500px

company

About

500px is a global photography network and app for aspiring and practicing photographers to gain exposure, feedback, and monetize their work.

  • 11 - 50

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$13M
Industries
Apps,Communities,Content,Internet,Photography
Founded date
Oct 1, 2009
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

500px is the premier community and social network for aspiring and practicing photographers. Over 15M creatives from 195 countries come to 500px to discover and share the highest-quality photography, gain global exposure, and get paid for their work and skills.

The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and was launched in 2009. 500px has raised over $20 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Harrison Metal, ff Ventures, and other investors. In early 2018, 500px was acquired by Visual China Group.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$13M
500px has raised a total of $13M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 21, 2015 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jul 21, 2015 Series B $13M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
500px is funded by 1 investors. Fame Mount Limited are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Fame Mount Limited Series B