Minted

company

About

Minted is a design marketplace that connects users with artists to help them create something one-of-a-kind.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$38M
Industries
Art,Crowdsourcing,E-Commerce,Graphic Design,Home Decor,Internet
Founded date
Aug 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Minted, LLC

Minted is a design platform whose mission it is to bring the best in independent design to consumers everywhere. The company uses technology to bring the unique, best-selling design to market at scale. Using its crowdsourcing technology, consumers are empowered to vote for the designs they love and want to see sold, ensuring that Minted always sells continuously fresh and trend-forward products. The winning designs are manufactured by Minted, enabling artists from around the world to share and sell their work while letting Minted do the rest. Since launch in 2007, the company has expanded to serve consumers in new categories including wall art, textiles, digital content, and home decor, as well as serve major retailers and consumer products brands with data-backed design through licensing and wholesale partnerships.

Minted was established in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$297.10M
Minted has raised a total of $297.10M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 14, 2018 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 14, 2018 Series E $208M 2 Permira
T. Rowe Price
Detail
Oct 30, 2014 Series D $38M 2 Norwest Venture Partners Detail
Oct 16, 2013 Series C $41M 8 TCV Detail
Nov 15, 2011 Series B $5.50M 5 Benchmark Detail
Sep 1, 2008 Series A $2.10M 1 Ridge Ventures Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
14
Minted is funded by 14 investors. Permira and T. Rowe Price are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Permira Yes Series E
T. Rowe Price Yes Series E
Norwest Venture Partners Yes Series D
TCV Series D
Allen & Company Series C
Benchmark Series C
Jeremy Stoppelman Series C
Julia Hartz Series C
Marco DeMeireles Series C
Marissa Mayer Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
15
Minted has 15 current employee profiles, including Executive Mariam Naficy
Executive
Board member
Board member
Board member
Executive

Acquisition

Minted has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Guildery on Mar 3, 2016. They acquired Guildery for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Mar 3, 2016 Guildery
Consumer Goods acquisition Detail