CB Rank (Person) 30,031
  • Primary Job Title President & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    99designs

Patrick Llewellyn joined 99designs, the world's largest graphic design marketplace, in 2009. He previously spent a decade at Nextec Strategic Capital advising Australian technology and media companies with an expertise in growth and capital raising.

In 2010 Patrick moved to San Francisco to open the 99designs U.S. office and oversee U.S. and

international expansion. He was officially appointed CEO in January 2011, and quickly guided 99designs to a $35 million first-round capital investment led by Accel Partners (Facebook, Dropbox, Etsy), followed by a $10 million Series B led by Recruit Holdings 2015.

Llewellyn has since launched 99designs' European headquarters in Berlin as well as localized-language sites across Europe and Latin America. He has grown the company from a handful of staff to 125 with offices in Oakland, Melbourne and Berlin. As of October 2017, 99designs has hosted more than 650,000 graphic design contests and paid out more than $200 million to its community of freelance graphic designers around the world.

Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 1
Patrick Llewellyn is the President & CEO at 99designs. Additionally, Patrick Llewellyn has had 1 past job as the President, North America at 99designs.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
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99designs
President, North America20092011