# Imprint Engine

> Imprint Engine is a privately held, Minneapolis-area brand experience company that combines creative services, custom merchandise, company stores, warehousing, kitting, and global fulfillment with its proprietary IEX software. Founded in 2012 by Caleb Gilbertson and Travis Veit, it sells an integrated operating model to enterprises that want physical brand programs to look consistent and arrive reliably across regions.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States
- **Founders:** Caleb Gilbertson (Co-founder and CEO), Travis Veit (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 150+ industry experts globally according to the company's 2026 About page; LinkedIn showed 119 associated employees and a 51-200 employee band.
- **Products:** IEX Platform, Creative and custom product development, Company stores, Corporate gifting and campaigns, Production, kitting, and fulfillment
- **Notable:** Received the 2024 Minnesota Governor's International Trade Award as one of four honorees selected from more than 2,000 applicants., Ranked No. 28 among distributors in the 2025 PPAI 100, its first appearance in the top 40., Ranked No. 36 in the 2026 PPAI 100 and received high marks for growth, industry faith, professional development, and employee happiness.

## Products & services

- **IEX Platform** — Proprietary software for ordering, company stores, gifting campaigns, inventory visibility, reporting, user budgets, and distribution workflows.
- **Creative and custom product development** — Brand strategy, product curation, graphic design, prototyping, private labeling, and custom apparel or merchandise development.
- **Company stores** — Custom e-commerce experiences with brand controls, regional settings, real-time inventory, and procurement integrations.
- **Corporate gifting and campaigns** — Recipient-choice experiences, kits, address collection, campaign reporting, and delivery for employee, customer, and account-based marketing programs.
- **Production, kitting, and fulfillment** — In-house decoration, print, assembly, warehousing, inventory management, and local or international shipping.
- **Global sourcing and logistics** — Regional sourcing and coordinated distribution through teams and facilities serving the Americas, EMEA, India, Australia, and other markets.

## Achievements

- Received the 2024 Minnesota Governor's International Trade Award as one of four honorees selected from more than 2,000 applicants.
- Ranked No. 28 among distributors in the 2025 PPAI 100, its first appearance in the top 40.
- Ranked No. 36 in the 2026 PPAI 100 and received high marks for growth, industry faith, professional development, and employee happiness.
- Opened a 40,000-square-foot U.S. headquarters in 2021 for in-house decoration, kitting, and fulfillment.
- Expanded from the United States to operational hubs in Ireland, India, and Australia.
- Delivered a global 20th-anniversary gifting program for nearly 5,000 DocuSign employees with a reported 30% product-spend saving and one reported delivery issue.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — The IEX release added organization-level budget controls, Canadian address validation, clearer search tools, and an updated bulk-address upload template.
- **2026** — PPAI ranked Imprint Engine No. 36 among distributors and reported that the company had appointed Colin Loughran as global chief revenue officer.
- **2025-05** — Imprint Engine entered the PPAI 100 top 40 at No. 28.
- **2025-01** — The company announced receipt of the 2024 Minnesota Governor's International Trade Award.
- **2024** — Imprint Engine launched operations in Delhi, India; the company later added Sydney, Australia, to its operating footprint.

## Links

- Website: https://imprintengine.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imprint-engine
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/imprintengine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imprintengine/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprintengine/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/imprint-engine
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-16