What Threadbird does

Threadbird is a privately held custom apparel and merchandise printing company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company operates a sales-led go-to-market, taking custom orders from brands, clothing companies, content creators, startups, and corporate buyers via a quote-based workflow that runs from design submission through mock approval to production. It complements this with a self-service Shopify sample store for smaller orders.

Its core offering is custom decoration services—screen printing (using discharge, waterbase, and plastisol inks), embroidery, digital printing, sublimation, direct-to-garment, and direct-to-film—applied to a broad catalog of apparel and merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, outerwear, headwear, paper products, patches, silicone transfers, drinkware, bags, enamel pins, stickers, pet products, and office supplies. Beyond decoration, Threadbird offers in-house art services, custom cut-and-sew manufacturing, contract printing, and pick-and-pack e-commerce fulfillment that allows brands to outsource warehousing and direct-to-customer shipping.

Revenue is generated through transactional unit pricing on custom orders (e.g., t-shirts from $6.55 for 100 units), per-unit pricing across merchandise categories, and managed services fees for fulfillment. Customer concentration is diffuse, with more than 25,000 brands served cumulatively including Google, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Shutterstock alongside long-tail SMB and creator clients. The company remains small (1-10 employees), independently owned with no disclosed external funding, and competes in a custom t-shirt printing market projected to grow at roughly 7-9% CAGR through the early 2030s.

Name

Threadbird

Legal name

Threadbird

Website

https://threadbird.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Apparel Printing Services

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Printing Operations (Rotary/Flat/Digital/Sublimation) (IMAOACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Threads, Yarns & Sewing Notions (Sewing Thread/Embroidery Thread/Bobbins/Needles) (IMAOALAE)

Keywords

• Custom screen printing
• Custom apparel printing
• Embroidery services
• Promotional merchandise
• Contract printing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Screen Printing Services: Core revenue stream from screen printing custom designs onto apparel including t-shirts, hoodies, polos, and accessories. Customers submit designs and receive custom quotes based on quantity, colors, and garment types.
2. Embroidery Services: Custom embroidery services for apparel and accessories including hats, jackets, and patches.
3. E-commerce Fulfillment: Pick-and-pack warehousing and order fulfillment services for brands and clothing companies, charging for storage and order processing.
4. Promotional Products: Sale of custom promotional items including drinkware, stickers, buttons, bags, office supplies, and enamel pins.
5. Contract Printing: Printing services for other businesses requiring production capacity without their own manufacturing capabilities.
6. Sample Store Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales through Threadbird's sample store for smaller orders and standard products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Threadbird is a custom apparel and merchandise printing company that decorates customer-supplied or Threadbird-sourced garments and products using screen printing, embroidery, digital printing, sublimation, DTG, DTF, and silicone transfer techniques. It also offers in-house art services, pick-and-pack warehousing/fulfillment, custom cut-and-sew manufacturing, and contract printing for brands, clothing companies, businesses, YouTubers, and startups. A Shopify-based sample store supports smaller self-service orders alongside the core quote-based bulk production process.

Product overview

Threadbird is a total custom apparel and merchandise company specializing in screen printing, embroidery, and fulfillment services. The core product portfolio includes T-shirts (Crew Neck, V-Neck, Tank Tops, Ringers, Raglans, Long Sleeve) and broader Apparel categories (Hoodies, Sweatshirts, Outerwear, Polos, Headwear), complemented by Paper Products (Business Cards, Postcards, Posters). The merchandise lineup features Custom Patches, Silicone Transfers, Drinkware, Bags & Totes, Office Supplies, Enamel Pins, Pet Products, Stickers, and Buttons. Service offerings include Screen Printing (discharge, waterbase, plastisol inks), Embroidery, Digital Printing, Sublimation, Custom Cut & Sew, Art Services, Order Fulfillment, and Contract Printing. The company serves brands, clothing companies, YouTubers, and startups with both production and warehousing/fulfillment capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Screen Printing Service
• Custom Embroidery Service
• Digital Printing Service
• Sublimation Printing Service
• Custom Cut & Sew Manufacturing
• Art Services
• Order Fulfillment Service
• Contract Printing Service
• Custom Merchandise Solutions
• Custom Apparel (T-Shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts, Outerwear, Polos, Headwear, Pants & Shorts)
• Custom Patches
• Silicone Transfers
• Custom Woven Labels
• Custom Drinkware
• Custom Bags & Totes
• Custom Enamel Pins
• Custom Stickers
• Custom Buttons
• Custom Pet Products
• Custom Button-Ups
• Custom Office Supplies
• Promotional Products
• Custom Paper Products (Business Cards, Postcards, Posters, Hang Tags)
• Screen Printed Posters

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by over 25,000 brands including major tech companies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SPOD (Spreadshirt): SPOD is Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service offering custom apparel printing and fulfillment for e-commerce brands. It serves the same content creator and SMB segments as Threadbird but emphasizes automated, API-driven ordering versus Threadbird's custom quote-based approach.
• Broken Arrow Wear: Broken Arrow Wear is a custom apparel manufacturer offering screen printing, embroidery, and full-package production services. It competes directly with Threadbird for brand and business customers seeking custom decorated apparel with similar service offerings and pricing structures.
• RushOrderTees: RushOrderTees specializes in fast-turnaround custom screen-printed apparel for businesses, organizations, and brands. It directly competes with Threadbird on screen printing quality, custom apparel services, and enterprise customer segments with similar decoration techniques and pricing models.
• CustomInk: CustomInk is a leading custom apparel printing company offering screen printing, embroidery, and digital decoration for groups, businesses, and organizations. It is the closest large-scale direct competitor to Threadbird in the custom t-shirt and apparel printing space with similar target customers and product offerings.
• Printful: Printful is a print-on-demand and fulfillment platform that produces custom apparel and accessories for e-commerce brands and creators. It competes with Threadbird for the same content creator and brand customers but operates at significantly larger scale with venture funding and integrated e-commerce APIs.
• Bonfire: Bonfire is a custom apparel fundraising and merchandise platform enabling organizations and creators to design and sell custom printed apparel. It serves similar customer segments to Threadbird including brands, creators, and organizations needing custom merchandise with integrated e-commerce tools.
• Underground Printing: Underground Printing (formerly Underground Shirts) is a custom screen printing and embroidery company serving brands, businesses, and organizations. It is a comparable mid-sized custom apparel printer to Threadbird with similar decoration capabilities, enterprise customers, and B2B focus.
• Printify: Printify is a print-on-demand marketplace connecting e-commerce merchants with printing partners worldwide. It targets the same brand and content creator segments as Threadbird, offering custom apparel printing but through a distributed network model rather than in-house production.

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Cimpress is the parent company of Vistaprint and operates multiple mass customization businesses including apparel printing. As a publicly-traded broad incumbent, it competes with Threadbird in custom printed products but at much larger scale across many product categories beyond apparel.

Emerging players

• Teespring (Spring): Teespring (now integrated into Spring on Shopify) is a custom merchandise platform enabling creators to design and sell apparel with no upfront costs. It overlaps with Threadbird's content creator segment but operates as a marketplace model rather than a production service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/threadbird
• YouTubeyoutube.com/threadbirdprint
• Facebookfacebook.com/threadbird
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/threadbird-printing-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/threadbird

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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