# Campus Ink & The NIL Store

> Campus Ink combines apparel design, in-house printing, fulfillment and licensed online stores. Its NIL Store lets fans buy athlete-branded merchandise that pays participating athletes, while its Greek merchandise and student design programs serve campus organizations.

- **Founded:** 1947
- **Headquarters:** Urbana, United States
- **Founders:** Steven Farag (Co-founder and CEO of the modern Campus Ink business), Jedd Swisher (Co-founder of the modern Campus Ink business; legacy print-shop operator)
- **Products:** The NIL Store, Greek merchandise management, Student Design and Sales Program, Wholesale and retail merchandise, ESPN licensed apparel
- **Notable:** Reported more than $50 million in cumulative revenue since the NIL Store launch as of January 2026; this is not annual revenue., Company reported CLC ranked it first in the NIL apparel category for fiscal 2026., Illinois Jersey Madness shirt sold approximately 9,000 units in its first 24 hours in 2026, according to CEO figures reported by Sports Business Journal.

## Products & services

- **The NIL Store** — Officially licensed athlete merchandise, including jerseys, shirts, hoodies and custom drops; design, production, fulfillment and athlete payouts.
- **Greek merchandise management** — Licensed fraternity and sorority apparel, curated collections, chapter ordering, fundraising merchandise and online stores.
- **Student Design and Sales Program** — Paid commission opportunities with training in apparel design, sales, client relationships and order management.
- **Wholesale and retail merchandise** — Licensed apparel distributed through partner retail channels as well as direct online sales.
- **ESPN licensed apparel** — ESPN-branded athlete collections; the first ESPN The Magazine collection launched in August 2026.

## Achievements

- Reported more than $50 million in cumulative revenue since the NIL Store launch as of January 2026; this is not annual revenue.
- Company reported CLC ranked it first in the NIL apparel category for fiscal 2026.
- Illinois Jersey Madness shirt sold approximately 9,000 units in its first 24 hours in 2026, according to CEO figures reported by Sports Business Journal.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Announced a $3 million round led by RiverPark Ventures; former NIL Store athlete Zach Edey became an investor.
- **2026-07** — Announced an ESPN apparel license.
- **2026-08** — Launched ESPN The Magazine apparel and relaunched Western Michigan’s store with Rally House.
- **2026-09** — Reported a first-place CLC NIL apparel ranking for fiscal 2026.
- **2026-10** — Announced live custom-design sessions for Big Ten basketball media days on October 7-8, with products offered as approvals cleared.

## Links

- Website: https://campus.ink/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/campusink/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/campus_ink
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CampusInk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campus.ink/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campusinkprinting
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@campus.ink

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Last updated: 2026-10-24