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Here at FastSpring, we’ve been celebrating our 20th anniversary all month long, but it’s finally our actual cake day! FastSpring was officially founded on June 28, 2005. 

Below, check out some of the awesome ways FastSpring team members have been celebrating around the globe. 

To learn more about FastSpring’s meaningful history in the fintech and ecommerce space, check out our podcast episode with one of the original cofounders and the original CEO of FastSpring Dan Engel, and current CEO David Nachman. Read more, watch, or listen here. 

FastSpring Celebrates 20 Years Around the World

There were many ways we made sure to celebrate this impressive milestone for FastSpring — from employee swag boxes and cookie deliveries to office parties with cake cuttings and toasts! 

Employee Swag and Remote Celebrations

FastSpring’s success wouldn’t be possible without our amazing team members, many of whom are distributed and remote across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. 

To help thank everyone for their contribution to this momentous achievement, employees received gifts such as premium travel backpacks and gourmet stuffed cookies!

A white bottle wrapped in orange paper, a black backpack with blue logo and stickers, and an enclosed note from FastSpring to employees.
FastSpring CEO David Nachman included an appreciative note to employees.
A plate of gourmet drop cookies in front of an out-of-focus background of palm trees and a blue sky.
An employee in L.A. shows off their gourmet cookies, which helped us celebrate together during our monthly global all-hands meeting in June.

Amsterdam

At FastSpring’s Amsterdam office, team members went all out to decorate the office space and celebrate with cake and champagne! 

Orange latex balloons and an orange cake on top of a divider wall with metallic 2-0 balloons and a metallic Happy Birthday sign hanging below.
An orange cake with the FastSpring 20 years logo, beside two bottles of champagne.

Belfast

The Belfast team supported a local LGBTQ+ baker in Lisburn called Frootcake, which was a great way to recognize FastSpring’s anniversary and celebrate Pride Month at the same time!

A blue cake site next to two coupe glasses and a bottle of rose wine, all sourrounded by a confetti balloon, star streamers, and party horns.

Halifax

Since a few of our team members throughout Canada are originally from Ukraine, the Halifax office celebrated FastSpring’s birthday with a Київський торт (Kyiv Cake) and Живчик (Zhyvchyk), which are traditional Ukrainian treats. 

A Canadian flag hanging behind a small office table that holds a Kyiv cake and its box.
The traditional Kyiv Cake is a meringue and hazelnut cake covered in chocolate, with horse chestnut leaves decorating the packaging.
A man in the foreground takes a selfie with five coworkers in the background raising wine glasses in front of a Canadian flag and behind a Kyiv cake sitting on the table.
The Halifax crew raised a glass of apple Zhyvchyk, a popular Ukrainian sparkling juice, to celebrate FastSpring’s 20th birthday.

Austin

In Austin, Texas, a crew got together to celebrate with a lot of FastSpring orange! 

Four men wearing orange sunglasses and orange pompom headbands raise champagne glasses and an orange pompom for a toast.

Santa Barbara

At our home office in Santa Barbara, California, the party planning committee went above and beyond!

A bright office space with black and orange decor and a few people.
Champagne glasses and a bottle of champagne on an orange and black table with an orange and black backdrop.
An orange and white cake on a long table with a black and orange tablecloth.
FastSpring CEO David Nachman in the foreground raising a toast to FastSpring's 20 years, with 3 more employees standing behind to the right beside the cake table.
CEO David Nachman raises a toast to 20 years of FastSpring during our monthly global all-hands meeting in June.
FastSpring CEO David Nachman leans over an orange and white cake with black 2-0 shaped candles to blow them out.
We even made David blow out the candles on a FastSpring birthday cake!

FastSpring: Powering the Digital Economy® for Two Decades!

For twenty years, FastSpring has been powering global payments for SaaS and software companies, video game publishers, and other digital goods businesses. As a merchant of record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, comprehensive sales tax and VAT compliance, and more. Founded in 2005, FastSpring is a privately owned company headquartered in California with offices in the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada.

To learn more about FastSpring’s meaningful history in the fintech and ecommerce space, check out our podcast episode with one of the original cofounders and the original CEO of FastSpring Dan Engel, and current CEO David Nachman. Read more, watch, or listen here.

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Katie Stephan
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Katie Stephan is the Senior Content Strategist at FastSpring. Besides her extensive marketing experience, she has an MFA in creative nonfiction writing and has served her local communities as a college writing instructor.
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