021|website=Ir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093728/https://ir.lv/2021/12/06/uz-vilna/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}
In May 2018, Printify received an investment of $1 million to expand its services to the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/07/printify-a-new-marketplace-for-custom-printing-raises-1-million-seed/|title=Printify, a new marketplace for custom printing, raises $1 million seed|first=Jonathan|last=Shieber|date=7 May 2018|website=TechCrunch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206022525/https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/07/printify-a-new-marketplace-for-custom-printing-raises-1-million-seed/ |archive-date=6 December 2022 |url-status=live}} In the following year, it received an additional investment of $3 million, including from H&M.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2222555413|title=Latvia's Printify startup raises EUR 2.7 million|id={{ProQuest|2222555413}} }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/tehnologijas/jaunuznemums-printify-piesaistijis-2-672-miljonu-eiro-investicijas.d?id=51072769|title=Jaunuzņēmums 'Printify' piesaistījis 2,672 miljonu eiro investīcijas|website=Delfi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214095813/https://www.delfi.lv/bizness/tehnologijas/jaunuznemums-printify-piesaistijis-2-672-miljonu-eiro-investicijas.d?id=51072769 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.market.se/detaljhandelsfragor/arbetsliv/hon-far-nyckelroll-nar-lagerhaus-lagger-storre-fokus-pa-varumarkesbyggande/|title=Här är H&M:s nya satsning: "Vara en kraft i att förändra merchandiseindustrin" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214204246/https://www.market.se/detaljhandelsfragor/arbetsliv/hon-far-nyckelroll-nar-lagerhaus-lagger-storre-fokus-pa-varumarkesbyggande/ |archive-date=14 February 2023 |url-status=live}}
In November 2020, Printify relocated its headquarters to Spikeri, Riga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.db.lv/zinas/printify-atklaj-jauno-biroju-498629|title=Printify atklāj jauno biroju|website=Dienas Bizness |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922102318/https://www.db.lv/zinas/printify-atklaj-jauno-biroju-498629 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}} It was also included in the Financial Times list in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/americas-fastest-growing-companies-2020|title=2020 list|website=Financial Times |date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210005801/https://www.ft.com/americas-fastest-growing-companies-2020 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |url-status=live}}
In October 2021, Printify received an investment of $45 million in Series A funding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.db.lv/zinas/nosledzoties-investiciju-raundam-printify-darbinieki-sanem-10-miljonus-dolaru-505167|title=Noslēdzoties investīciju raundam, Printify darbinieki saņem 10 miljonus dolāru|website=Dienas Bizness |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922074054/https://www.db.lv/zinas/nosledzoties-investiciju-raundam-printify-darbinieki-sanem-10-miljonus-dolaru-505167 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/article/1791185|title=Inside Latvia's first unicorn|website=Management Today}}{{Cite web|url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/printify-secures-substantial-investment.a420093/|title=Printify secures substantial investment|website=Public Broadcasting of Latvia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922170722/https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/printify-secures-substantial-investment.a420093/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}
Platform
The platform of Printify helps connect its users with printing services providers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lv/delfi-tv-ar-jani-domburu/raksti/printful-pret-printify-nejausa-sakritiba-vai-identitates-kopesana.d?id=51642861|title='Printful' pret 'Printify' - nejauša sakritība vai identitātes kopēšana?|website=Delfi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922131629/https://www.delfi.lv/delfi-tv-ar-jani-domburu/raksti/printful-pret-printify-nejausa-sakritiba-vai-identitates-kopesana.d?id=51642861 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2476767967|title=IN BRIEF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214092730/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2476767967 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |id={{ProQuest|2476767967}} |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2473294775|title=Online store stops selling Rittenhouse family's |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214092727/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2473294775 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |id={{ProQuest|2473294775}} |url-status=live}}
As of September 2021, there were two million users that were active on the website.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2570246874|title=Printify has attracted investments |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214094250/https://www.proquest.com/docview/2570246874 |archive-date=14 February 2023 |id={{ProQuest|2570246874}} |url-status=live}}