Financing of Graphic Design Platform DesignBro Beyond Expectations

AMSTERDAM, PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Recent years have shown an undeniable amount of disruption in traditional industries, and the marketing & design industry has been no exception. Despite the current challenging markets, DesignBro received a high vote of confidence from its investors.

The seed round was raised partly via private investors and partly via Dutch angel investor platform Leapfunder. Initially, the company aimed for an amount of 250,000 Euro but raised 55% more: 386,932 Euro. “We have been overwhelmed by the amount of interest while raising capital during the coronavirus pandemic”, says DesignBro Founder & CEO, Christiaan Huynen.

Ambition

The new funding is intended for further growth and a first step in becoming a global leader in design services including but not limited to graphic design, logo design, packaging design, brand identity design, merchandise design. With over 60% of its customers there, DesignBro is especially well-positioned in the United States. It, therefore, intends to take advantage of the ‘gig economy’ growth in the US region.

Huynen explains: “Currently, our customers give us a 98% satisfaction score, but as a company, we are not broadly known. Our goal is to change that. With these financial resources, we intend to grow to such a level that we can get to a US-based Series-A investment next year, which enables us in our goal of becoming a global leader in design services.”

Pieter-Jan Hoogendijk, Co-founder & CTO at DesignBro and known for his work on the PostNL API, adds; “Our platform is technically sound and ready to grow. It will only need tweaks and future feature development, but it has already been built in a scalable way.”