Spreadshirt
Encyclopedia
Spreadshirt is a German company offering an online platform for private individuals and commercial organizations to design, buy and sell creative and personalized apparel.
(Germany
) by Lukasz Gadowski and Matthias Spieß without the use of external capital.
Michael Peterson, another executive director, joined Spreadshirt in 2004.
In August 2007, Jana Eggers became CEO replacing Gadowski who is now Spreadshirt's President . In 2011, Phillip Rooke became CEO, replacing Jana Eggers .
While maintaining its headquarters in Leipzig
, Spreadshirt has opened up branch offices in Berlin
, Germany
; Paris
, France
; the city of Utrecht
in the Netherlands
; and Greensburg, Pennsylvania
and Boston, Massachusetts in the United States
.
History
In 2001, Spreadshirt was founded in LeipzigLeipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) by Lukasz Gadowski and Matthias Spieß without the use of external capital.
Michael Peterson, another executive director, joined Spreadshirt in 2004.
In August 2007, Jana Eggers became CEO replacing Gadowski who is now Spreadshirt's President . In 2011, Phillip Rooke became CEO, replacing Jana Eggers .
While maintaining its headquarters in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Spreadshirt has opened up branch offices in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
; Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
; the city of Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
; and Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
and Boston, Massachusetts in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Company brands
Spreadshirt manages several brands, including the main Spreadshirt brand, the T-shirt design competition site laFraise, which it acquired in 2006 from Patrice Cassard, and the professional textile print service DDS Deutsche Druckservice.Facts and figures
- 300,000 internet users - from private individuals, companies, organizations, sports teams to bands and artists - have become Spreadshirt shop partners
- Each week, 30,000 new designs are submitted to the Spreadshirt platform
Awards
- Online-Star 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year: Lukasz Gadowski
- Europe's 500 2006
- Red Herring 100 Europe Award 2006
- Founder Champion 2005
- German Founders Prize 2005
- HP Business Innovation Award 2004
- Future Sax 2002