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VSCO
Creative platform for photographers
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Design
- Social Media
- Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
VSCO's mission is to nurture creativity so its users can make it.
Our take
VSCO, pronounced 'visco', is a photo and video editing and sharing app. Doing away with the ad revenue model of social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, it instead makes its money from subscriptions - and offers users a break from the constant pressure of follower and like counts.
Co-founded by an ex-wedding photographer with a passion for good, simple photography, as well as a former Creative Director, VSCO has found itself uniquely able to cater to what the creative community wants and needs. It of course competes with Instagram, as well as newcomers such as Tezza, but nonetheless has a strong and loyal user base, due to its creator-first philosophy, that could very well see it to further success.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- A virtual first workplace with quarterly company-wide travel events to connect and play
- Healthcare insurance, vision, dental insurance for employees and families
- Flexible vacation policy
- Creative Fridays, VSCO Create weeks (our version of hack week), and so much more
- Equity
Company values
- Always Moving Forward - By pushing our work forward thoughtfully and with intention, our community gets more of what they love from VSCO
- Be You - By creating a space in which authentic views are heard and celebrated, we not only create a better workplace, but an inclusive product
- Build Together - By working together, we make better products and focus on the right things at the right time.
- Creator First - By putting the needs of creators first, we build a product they are inspired to use and a brand they can trust.
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2015
$30m
SERIES B
May 2014
$40m
SERIES A
Total funding: $70m
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Leadership
Joel Flory
(Executive Chairman)Was CEO of the company from 2011 to 2023. Prior to co-founding VSCO, they were a successful commercial and wedding photographer.
Greg Lutze
(Chief Experience Officer)An Advisor at Sene, SELF and Chroma. Before co-Founding VSCO, they worked as Creative Director for design agencies in Seattle and New York.
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