Shutterstock

Shutterstock, Inc. is a prominent global provider of licensed digital content, including high-quality photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos, and music. The company collaborates with a community of over 60,000 contributors, adding tens of thousands of images weekly to its extensive library, which boasts over 40 million images and 2 million video clips. Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock operates in various international locations and serves customers in over 150 countries. The company also owns several subsidiaries, including Bigstock, Offset, Skillfeed, and WebDAM, which cater to different market segments. Additionally, Shutterstock.AI represents an initiative aimed at leveraging advanced technology to enhance creative processes. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its content offerings, primarily generated in the domestic market.

Jarrod Yahes

CFO, Finance

12 past transactions

Shotzr

Acquisition in 2021
Shotzr, Inc. is a Denver-based company founded in 2016 that operates a platform designed to deliver fresh, contextual photo feeds tailored for social media marketers. The platform provides access to recent and locally relevant images that align with brand identity, enhancing customer engagement across various marketing channels. By focusing on delivering the right imagery for specific marketing moments, Shotzr supports a range of applications including campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, social media marketing, and search engine marketing landing pages. The company aims to improve the customer experience by helping marketers connect with their target audience through compelling visual content.

Datasine

Acquisition in 2021
Datasine Limited is a London-based company established in 2015 that specializes in developing online application tools for financial institutions and various sectors, including telecom, retail, and automotive. The company offers a personality data platform that analyzes psychometric and biographical information to create detailed behavioral and risk profiles of customers. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Datasine enables businesses to enhance their marketing strategies and develop personalized investment portfolios. The platform provides actionable insights that help companies foster meaningful customer relationships and improve their overall customer experience.

Pattern89

Acquisition in 2021
Pattern89 Inc. develops a predictive marketing artificial intelligence platform for marketers and ad agencies to maximize digital and social media ad performance. Its tool identifies trends, automates campaign selection, drills analysis of data elements, optimizes campaign spending, and offers real time campaign performance and reporting. Pattern89 Inc. was formerly known as Quantifi, Inc. and changed its name to Pattern89 Inc. in April 2018. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

VidMob

Series C in 2021
VidMob, Inc. operates a platform that connects video content creators with professional editors through a real-time bid-based marketplace. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, VidMob allows users to upload media from their devices and receive edited content, facilitating the creation of digital video advertisements. The company addresses the increasing demand for video content across various platforms by offering a scalable solution that simplifies the production process. With a network of creative editors, VidMob provides services that include video creation, analytics, and optimization, enabling brands to produce a continuous stream of engaging video content for social media and other channels. The platform has gained recognition for its innovative approach to video production, establishing itself as a leading marketplace for professional editors.

TurboSquid

Acquisition in 2021
TurboSquid operates a digital library of 3D models that serves a diverse clientele, including game developers, architects, visual effects studios, and advertisers. By providing a vast array of models—ranging from vehicles and characters to furniture and landscapes—the platform enables creative professionals to enhance their projects without the time-consuming process of creating models from scratch. Users report saving an average of 27 hours per purchased model, significantly easing tight deadlines. TurboSquid also aims to support the artists who create these models, fostering their careers as professional 3D modelers while continuously improving the quality and variety of its offerings. This dual focus on efficiency and artistic growth positions TurboSquid as a valuable resource in the 3D modeling industry.

Amper Music

Acquisition in 2020
Amper is an artificial intelligence composer, performer, and producer that creates unique music, tailored to any content, instantly. Using its proprietary sample library and datasets, their technology is built from the ground up with an emphasis on high-quality music through the fusion of music theory and AI innovation. The Amper Score enables enterprise teams to compose custom music in seconds and reclaim the time spent searching through stock music. Amper’s mission is to enable anyone to express themselves creatively through music regardless of their musical background or expertise. Amper builds tools powered by their Creative AI to help people create and customize original music.

ZCOOL

Series B in 2018
ZCOOL's online platforms allow designers to share and display their work, potentially leading them to commercial opportunities. The platform currently has over four million users, with around 20,000 design work released on the site daily. The company also partners with image firm Shutterstock to provide image database services. The company says it plans to use the latest proceeds to expand its online community, strengthen content and provide more services to members, including training courses and job matching services. ZCOOL was founded in August 2006 in Beijing.

Flashstock

Acquisition in 2017
FlashStock Technology Corp. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in creating a visual content platform tailored for marketers and advertisers. It offers a diverse array of content formats, including short videos, GIFs, cinemagraphs, and 360-degree videos and photos, catering to the needs of various industries such as automotive, financial services, media, and retail. The platform streamlines the content creation process by connecting brands with a network of social-savvy photographers and videographers. By leveraging proprietary technology, FlashStock enables brands to produce high-quality, on-brand images and videos at scale, addressing the challenges of delivering engaging visual content across fragmented digital channels. As a partner of major platforms like Facebook and Instagram, FlashStock has collaborated with over 200 leading brands, significantly impacting the visual storytelling strategies of many global advertisers. Since July 2017, it has operated as a subsidiary of Shutterstock, Inc.

Premiumbeat

Acquisition in 2015
PremiumBeat is a curated royalty-free music website based in Montreal, Canada, specializing in high-quality tracks and sound effects for various media projects. Its extensive library caters to a wide range of applications, including videos, films, mobile apps, games, and television programming. By offering exclusive music and sound effects, PremiumBeat enables creators to achieve a polished, professional sound in their projects, similar to that of major production houses. The platform serves both new and traditional media, providing essential resources for professionals in the entertainment and media industries.

Rex Features

Acquisition in 2015
Rex Features Ltd. is a prominent independent photographic press agency and picture library based in London, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Los Angeles. Established in 1947, the company has built an international reputation as a key source of editorial photography, offering a diverse collection of images that includes news, celebrity, sports, travel, and lifestyle. Rex Features provides a comprehensive service to professional clients across various media sectors, delivering thousands of new images daily from a global network of suppliers. Their editors operate around the clock to ensure timely access to a wide array of topical material, including quirky human interest stories and thematic compilations. Known for its commitment to quality and personalized service, Rex Features has fostered strong client loyalty, making its imagery a staple across numerous media platforms.

WebDAM, Inc.

Acquisition in 2014
WebDAM, Inc. is a digital asset management (DAM) software provider based in San Mateo, California. As a subsidiary of Bynder, the company offers cloud-based solutions that enable enterprises to manage, organize, search, retrieve, and distribute a wide range of creative files, including images, videos, and marketing collateral. Its key products include Workstream, a workflow management tool for marketing and creative teams; Webdam, which automates common DAM tasks; and Brand Connect, a platform that centralizes approved content with adaptable brand guidelines. WebDAM's solutions facilitate creative collaboration, brand control, and analytics, serving various industries such as higher education, healthcare, and technology. The company has established partnerships to enhance its offerings and boasts a diverse client base that includes well-known organizations like New Balance, Intel, and several universities. Founded in 2005, WebDAM has evolved to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes, providing tools that streamline marketing fulfillment and enhance brand management.

Bigstock

Acquisition in 2009
Bigstock is a user-friendly marketplace that specializes in providing quality stock images. With a vast collection of over 11 million royalty-free photographs and illustrations, it caters to a diverse range of needs for individuals and businesses. The platform connects talented photographers and artists from around the world with customers seeking high-quality visual content for various purposes. By offering a subscription-based model, Bigstock ensures that users have easy access to a rich library of images, enhancing their creative projects while supporting the creators behind the content.
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