TeePublic
{{Short description|American apparel and e-commerce company}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = TeePublic
| logo = TeePublic.png
| location_city = New York, New York
| foundation = {{Start date|2013}}
| founder = Josh Abramson, Adam Schwartz
| parent = Articore ({{ASX|ATG}})
| revenue = A$176.8 million (FY23)[https://shareholders.redbubble.com/site/pdf/5cb41ecc-e3d2-45e2-a4b4-5c8fa0b6c42e/FY2023-Annual-Report.pdf Redbubble Group FY23 Annual Report]
| website_type = E-commerce
| website = [http://teepublic.com teepublic.com]
}}
TeePublic is a platform for custom apparel and designs owned by Articore. The company was founded by Adam Schwartz and Josh Abramson, who had previously co-founded Vimeo and CollegeHumor.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/22/teepublic-week-one/|title=T-Shirt Crowdfunding Site TeePublic Funds 22 Designs In Its First Week
|last=Ha|first=Anthony|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-10-27}}
History
In 2011, Abramson bought back BustedTees, an online T-shirt company he had previously sold to IAC. He and Schwartz launched TeePublic in 2013 as an e-commerce crowdsourcing site where artists could upload and sell their designs. The original business model required at least thirty people to commit to buying a shirt before a design went into production,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2013/03/message-tee-for-every-mood.html|title=A Message Tee for Every Mood|last=Grigoriadis|first=Vanessa|website=The Cut (New York Magazine)|access-date=2017-10-27}} but today, designs are immediately manufactured and sold.{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/josh-abramson-college-humor-co-founder-on-teepublic-2016-6|title=The co-founder of College Humor has quietly found success with his newest website|last=Cooney|first=Samantha|website=Business Insider|access-date=2017-10-27}} The company has also expanded into other products such as smartphone cases, notebooks, mugs, and canvas prints.
In 2016, TeePublic shipped more than one million products.{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/05/hanging-by-a-thread-how-the-online-nerdy-t-shirt-economy-exists-in-an-ip-world/|title=Hanging by a thread: How the online nerdy T-shirt economy exists in an IP world|last=Clarke|first=Willie|website=Ars Technica|date=6 May 2017|access-date=2017-10-27}}
In August 2016, the company took down a controversial T-shirt mocking the USC football team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/la-sp-usc-alabama-tshirts-20160901-snap-htmlstory.html|title=USC, Alabama reach apparent cease-fire in T-shirt war|last=Helfand|first=Zach|website=Los Angeles Times|date=2 September 2016|access-date=2017-10-27}} The shirt said "Our OJ only killed Clemson", in reference to O. J. Simpson, who played football at USC and was famously tried and acquitted for murder, and Alabama senior tight end O. J. Howard.{{Cite web|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/08/our_oj_only_killed_clemson_t-s.html|title=Alabama-USC: The story behind 'Our OJ only killed Clemson' T-shirt|last=Heim|first=Mark|website=AL.com|date=29 August 2016|access-date=2017-10-27}}
In October 2018, Australia-based Articore acquired TeePublic for US$41 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/technology/redbubble-buys-us-competitor-teepublic-for-57-million-20181024-h171bb|title=Redbubble buys US competitor TeePublic for $57 million|last=Redrup|first=Yolanda|website=The Australian Financial Review|date=24 October 2018|access-date=2018-10-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.alleywatch.com/2018/10/teepublic-acquired-by-redbubble-for-41m-in-cash/|title=TeePublic Acquired by RedBubble for $41M in Cash|last=Chowdhury|first=Reza|website=AlleyWatch|access-date=2018-10-30}}
See also
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- Cafe Press
- Custom Ink
- Etsy
- Redbubble
- RushOrderTees
- Shopify
- Shutterfly
- Spreadshirt
- Teespring
- Vistaprint
- Zazzle
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