oria ▁Maria ▁Re uss . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ch lo e ▁Mac int osh ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁Creative ▁Director . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁MA DE . COM ▁raised ▁$ 6 0 m ▁( £ 3 8 m ) ▁in ▁growth ▁capital ▁from ▁Par tech ▁and ▁E ight ▁Ro ads ▁Vent ures ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁its ▁expansion ▁into ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁founder ▁N ing ▁Li ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁but ▁would ▁remain ▁involved ▁as ▁vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁came ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁reached ▁£ 1 0 0 m ▁in ▁sales . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁reporting ▁another ▁ 4 0 % ▁year ▁on ▁year ▁sales ▁growth , ▁Made . com ▁raised ▁a ▁further ▁£ 4 0 m ▁equ ity ▁fund ing ▁from ▁institution al ▁invest ors ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁its ▁market ▁position ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁MA DE . COM ▁does ▁not ▁own ▁any ▁of ▁its ▁fact ories , ▁instead ▁it ▁comm issions ▁fact ories ▁to ▁meet ▁its ▁orders . ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁head ▁office ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁operate ▁regional ▁offices ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁Vietnam . ▁In ▁addition , ▁it ▁oper ates ▁w are house ▁and ▁distribution ▁facilities ▁at ▁London ▁Gate way ▁and ▁in ▁I ps wich . ▁Its ▁UK ▁customer ▁services