Company:Submittable
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | Michael FitzGerald Bruce Tribbensee John Brownell |
| Headquarters | Missoula, Montana , United States |
| Products | Submission and application management software |
| Website | www |
Submittable is an American software company based in Missoula, Montana. The company develops software for collecting, reviewing, and managing submissions and applications.[1][2][3] It was founded in 2010 by Michael FitzGerald, Bruce Tribbensee, and John Brownell.[4]
History
Submittable began as a submission-management service for publishers and literary magazines.[5][6] FitzGerald, a writer and web developer, developed the service after finding that submissions were being handled through email, postal mail, home-built forms, and enterprise systems.[1] The company was originally called Submishmash.[4]
Submittable was part of Y Combinator in 2012 and raised early funding from 77Ventures, Flywheel Ventures, and Montana-based angel investors.[5] It raised $5 million in Series A funding in 2017 and $10 million in Series B funding in 2019.[6][2] In 2022, GeekWire reported that the company had raised $47 million in Series C funding led by Accel-KKR and had opened a second office in Bellevue, Washington.[3] In 2024, Submittable acquired WizeHive, a software company for grants, scholarships, fellowships, giving, and related programs.[7]
Use in literary publishing
Submittable has been used by writers, editors, journals, presses, and contests to manage literary submissions.[8][9] Poets & Writers described it as one of the established services in the submission-management field, while CMS Critic noted that writers could use one account to track submissions across journals using the platform.[8][10] In 2025, The Writer reported that some literary-magazine editors valued Submittable's organization while others were concerned about its fees.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newman, Chérie (June 10, 2015). "How One Tech Company Built A Successful Business In Missoula". https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2015-06-10/how-one-tech-company-built-a-successful-business-in-missoula.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ha, Anthony (July 18, 2019). "Submittable raises $10M to help publishers and other organizations manage their submissions". https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/18/submittable-series-b/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stiffler, Lisa (June 13, 2022). "From 'hippies' to heavy hitters: This social good platform bolstered its C-suite, raised $47M". https://www.geekwire.com/2022/from-hippies-to-heavy-hitters-this-social-good-platform-bolstered-its-c-suite-raised-47m/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "From basement hippies to fastest growing, Missoula tech company continues to scale". August 23, 2018. https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-tech-submittable/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ha, Anthony (June 18, 2012). "YC-Backed Submittable Makes It Easy For Publishers To Manage Submissions". https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/18/submittable/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ha, Anthony (June 13, 2017). "Submission management startup Submittable raises $5M". https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/13/submittable-series-a/.
- ↑ Soper, Taylor (August 8, 2024). "Social impact software platform Submittable acquires WizeHive, lays off staff". https://www.geekwire.com/2024/social-impact-software-platform-submittable-acquires-wizehive-cuts-staff/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hanel, Rachael (December 15, 2015). "Tracking Submission Managers". https://www.pw.org/content/tracking_submission_managers.
- ↑ "Publication and Other Online Resources". Purdue University. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/creative_writing/writers/professional_resources/websites-submit-publication.html.
- ↑ Johnston, Mike. "3 Submission Management Systems for Literary Journals: an Overview". https://cmscritic.com/3-submission-management-systems-for-literary-journals-an-overview.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Toni (October 14, 2025). "What Does the Future Look Like for Literary Magazines?". https://www.writermag.com/get-published/the-publishing-industry/future-of-literary-magazines/3/.
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