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Contact

Creative talent booking platform

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21-100 employees
  • B2B
  • Lifestyle
  • Marketplace
  • Fashion
  • Outsourcing
London, UK

Company mission

To empower creatives around the world to get paid for their talent.

Top investors

64% female employees

90% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Traditionally, agencies hold a certain level of control over creatives, reducing the level of control they have over the jobs they take on. To eradicate this issue, Contact is a platform that allows creatives to be booked directly.

The platform supports models and photographers, with other creative types being added regularly. Clients are charged a service fee on top of the creative fee (similar to how AirBnB operates) which goes to Contact, and the creative receives the full advertised fee. The company also vets clients and sets benchmarks to ensure fairness and consistency.

The platform currently offers 500+ creatives, and is used by large brands including Nike, Vogue, Burberry, Saint Laurent, and Ellesse. Contact has seen success through its radically alternative solution that disrupts the talent sphere, and if it can maintain this momentum it is likely to see further growth.

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Benefits

  • Lots of people talk about being creative. We live it. We take a fresh approach to everything, whether we're producing a shoot or writing code
  • We're a remote company — you can work from home as much as you want. Everyone also gets a Soho Works (or other coworking) pass for when you'd rather hang out in 3D
  • We don't do 'hustle' and we don't like tech bros. Turn up, do good work, have fun, then enjoy your evening. Unless you'd prefer to work in the evening. That's cool, too

Company values

  • CREATE SPACE FOR EVERYONE - Contact's a colourful, diverse melting pot of people. We're serious about building a community that's anti-racist, anti-discriminatory, and pro-fun
  • EMPOWER OTHERS - We give our creatives and team the tools and support to be their best. They're in charge of their time and talent. We're just here to help
  • PUSH YOUR LIMITS - We push ourselves and each other to do the best work we've ever done. By exceeding our personal limits, we break new ground together
  • BE TRANSPARENT - We all work together to get the best results. Which means everyone knows what's going on in the business. No secrets, no silos, no egos

Funding (2 rounds)

May 2022

$3.7m

SEED

Aug 2021

$1.9m

SEED

Total funding: $5.6m

This company has top investors

Leadership

A creative entrepreneur and building businesses that empower creators.

Endorsements

All

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