Minted

We’re an online marketplace for art, stationery, and home goods. We offer wedding invitations, holiday cards, baby stationery, birthday items, personalized gifts, and art prints. We also provide a Wedding Concierge service for virtual consultations and help customers explore our wedding products.

Our business model connects independent artists with customers using crowdsourcing, curation, data science, and technology. We focus on mass customization and make-on-demand manufacturing, using excellent paper, inks, and printing techniques like foil-press and photo mount. Minted was founded in 2007 and operates in the internet marketplace industry. We are backed by Benchmark Capital, IDG Ventures SF, Menlo Ventures, and angel investors including Marissa Mayer and Jeremy Stoppelman.

Artists primarily work with us in two ways: through design challenges or our maker marketplace. In design challenges, artists submit work to open competitions where customers vote. Winning designs are then manufactured and sold by us as stationery, art prints, or home goods. Winners receive an upfront cash prize and 6%-10% of sales. Through the maker marketplace, artists can list and sell their original artwork, artisanal gifts, stationery accessories, home decor, and party supplies. Makers handle their own production and shipping, keeping 75% of sales. We also partner with retailers like Target, West Elm, and Pottery Barn Kids.

Our mission is to find and promote the world’s best creative talent through crowdsourcing and curation. We aim to bring this exceptional design to consumers and, most importantly, help artists thrive.

We’re a team of 201-500 employees with backgrounds at companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Uber, eBay, Yahoo, and Goldman Sachs. We’re passionate, creative, and ambitious. Our culture encourages employees to make decisions with a “CEO mindset” and values continuous learning. We focus on identifying employee strengths, promoting talent, and filling roles from within.

We aim to create an environment where creativity can flourish, allowing individuals to succeed regardless of their location or education. Our work environment is agile, fast-paced, and focused on innovation. While we have an office in downtown San Francisco, some roles offer remote work options. We also support a collaborative space for artists through in-person meetups and discussion groups.

We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with an employer-funded Health Savings Account. Employees receive 10 paid holidays, paid time off, sick leave, and paid parental leave.

We also provide a monthly gym/wellness reimbursement and access to employer-funded wellbeing apps like Headspace and Calm. Other benefits include a 401(k) retirement savings plan, employer-funded commuter benefits, employee and friends/family discounts, and stock options eligibility.