[6] Spring was founded in 2013 by the brothers Alan and David Tisch, former Google employees, Octavian Costache, and Ara Katz.
The company originally operated as Jello Labs, and announced the name change to Spring in July 2014 when it raised $7.5 million in Series A round funding led by Thrive Capital.
[9] The app was officially launched on August 14, 2014, with 250 brands selling their products on the iPhone-based platform.
[14] In December 2016, Spring had 1,300 brands on the platform including Marc Jacobs, Helmut Lang and Coach.
Spring raised $65 million in a Series C round of venture funding led by Fidelity Investments that included previous investors in May 2017.