13M
Series B funding
40K
Contributing photographers
500px
One of the world’s hottest and fastest growing photography websites, 500px is a photographic community powered by creative people from around the world. Acquired by Visual China Group.
500px has become the world’s premier stock photography community and marketplace. The platform is powered by creative individuals from around the world that let users share, rate and discover inspiring photographs.
A month after launching, the startup had 40,000 contributing photographers. Three years after launching, 500px closed a $13 million series B round. Today, the world’s best-known brands are using 500px for curating authentic, local and global custom imagery. With over one trillion photographs taken every year, 500px iPad app has remained one of the top free photography apps on iTunes for almost four years.
500px revolutionized modern photography and built one of the largest online communities for the world’s most creative individuals.
Milestones
Graduated November 2011
Team
Evgeny TchebotarevOleg GutsolAndy Yang