Startup profile for Teespring: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Teespring funding, valuation and investors

Custom merchandise platform for creators (rebranded as Spring) without upfront inventory.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series B

$35M · November 2014

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$55M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series b

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Khosla Ventures

Other: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Teespring (later rebranded Spring) is a custom merchandise platform enabling creators, influencers, and organizations to design and sell apparel and goods without holding inventory. Teespring handles production, fulfillment, and payments on a print-on-demand model. Andreessen Horowitz led a $20M Series A in January 2014; Khosla Ventures led a $35M Series B in November 2014 with a16z participating. The company competed with Printful and Shopify merch apps but won early creator partnerships through YouTube and Twitch influencers. Spring continues as the consumer-facing brand for creator commerce.

Why Teespring is interesting

Creator-commerce predated TikTok Shop — a16z's $20M Series A and Khosla-led $35M Series B fueled expansion beyond T-shirts.

Product & use cases

Spring/Teespring lets creators launch merch stores with design tools, print-on-demand fulfillment, and storefronts embeddable on social platforms — no upfront inventory purchase.

  • YouTubers and streamers selling branded apparel
  • Nonprofits running fundraising merchandise campaigns
  • Musicians offering tour merch without warehouse risk

Key facts

  • Series A (Jan 2014): $20M led by a16z (TechCrunch)
  • Series B (Nov 2014): $35M led by Khosla Ventures; a16z participated (TechCrunch)
  • Rebranded from Teespring to Spring
  • Print-on-demand creator merchandise platform

Funding history (newest first)

Series B

2014-11 $35M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2014/11/19/teespring-raises-35m/

Series A

2014-01 $20M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/21/teespring-series-a/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Teespring's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Khosla Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Early mover in creator merch with integrated fulfillment network when influencers lacked commerce tooling.

Print-on-demand merch is commoditized; Spring's brand depends on creator UX and fulfillment reliability versus vertically integrated TikTok commerce.

  • Printful direct

    Print-on-demand fulfillment; often Shopify-integrated.

  • Shopify merch apps adjacent

    Creators on Shopify ecosystem; more DIY setup.

  • TikTok Shop adjacent

    In-app commerce; newer competitor for creator sales.

Notable stories

  • Teespring rode the 2014 YouTube merch wave to back-to-back a16z and Khosla rounds within one year — before creator commerce became a category every platform copied (TechCrunch).

Industries

Consumer Marketplaces

Related funding articles

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FAQs about Teespring

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Spring (formerly Teespring) is a print-on-demand merchandise platform for creators to sell custom goods without inventory.
Andreessen Horowitz led a $20M Series A; Khosla Ventures led a $35M Series B with a16z participating. See /fund/andreessen-horowitz and /fund/khosla-ventures.
The company expanded beyond T-shirts and rebranded to Spring for broader creator commerce.
November 2014 — $35M led by Khosla Ventures.
Both do print-on-demand; Teespring/Spring emphasizes creator storefronts and campaigns; Printful often powers Shopify stores.
Yes — spring.com continues as the creator merch platform.
Not publicly disclosed as a private company.
Creators, influencers, nonprofits, and organizations selling custom merchandise.
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