How it started
History
Made.com was launched in March 2010 with £2.5 million funding and later received £6m in series B financing.
In January 2013, Made.com launched in France led by digital entrepreneur David Vanek. In September 2013, Made.com launched in Italy. In the same month Philippe Chainieux, formerly CEO of Meetic/ Match.com Europe, was appointed as managing director and Made.com aired its first TV ad in the UK, Great Design Direct From The Makers.
In October 2013, Made.com was selected as one of the initial 25 new UK businesses by the British government's Future Fifty programme of high-growth technology companies that the government wanted to help to expand and float. In December 2013, Made.com co-founder and former CEO, Ning Li, accompanied the prime minister, David Cameron, and other UK business delegates on a major trade trip to China.
In September 2014, Made.com launched in the Netherlands and six months later, in March 2015, MADE launched the site in Germany led by Gloria Maria Reuss. In March 2015, Chloe Macintosh stepped down as creative director.
In July 2015, Made.com raised $60m (£38m) in growth capital from Partech and Eight Roads Ventures to accelerate its expansion into Europe.
From Wikipedia’s article on Made.com, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2