Type foundry companies
62 on the record. 7 have closed, lasting a median of 84 years. 1 were founded in the 2020s.
Where they are
- United States 13
- Germany 9
- Netherlands 6
- United Kingdom 3
- France 3
- Italy 2
- Norway 1
- Portugal 1
Companies
- Bitstream Inc.
1981–2012 · Cambridge, United States
- International Typeface Corporation
1970–2000 · New York City, United States
- Klingspor Type Foundry
1904–1984 · Offenbach am Main, Germany
- Stempel Type Foundry
1895–1985 · Frankfurt, Germany
- Ludwig & Mayer
1875–1985 · Frankfurt, Germany
- Woellmer Type Foundry
1854–1938 · Berlin
- Bauersche Gießerei
1837–1972 · Frankfurt, Germany
- ALT.tf
founded 2022 · United Kingdom
- Nikolas Type
founded 2019 · Germany
- Noir Blanc Rouge
founded 2019 · Paris
- Etcetera Type Company
founded 2018 · Ithaca
- Fontwala
founded 2018
- Gradient Type Foundry
founded 2018 · Norway
- Pizza Typefaces
founded 2018 · France
- Blaze Type
founded 2016 · Lyon, France
- W Type Foundry
founded 2016 · Chile
- Sergej Lebedev
founded 2014 · Germany
- MCKL
founded 2012 · Los Angeles, United States
- AlefAlefAlef
founded 2011 · Israel
- NDISCOVER
founded 2011 · Lisbon, Portugal
- Sorkin Type Co.
founded 2011
- Huerta Tipográfica
founded 2009 · Argentina
- Indian Type Foundry
founded 2009 · Ahmedabad, India
- Tetradtype
founded 2009 · Portland
- Bold Monday
founded 2008 · The Hague, Netherlands
- Mota Italic
founded 2008
- Retype Foundry
founded 2007 · Netherlands
- TypeTogether
founded 2006
- Ascender Corporation
founded 2004 · Elk Grove Village, United States
- Darden Studio
founded 2004 · Brooklyn, United States
- Typodermic Fonts Inc.
founded 2001 · Nagoya, Japan
- Zetafonts
founded 2001 · Italy
- Blambot
founded 1999
- Underware
founded 1999 · Netherlands
- Delve Fonts
founded 1996 · Alameda, United States
- Tiro Typeworks
founded 1994 · Vancouver, Canada
- Stone Type Foundry
founded 1991 · Palo Alto, United States
- Dutch Type Library
founded 1990 · Netherlands
- FontShop International
founded 1990 · Berlin, Germany
- Font Bureau
founded 1989 · Boston, United States
- DecoType
founded 1985 · Netherlands
- Emigre
founded 1984 · Berkeley, United States
- Continental Type Founders Association
founded 1925 · New York City
- Johannes Wagner Type Foundry
founded 1921 · Ingolstadt, Germany
- Gujarati Type Foundry
founded 1900 · Mumbai
- Lettergieterij 'Amsterdam'
founded 1851 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Fann Street Foundry
founded 1802 · United Kingdom
- Caslon Foundry
founded 1720 · London, United Kingdom
- Alif Type
- Arrow Type
Brooklyn, United States
- bBoxType
Berlin, Germany
- Fenotype
- Frere-Jones Type
Brooklyn, United States
- Impallari Type
- indestructible type*
Seattle
- JamraPatel
Portland, United States
- Kostas Bartsokas Ltd
- Lettermatic
- Production Type
Paris, France
- Saja Typeworks
Seattle, United States
Other industries
- technology 23,785
- health care 5,854
- business 5,204
- biotechnology 3,659
- manufacturing 2,392
- retailing 1,997
- publishing house 1,815
- restaurants 1,679
- business services 1,657
- pharmaceuticals 1,140
- computers 1,061
- company 749