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Global online photography community and stock platform for professional and amateur photographers to share, discover, and license high-quality images.
500px is a Toronto-based online photography community and stock image licensing platform that enables amateur and professional photographers to showcase, share, and monetize their work. The platform serves a global user base of over 15 million registered members who utilize the site to gain exposure and sell commercial image licenses to creative agencies and corporate brands. Operating through a tiered premium subscription and revenue-sharing model, the company provides a marketplace for high-quality visual assets. Prior to its acquisition, the enterprise raised more than $20 million in venture capital funding to scale its operations. The platform serves as a premium alternative to competitors like Flickr and was backed by prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz before being acquired by Visual China Group in 2018. 500px was originally founded in 2009 by Evgeny Tchebotarev and Oleg Gutsol.
500px has raised $22.5M across 3 funding rounds.
500px has raised $22.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
500px is a Toronto-founded online photography community and marketplace that builds a platform for photographers to showcase, license, and sell images while connecting with a global creative community[1][2]. 500px’s product combines a curated social feed, portfolio tools, and a commercial licensing marketplace that targets hobbyist and professional photographers as well as buyers of creative imagery[2][6].
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500px has raised $22.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
500px's investors include Visual China Group, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Craft Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Frontier Ventures, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Harrison Metal.
500px has raised $22.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $13.0M Series B in July 2015.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2015 | $13M Series B | Visual China Group | Kevin Hartz, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Craft Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Frontier Ventures, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Harrison Metal, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Mithril Capital Management, Science, Jared Leto, John Legend, Matt Coffin, Stewart Butterfield, Jeff Jordan | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2013 | $9M Series A | Harrison Metal, Jeff Jordan | Kevin Hartz, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Craft Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Founders Fund, Frontier Ventures, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Mithril Capital Management, Science, Jared Leto, John Legend, Matt Coffin, Stewart Butterfield, Dustin Plett, Creative Artists Agency, Rugged Ventures | Announced |
| Jun 1, 2011 | $530K Series A | — | Coatue, Craft Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Frontier Ventures, Science, Jared Leto, John Legend, Matt Coffin | Announced |