Submittable

Submittable
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2010 (2010)
FoundersMichael FitzGerald
Bruce Tribbensee
John Brownell
Headquarters
Missoula, Montana
,
United States
ProductsSubmission and application management software
Websitewww.submittable.com

Submittable is an American software company based in Missoula, Montana. The company develops software for collecting, reviewing, and managing submissions and applications. It was founded in 2010 by Michael FitzGerald, Bruce Tribbensee, and John Brownell.

History

Submittable began as a submission-management service for publishers and literary magazines. 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. The company was originally called Submishmash.

Submittable was part of Y Combinator in 2012 and raised early funding from 77Ventures, Flywheel Ventures, and Montana-based angel investors. It raised $5 million in Series A funding in 2017 and $10 million in Series B funding in 2019. 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. In 2024, Submittable acquired WizeHive, a software company for grants, scholarships, fellowships, giving, and related programs.

Use in literary publishing

Submittable has been used by writers, editors, journals, presses, and contests to manage literary submissions. 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. In 2025, The Writer reported that some literary-magazine editors valued Submittable's organization while others were concerned about its fees.

References

  1. 1 2 Newman, Chérie (June 10, 2015). "How One Tech Company Built A Successful Business In Missoula". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Ha, Anthony (July 18, 2019). "Submittable raises $10M to help publishers and other organizations manage their submissions". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Stiffler, Lisa (June 13, 2022). "From 'hippies' to heavy hitters: This social good platform bolstered its C-suite, raised $47M". GeekWire. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "From basement hippies to fastest growing, Missoula tech company continues to scale". Missoula Current. August 23, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Ha, Anthony (June 18, 2012). "YC-Backed Submittable Makes It Easy For Publishers To Manage Submissions". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Ha, Anthony (June 13, 2017). "Submission management startup Submittable raises $5M". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Soper, Taylor (August 8, 2024). "Social impact software platform Submittable acquires WizeHive, lays off staff". GeekWire. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Hanel, Rachael (December 15, 2015). "Tracking Submission Managers". Poets & Writers. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Publication and Other Online Resources". Purdue OWL. Purdue University. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ Johnston, Mike. "3 Submission Management Systems for Literary Journals: an Overview". CMS Critic. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Fitzgerald, Toni (October 14, 2025). "What Does the Future Look Like for Literary Magazines?". The Writer. Retrieved April 26, 2026.