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500px
Global photography network
- 201-500 employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Content
- Networking
- Community
- eCommerce
- Downtown Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Company mission
To connect aspiring and practicing photographers worldwide. Discover and share incredible photos, gain global exposure, and get paid for their work and skills.
Our take
In the world of taking instant photos on your mobile phones, the professional photography industry still ranks quite high as one of the most profitable industries. After a slight dip in the market in recent years, it's starting to recover and set to blossom.
500px was built as a social media platform especially for photographers. It enables photographers to view other photographers work as well as uploading photos and building out their own portfolio through a paid account. What makes 500px stand out is the statistics it provides, enabling photographers to gain an insight into how well their photos are selling and how popular it is amongst other photos. Licensing photos for commercial use is another option through exclusive distribution partners.
500px prides itself as a learning tool, helping photographers grow and excel in their craft. Accessible from desktop and an app, 500px hosts weekly quests where winning photos are eligible for a prize.
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Benefits
- Amazing coworkers from around the world (repping 20 countries and 19 languages)
- Flexible work hours
- Great health and dental benefits starting on day one
- HQ in downtown Toronto within walking distance of TTC and Union Station, lots of great nearby food options, and dogs are welcome
- Professional development opportunities
- Generous time off policies for vacations, sick days, birthdays, religious observances, civil involvement, new babies or pets, emergencies, or even if you just need to recharge
- Life-friendly Zoom calls – we love to see your pets and hear your kids’ jokes!
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$13m
SERIES B
Aug 2013
$8.8m
SERIES A
Total funding: $22.4m
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Leadership
Oleg Gutsol
(Co-Founder & CEO)No longer the CEO at 500px. They are currently the Co-Founder and the CEO for Consensus AI.
Evgeny Tchebotarev
(Co=Founder & Chief Photography Officer)No longer the Chief Photography Officer at 500px. They are the Founder of E15V.com and Co-Founder and CEO for Sloika.