DesignCrowd is an online
crowdsourcing platform founded in 2007. Its main product appears to be online software called BrandCrowd which enables users to create design assets, such as logos and websites.
History
DesignCrowd was launched in January 2008 by Alec Lynch.
DesignCrowd was started in
Sydney,
Australia.
The company has received funding from Starfish Ventures.
On 20 December 2011, DesignCrowd acquired
Brandstack, a stock logo template marketplace to buy and sell logo templates and graphic designs. Following the acquisition, Brandstack's name was changed to "BrandCrowd." In 2014, DesignCrowd announced that it had acquired community design contest website
Worth1000
Worth1000 was an photoshopping, image manipulation and contest website. Worth1000 opened on January 1, 2002, and hosted over 340,000 unique images made in theme contests such as "Rejected Transformers", "Invisible World", and "Stupid Protests". ...
for an undisclosed amount.
The company expanded to Philippines in 2014. In 201,5 AirTree Ventures invested $6 million in DesignCrowd.
Investors behind DesignCrowd have included Perennial Value Management, Alium Capital, Ellerston Capital, Regal Funds Management and CVC.
Awards and achievements
* Alec Lynch named
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, is a multinational professional services partnership headquartered in London, England. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Along with Deloitte, KPMG and Pricewat ...
's Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, 2014 (Eastern Region - Emerging)
* DesignCrowd ranked #22 in
Deloitte
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of professio ...
's TechFast50 2014 rankings
References
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External links
Company website
Freelance marketplace websites
Online marketplaces of Australia
Technology companies established in 2008
Crowdsourcing