Graffitibox

What Graffitibox does

Graffitibox (legal entity: Graffitiboxshop) is a privately held German specialty retailer founded in 2001 in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district, operating under the long-standing brand positioning "Das Berliner Original." The company sells graffiti and street art supplies — spray cans, markers, paints, equipment, airbrush tools, books and media, original artwork, and streetwear — through its own e-commerce platform (graffitibox.de) and a single physical retail location branded as Streetstore Berlin. Its assortment spans more than 15,000 product variants across 150+ professional brands including MTN, Montana, Molotow, Kobra, Uni/Posca, Touch, Copic, and Underpressure, with curated boxes and themed sets alongside individual unit purchases.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer hardware-sales revenue model: products are sold as individual units or in bundles (e.g., 6+2 gratis promotions, eight-piece sets) at price points ranging from approximately €2.50 for basic markers to over €70 for premium sets, with free domestic shipping above €80 and same-day dispatch for orders placed before 2 PM via DHL. Payments are accepted via PayPal, credit card, prepayment, instant transfer, invoice, and cash on delivery, with SSL-secured checkout and buyer protection. The company does not operate an API, mobile app, B2B/wholesale channel, or third-party marketplace integration.

Graffitibox serves three customer personas: professional and hobbyist graffiti writers (primary), artists and illustrators using premium markers, and creative hobbyists purchasing starter sets. Customer concentration risk is structurally low given the long tail of individual consumer transactions. There is no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no M&A activity, no leadership team information, and no AI/ML capability investment. Geographic scope is Germany-primary with DACH spillover, and the company appears to operate as an independent, owner-managed specialty retailer with no disclosed revenue or headcount.

Name

Graffitibox

Legal name

Graffitiboxshop

Website

https://graffitibox.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Graffitibox is a privately held Berlin-based specialty retailer founded in 2001, selling 15,000+ graffiti and street art supply SKUs across 150+ brands via its e-commerce shop and one physical Streetstore, serving graffiti artists, illustrators, and creative hobbyists primarily in the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prenzlauer Berg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Revenue is generated through the direct sale of graffiti supplies, street art materials, markers, spray cans, colors, equipment, clothing, and art products via e-commerce and retail channels. Individual product pricing with unit-based transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Graffitibox is a Berlin-based specialist retailer selling graffiti and street art supplies directly to consumers. Its assortment covers spray cans, markers, paints, airbrush gear, equipment, books, streetwear clothing, and original artwork from more than 150 brands, distributed via its own e-commerce shop and a physical Streetstore in Berlin. The offering is organized into nine curated product categories, supported by same-day dispatch and free Germany shipping over €80.

Product overview

Graffitibox is a German online and brick-and-mortar retailer specializing in graffiti and street art supplies, operating since 2001 in Berlin. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into nine main categories: Graffitiboxen (curated starter and specialty boxes), Sprühdosen (spray cans), Marker (markers of all types), Farben (paints), Equipment (accessories and protection), Medien (books and media), Kleidung (streetwear and apparel), Airbrush (airbrush equipment), and Kunst (original artwork). The product lineup features hundreds of professional art supply brands including MTN, Montana, Molotow, Kobra, Uni/Posca, Touch, Copic, Underpressure, and many others, serving graffiti artists, illustrators, and street art enthusiasts with both individual products and value-packed box sets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Streetstore Berlin: Physical retail store location operated by Graffitibox in Berlin, open Mon-Fri 11-19 Uhr, Sat 10-18 Uhr

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ironlak: Graffiti spray paint and marker brand with its own direct-to-consumer shop, distributed globally. Competes with Graffitibox both as a stocked brand and via its own DTC channel for the same graffiti writer customer.
• Loop Colors: German graffiti spray paint and marker brand with its own online shop. Sells the same core product categories as Graffitibox and competes for the German-language graffiti customer base.
• Montana Cans: German spray paint brand (Montana) that operates its own direct-to-consumer e-commerce shop and is one of the leading graffiti and street art paint brands globally. It is both a supplier and a direct competitor to Graffitibox in Germany and across Europe.
• Art Primo: US-based online and brick-and-mortar retailer of graffiti spray paint, markers, ink, and street art supplies. Closely comparable e-commerce-plus-storefront model serving the same end customer base as Graffitibox.
• Spray Planet: Online specialist retailer of graffiti and street art supplies (spray cans, markers, caps, accessories). Direct category and business-model peer to Graffitibox in the specialist graffiti supply space.
• Montana Colors (MTN): Spanish graffiti spray paint brand with a global direct-to-consumer shop and one of the most recognised MTN product lines. Sells the same categories of spray cans, markers, and accessories that Graffitibox offers across Europe.
• Bombing Science: North American specialist retailer focused on graffiti and street art supplies, selling spray cans, markers, caps, and apparel. Most analogous international pure-play specialist to Graffitibox's model.
• Molotow: German manufacturer of graffiti markers, spray paint, and inks with its own retail and distribution. As a key supplier brand stocked by Graffitibox, Molotow also competes for the same end customer via its own online shop.

Broad incumbents

• Stylefile: Larger German online art supplies retailer offering paints, markers, drawing supplies, and street art-relevant products. Broader assortment than Graffitibox but overlaps significantly on markers, paints, and graffiti-adjacent categories.
• Gerstäcker: One of Germany's largest specialty art supplies retailers with both online and physical store presence. Broader fine art and hobby focus but competes with Graffitibox on paints, markers, brushes, and general artist supplies in the German market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/graffitiboxshop

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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