500px

Acquired

Toronto, Canada · Founded 2009 · $21.8M raised

Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
Employees
51–200
Founded
2009
Business Model
B2C
Website
500px.com
Total Funding
$21.8M
Last Round
$13.0M Series BJul 2015
Rounds
3

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About

500px is a photo-sharing and licensing community for photographers that was acquired by Visual China Group (VCG), a Beijing-based visual-content licensing company.

Summary

500px is a Marketplace company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2009. It has raised $21.8M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $13.0M Series B round in Jul 2015. Investors include Visual China Group, Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund.

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Funding History

Series BSeries BJul 2015
$13.0M

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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