Zazzle Buys Boundless Network As It Battles Teespring For Democratized E-Commerce — techcrunch.com

Want to sell T-shirts with your face on them, or get your employees shirts with your company name? Zazzle is fighting newcomer Teespring for your business, and it just got some more ammunition. Yesterday, personalized product maker and marketplace Zazzle acquired Boundless Network, a startup that lets companies save money on big branded product orders. Founded way back in 1999, Zazzle has raised $46 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins, while the Austin-based Boundless raised $12 million since its start in 2005. They’re both likely feeling threatened by Teespring, a Y Combinator company founded in 2011 that’s racked up a massive $56 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures, and has considerable buzz.

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