# 99designs: Design, Richmond, Australia

> 99designs: 99designs by Vista is a leading global creative platform and the largest online graphic design marketplace. Based in Richmond, Australia.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/99designs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# 99designs

99designs by Vista is a leading global creative platform and the largest online graphic design marketplace.

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Design Richmond, Australia

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2008 18 years old
- **Team:** 3,700 1,000+ people
- **Funding reported:** 45M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series B Apr 2015

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for 99designs has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About 99designs

99designs by Vista is a leading global creative platform and the largest online graphic design marketplace.

Founded in 2008 in Melbourne, Australia, it connects clients with a community of over 250,000 freelance designers from 192 countries. The company operates from its headquarters in Richmond, Australia, with additional offices in Oakland, California, and Berlin, Germany. The platform offers two main ways to access design services: design contests and 1-to-1 projects. In design contests, clients can launch projects and receive multiple design concepts from various designers. For more personalized needs, clients can hire a designer directly based on their portfolio. 99designs provides a wide range of design services, including logos, branding, website design, business cards, packaging, and illustrations. The company serves startups, small businesses, and marketing agencies, helping them thrive through expert design. Since its inception, 99designs has hosted over 250,000 design contests and paid more than $62 million to its design community.

## What company datasets say 99designs raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **45M** in the source's currency

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **10M**

Last round date **Apr 2015**

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [StartupYard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startupyard)

Each firm lists 99designs on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

b2b identity design entrepreneurial support designers worldwide branding logos business advertising business stationery remote collaboration vector graphics creative services customer satisfaction graphic design user interface design typography consumers

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Design
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541430, SIC 7375, 7336
- **Region:** Victoria
- **Part of:** Cimpress
- **Revenue:** 80M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/12designer)

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