Tech Company Financing Transactions

500px Funding Round

On 8/8/2013, 500px announced $8.8 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Harrison Metal Capital and Creative Artists Agency.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/8/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,800,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Andreessen Horowitz (Lead Investor) (Jeffrey Jordan)

Harrison Metal Capital (Lead Investor) (Michael Dearing)

Creative Artists Agency

ff Venture Capital (John Frankel)

private investors (Dustin Plett)

private investors (Evgeny Tchebotarev)

private investors (Oleg Gutsol)

Rugged Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
The immediate focus, following the funding, will be on executing on 500px's vision in developing a marketplace where its users can make money by selling their photos.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
22 Duncan St.
Toronto ON, M5H 3G8
Canada
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Upload, share, and discover inspiring photos.
Profile
500px LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
500px Company Twitter Account
Company News
500px News
Facebook
500px on Facebook
YouTube
500px on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Yang
  Andy Yang LinkedIn Profile  Andy Yang Twitter Account  Andy Yang News  Andy Yang on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Emma Ainley
  Emma Ainley LinkedIn Profile  Emma Ainley Twitter Account  Emma Ainley News  Emma Ainley on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Aneta Filiciak
  Aneta Filiciak LinkedIn Profile  Aneta Filiciak Twitter Account  Aneta Filiciak News  Aneta Filiciak on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Dustin Plett
  Dustin Plett LinkedIn Profile  Dustin Plett Twitter Account  Dustin Plett News  Dustin Plett on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Sylvia Ng
  Sylvia Ng LinkedIn Profile  Sylvia Ng Twitter Account  Sylvia Ng News  Sylvia Ng on Facebook


 

 

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