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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on April 23, 2018.
Online Photos Feed Summary
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Online Photos > Feed Summary
Online platforms that provide digital photo-related products and services for both personal and professional use; and
startups that provide devices for digital photography using breakthrough technology
• Inclusions: Online platforms that assist users in
photo capture, scanning, editing, storage, and printing;
social photo messengers and sharing platforms; stock
photo platforms, photo-related enterprise services, and
breakthrough tech devices.
• Exclusions: Platforms with majorly offline presence;
non-digital photo related services and products;
photography and photographer websites.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies
Feed in Numbers
Overview
$5.1B
Funding
16
Mega
Companies
5102165
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
4
Unicorns
16
Soonicorns
12
Minicorns
8
IPO’d Cos
125
Late Stage Cos
26
15
Acquisitions
388
DeadPooled
95
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Instagram
(2010, San Francisco, $57.5M, Acq)
GoPro
(2003, San Mateo, Public)
Snapchat
(2011, Los Angeles, Public)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Online Photos
5
$1.8B - Series F
Snapchat (2011, Los Angeles, $2.6B)
$25M - Series A
Mylio (2012, Bellevue, $25M)
$72M - Series D
Giphy (2012, New York City, $152M)
$20M - Series B
PicsArt (2011, San Francisco, $45M)
$40M - Series B
Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $83M)
$17M - Series B
Tenor (2014, San Francisco, $32M)
$30M - Series C
Light (2013, Palo Alto, $65M)
$15M - Series B
Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $83M)
$30M - Series B
Clarifai (2013, New York City, $41M)
$11.5M - Series B
Chatbooks (2014, Provo, $22M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed SV Angel (#6), Freestyle Capital (#3), GV (#3)
Series A/B
General Catalyst Partners (#3), Sequoia Capital (#3), Andreessen
Horowitz (#2)
Series C+ CapitalG (#1), Covera Ventures (#1), DFJ (#1)
Incubators 500 Startups (#9) Startupbootcamp (#4) Techstars (#4)
Other Notable
Investors
Kima Ventures (#5), Wayra (#5), BDC (#4)
Debt Investors Silicon Valley Bank (#1), Trinity Capital Investment (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
297
319 309
222
76
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 100 93 89 52 22 6
$170M
$721M
$582M
$2.1B
$100M $63M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
$ Funding # Rounds
$4.6B
$235M
$83.3M
$63.8M
$48.9M
US
Europe
Australia
Canada
India
$ Funding

Summary of exit outlook in Online Photos
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Sequoia Capital 3
Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M)
Benchmark Capital 2
Instagram (2010, San Francisco, $57.5M)
SV Angel 2
Like (2005, San Mateo, $47.3M)
Insight Venture
Partners
2
Photobox (2000, London, $13.8M)
Shutterstock (2003, New York City)
TA Associates
Management
2
Fotolia (2004, New York City, $225M)
PhotoDisc (1991, Seattle, $7M)
Jul 2016 Olapic Acq by Monotype for $130M
Oct 2015 Photobox Acq by Exponent Private Equity for $618M
Dec 2014 Fotolia Acq by Adobe for $800M
Sep 2012 Instagram Acq by Facebook for $736M
Aug 2012 Getty Images Acq by The Carlyle Group for $3.3B
Aug 2010 Like Acq by Google for $100M
Sep 1997 PhotoDisc Acq by Getty Images for $150M
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Google 2 Like (Aug 2010, $100M), Tenor (Mar 2018)
The Carlyle
Group
1 Getty Images (Aug 2012, $3.3B)
Adobe 1 Fotolia (Dec 2014, $800M)
Exponent
Private Equity
1 Photobox (Oct 2015, $618M)
Facebook 1 Instagram (Sep 2012, $736M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Ipernity Jul 2009
Online storage and group photo sharing se…
IPO MCap: $10.7M Current MCap: $10.7M
Shutterfly Sep 2006
Personalized photo-based products provide…
IPO MCap: $354M Current MCap: $2.6B
Capital Art
Stock photography company that offers vin…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
PhotoAmigo
Photo sharing website
Snapchat Mar 2017
Real-time ephemeral messaging service wit…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: $17.5B
Pixta Sep 2015
Royalty-free stock photo marketplace
GoPro Jun 2014
HD camera manufacturer for extreme action…
IPO MCap: $3B Current MCap: $713M
Shutterstock Oct 2012
Curated Marketplace for Royalty-free Stoc…
IPO MCap: $558M Current MCap: $1.7B

Marketmap: Online Photos
Overview
Companies 2165
Funded 510 Series A+ 125
Funding $5.1B Last 2 yrs $3.2B
Most Active Investors
Seed SV Angel (6)
Early Stage General Catalyst Partners (3)
Late Stage CapitalG (1)
Other Kima Ventures (5)
Incubators 500 Startups (9)
FACTSHEET
Top Cities
Bay Area 182 Cos $7.3B
Delhi NCR 5 Cos $1.3B
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 4 Soonicorns 16
Minicorns 12 Editor Picks 101
Acquihired 95 Deadpooled 388
Top Companies
Snapchat (2011, Los Angeles, Public)
Instagram (2010, San Francisco, $57.5M, Acq)
GoPro (2003, San Mateo, Public)
Exits
IPOs 8 Ericsson, Cisco
Acquisitions 15 Level 3, Alcatel-Lucent
Top Acquirers Cisco, Genband, Crown Castle
ADVANCED EQUIPMENT*
RETAIL
MARKETPLACES
DIGITAL IMAGING
EDITORS
STORAGE & ORGANIZERS
STORAGE
PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER MARKETPLACES
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
DESKTOP & CLOUD APPS
PRINTING & SHARING
PHOTO-BASED PRODUCTS
MESSENGERS
SHARING PLATFORMS
AGGREGATORS
ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
PRODUCT DISCOVERY
SOCIAL PHOTOS AGGREGATOR
IMAGE-BASED ANALYTICS
API & SDK INTEGRATIONS
PHOTO ENTERTAINMENT*
* Denotes Upcoming Business Models in Online Photos market
Online Photos > Feed Summary > BlueBox
7
Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
For any Feedback and Query reach out to MyAnalyst@tracxn.com

Key Sub Sectors in Online Photos Sector
Summary of Key Markets
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Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Digital Equipment 34 $55M 5
Professional > Stock Photography >
Marketplaces 109 $11.4M 8
Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms >
Photo Entertainment >
GIFs
15 $90M 3
Digital Imaging > Editors >
Basic Editors 140 $57M 3
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Social Platforms
Companies providing online platforms for social photo
messaging, sharing and aggregation
644 201 $3.3B
Professional
Companies providing platforms that assist
professional photographers
414 82 $488M
Digital Equipment
Companies developing photo-related equipment using
breakthrough technology
34 16 $468M
Digital Imaging
Companies developing platforms that offer photo
capture, photo editing, storage, etc.
627 104 $383M
Printing
Companies offering online platforms which print and
ship photos uploaded by the users
370 70 $250M
Enterprise Solutions
Companies offering photo-related services for
enterprises
76 37 $238M
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Online Photos
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
GoPro
(2003, San Mateo, $288M)*
Shutterstock
(2003, New York City)
Shutterfly
(1999, Redwood City, $28M)
Ipernity
(2007, Mougins)
Snapchat
(2011, Los Angeles, $2.6B)
Pixta
(2005, Tokyo, $1.6M)
Capital Art
(2007, Las Vegas)
PhotoAmigo
(2008, Santa Barbara)
Acquired
Getty Images
(1995, Seattle)
Fotolia
(2004, New York City, $225M)
Instagram
(2010, San Francisco, $57.5M)
Photobox
(2000, London, $13.8M)
PhotoDisc
(1991, Seattle, $7M)
Olapic
Like
(2005, San Mateo, $47.3M)
Unicorns
Canva
(2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Online Photos
Notable Companies by Market (1/5)
11
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Digital Imaging
Editors
Online design platform
Unicorn. Stage: Series B
Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Felicis
Ventures and 12 Other Investors
PicsArt (2011, San Francisco, $45M)
Mobile photo editor and collage maker
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
DCM Ventures, Siguler Guff & Company, Insight
Venture Partners and 2 Other Investors
PicMonkey (2012, Seattle, $41M)
Online Photo Editor
Soonicorn. Stage: Funded
Spectrum Equity
Printing
Printing
ZoomIn (2007, Mumbai, $20.1M)
Online platform enabling to store, share,
personalize and print digital photos
Lightbox Ventures, First Round Capital, InnoVen
Capital and 7 Other Investors
Photo-based Products
Snapfish (1999, San Francisco, $43.5M)
Photo hosting and customized photo-based
products provider
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Audax Group, CMGI @Ventures, Mayfield and 1
Other Investors
Shutterfly (1999, Redwood City, $28M)
Personalized photo-based products provider
Minicorn. Stage: Public
Silicon Valley Bank, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Adobe
Canvera (2007, Bangalore, $24M)
Photo-based products provider and photo
marketplace
Info Edge India, Footprint Ventures, DFJ and 3
Other Investors

12
Printing
Photo-based Products
Minicorn. Stage: Acquired
Insight Venture Partners, Greenspring Associates,
Highland Capital Partners and 5 Other Investors
Social Platforms
Messengers
Real-time ephemeral messaging service with a
timer
Unicorn. Stage: Public
Tencent, CapitalG, Fidelity Investments and 40
Other Investors
Sharing Platforms
GIF search engine; GIF creation and sharing app
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
DFJ, IVP, China Media Capital and 9 Other Investors
Flipagram (2013, Los Angeles, $72.5M)
Photo-video stories creation and sharing app
Sequoia Capital, KPCB, Index Ventures and 3 Other
Investors
Social photo and video sharing application
Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Greylock Partners
and 8 Other Investors
Imgur (2009, San Francisco, $40M)
Online viral image hosting and sharing service
Soonicorn. Stage: Series A
Andreessen Horowitz, Reddit

13
Social Platforms
Sharing Platforms
Online GIF sharing platform
Tenaya Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures
PhotoAmigo (2008, Santa Barbara)
Stage: Public
Collaborative Albums
Ipernity (2007, Mougins)
Online storage and group photo sharing service
Stage: Public
Professional
Stock Photography
Mosaic Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, TA
Associates Management
EyeEm (2010, Berlin, $24M)
Online stock photo marketplace
Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Passion
Capital, Valar Ventures and 3 Other Investors
Royalty-free stock photo provider
Stage: Acquired
TA Associates Management
Pixta (2005, Tokyo, $1.6M)
Stage: Public
Globis Capital Partners, PE & HR

14
Professional
Stock Photography
Getty Images (1995, Seattle)
Online stock photo, video and music provider
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Duke Street, Hellman & Friedman, Venture Partners
do Brasil
Capital Art (2007, Las Vegas)
Stock photography company that offers vintage
Hollywood photos
Stage: Public
Curated Marketplace for Royalty-free Stock Imagery
Stage: Public
Insight Venture Partners
Product Discovery
Visual Search engine for products
Minicorn. Stage: Acquired
Menlo Ventures, Crosslink Capital, BlueRun
Social Photos Aggregator
Olapic (2010, New York City, $21M)
User generated image platform for marketing and
advertising
Longworth Venture Partners, Unilever Ventures,
Felix Capital and 10 Other Investors

15
Image-based Analytics
Curalate (2012, Philadelphia, $39.9M)
Image based analytics provider
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
New Enterprise Associates, First Round Capital,
MentorTech Ventures and 2 Other Investors
Integrations
Clarifai (2013, New York City, $41.3M)
Deep learning based image & video recognition API
provider
Menlo Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Lux
Capital and 8 Other Investors
Digital Equipment
Digital Equipment
GoPro (2003, San Mateo, $288M)
HD camera manufacturer for extreme action video
photography
Foxconn Electronics, Riverwood Capital, Steamboat
Light (2013, Palo Alto, $64.7M)
Multi-aperture computational camera provider
GV, Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River

List of Notable Companies in Online Photos in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
16
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Public
Visual China Group
(2000, Tianjin)
Megvii
(2011, Beijing, $605M)
Nice
(2013, Beijing, $64M)
In
(2013, Hangzhou, $58.4M)
9GAG
(2008, Hong Kong, $3.8M)
Soonicorns

Recent News in Online Photos Sector
Recent News
17
Online Photos > Feed Summary > Recent News
Apr 2018 SmugMug Announces Intent to Acquire Flickr, Business Wire
Apr 2018
Snapchat adds filters of advertisement with call to action features to
generate ad-revenues, Technoingg
Apr 2018 Snapchat new updates set to inspire creators, IOL
Apr 2018 Aura Frames Announces Quartz Smart Photo Frame, PR Newswire
Apr 2018
GoPro Launches Camera Trade-Up Program for HERO6 Black and
Fusion Cameras, PR Newswire
Apr 2018
Snapchat now lets advertisers sell products directly through Lenses,
TechCrunch
Apr 2018
Instagram Launches Design and Craft Account at Milan Design
Week, Home Furnishings Business
Apr 2018
Snapchat sees unique visitor number growth in March, Business of
Apps
Apr 2018
Snap launches new options for Lens Studio – TechCrunch,
Newpaper24
Apr 2018
Alibaba, Face++ Lead $56M Round In Chinese AI Video Technology
Firm Video++, China Money Network
Apr 2018
Microsoft Turns to Old Enemy Linux to Solve Vexing Tech Threat,
The Wall Street Journal
Apr 2018
Content Creation Service Slidely Partners With Shutterstock,
calcalistech.com
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Apr 2018
Snapchat Experiments With E-Commerce Amid Search For Profits,
Android Headlines
Apr 2018
Swedish mapping firm Mapillary raises $15 million led by BMW,
Tech.eu
Apr 2018 GIFs are coming to LinkedIn, Sync NI
Apr 2018
Facebook Stories adds funky AR drawing and Instagram’s
Boomerang – TechCrunch, Tech Empire
Apr 2018 GoPro Stock Climbs After Report Of Acquisition Interest, SGB Media
Apr 2018
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed Instagram's founders to copy
Snapchat's popular 'Stories' feature, Business Insider
Apr 2018
Promo Integrates Shutterstock to Become the Video Creation
Platform with the Largest Video Library, PR Newswire
Apr 2018 Snap's Still Serious About Hardware, International Business Times
Apr 2018 Report: Facebook ad spend grows 62% YoY, Advanced Television
Apr 2018 Snapchat’s second-gen Spectacles hit the FCC, TechCrunch
Apr 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally asked for Stories feature
on Instagram, bgr.in
Apr 2018
GIF search is coming to LinkedIn messaging through Google’s GIF
engine Tenor, TechCrunch
Apr 2018
Scrolling shopping - Instagram's new shoppable feature,
toyhobbyretailer.com.au

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
18
Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club

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$582M
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$ Funding # Rounds
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Online Photos; 2011-2018
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
20
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
7% $ Funding
48% $ Funding
15% # of Rounds
38% # of Rounds

44 83 79 66 52 32 12 2
13 10
19
21
29
13 9
3
2
2 2
6 8 7 1 1
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
59
6
Total # of Rounds
$15M
$38M
$49M
$29M $28M $17M $16M $3M
$137M
$301M
$116M
$137M
$290M
$112M
$79M
$59M
$3M $170M $5M $555M $264M $2.B $5M $1M
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
$88M
$420M
$60M
$580M
$358M
$2.B
$25M $40M
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
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1E+09
1.5E+09
2E+09
2.5E+09
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
$ Funding # of Rounds
21
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded ClubMega Rounds
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Online Photos; 2011-2017
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
113
66
52
40
22
11
304
$0.5M
$1.6M
$0.0M
$1.0M
$2.0M
$3.0M
$4.0M
$5.0M
$6.0M
$7.0M
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
1 4 1 3 5 7 1 1 $0.5M $0.8M $1.4M $1.2M $1.4M $5.8M - $1.6M
$154M
$63M
Total $ Invested

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Online Photos
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Los Angeles 2.7B 20
Bay Area 822M 133
New York City 536M 65
Austin 97.8M 14
Seattle 88M 14
Surry Hills 82.6M 6
Paris 63.4M 20
Toronto 55.1M 12
Denver 52.9M 10
Philadelphia 39.9M 4
Total Funding
406
149
9
22
30
19
10
2
# Rounds
$4.6B
$235M
$83.3M
$63.8M
$48.9M
$42.2M
$13.5M
$5.9M
US
Europe
Australia
Canada
India
Israel
Japan
South Korea
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$0.5 $0.6
$0.8
$0.6 $0.7 $0.9
$1.6
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
$11.8
$7.4
$4.6
$7.1 $7.9
$5.4
$8.1
$6.2
$52.8
$30.4
$6.4
$17.2 $13.8 $9.9
$2.6
$85.0
$5.0
$92.5
$33.0
$396.9
$5.0
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Online Photos; 2011-2017
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$5K* $5.7M
$518K $88M
$225K $200M
$200K $1.8B
$6.8M
$8.6M
$5M
$428K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage

Note: 219 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
24
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
149
122
40
6
4
No. of Companies
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Online Photos; as of Apr 2018
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$38M
$436M
$931M
$417M
$3.3B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
24%
6%
3%
1%
25
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
26
60
125
510
2165
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
24% 1%
(26)
1%
(15)
5%
(103)
18%
(388)
54%
(1164)
25% 5%
(23)
2%
(12)
14%
(73)
26%
(133)
35%
(179)
48% 17%
(21)
8%
(10)
26%
(33)
15%
(19)
10%
(13)
43% 32%
(19)
15%
(9)
33%
(20)
10%
(6)
13%
(8)
- 35%
(9)
19%
(5)
27%
(7)
8%
(2)
-8%
(-2)
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Online Photos
Funding Funnel
16 Months
17 Months
15 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
16
4
15
53
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Online Photos; Apr 2016-Apr 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/2)
LATE STAGE
$1.8B - Series F May 2016
Real-time ephemeral messaging service with a timer
Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital, General
Atlantic, Coatue Management, IVP, Lone Pine
Capital, Glade Brook Capital, T. Rowe Price, Yahoo,
KPCB, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners,
Lightspeed Venture Partners
$72M - Series D Oct 2016
DFJ, IVP, China Media Capital, Glynn Capital
$30M - Series C Jul 2016
Ventures, Eclipse, StepStone
$1M - Series D Jan 2018
LATE STAGE
Series F Nov 2016
CapitalG
EARLY STAGE
$40M - Series B Jan 2018
Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$30M - Series B Oct 2016
Deep learning based image & video recognition API
provider
Menlo Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Lux Capital,
Qualcomm Ventures, Osage Partners
$25M - Series A Apr 2017
Mylio (2012, Bellevue, $25M)
Online tool for organizing and backing up photos
China Everbright International
$17M - Series B Jun 2017
Tenaya Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures,
Cowboy Ventures

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Notable Investments in last 24 months (2/2)
EARLY STAGE
$15M - Series B Sep 2016
Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$11.5M - Series B Feb 2017
Chatbooks (2014, Provo, $22.4M)
Automatic Photo-book creation and printing
services
Aries Capital Partners, Signal Peak, BYU Cougar
Capital
$7M - Series A Nov 2016
Prynt (2014, Paris, $9.5M)
Instant print camera case for smartphones
GGV Capital, Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups
$3M - Series B Aug 2016
marketplace
Info Edge India, Footprint Ventures
EARLY STAGE
$2.5M - Series A Feb 2017
Mylestone (2015, Boston, $4.5M)
Platform to discover digital memories of deceased
True Ventures, Founder Collective, Boston Seed
Capital, Convergence Ventures, MergeLane
$1.3M - Series B Aug 2017
marketplace
Info Edge India
$824k - Series B Nov 2016
WedPics (2011, Raleigh, $12.8M)
Photo aggregator and album app for weddings
SEED STAGE
Seed Jun 2016
Prisma (2016, San Francisco)
Graphic photo transformation app using AI
My.com, XBT Holding, Gagarin Capital

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
LATE STAGE
$460M - Series C Oct 2017
Megvii (2011, Beijing, $605M)
Facial recognition technology
Ant Financial, Foxconn Electronics
$100M - Series C Dec 2016
Foxconn Electronics, Qiming Venture Partners
$20M - Series C Nov 2016
Foxconn Electronics
EARLY STAGE
$15.2M - Series B Sep 2017
Dress-plus (2014, Beijing, $25.2M)
Image based apparel discovery app and a social
network for fashion enthusiasts
Haitong International Securities Group, Bank of
Beijing

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Online Photos; Last 5 years (Apr 2013-Apr 2018)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
29
Online Photos > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
SV Angel (6 Investments)
Your Memoir, Storehouse, Leo
1
Freestyle Capital (3 Investments)
Leo, Cluster, PicCollage
2
GV (3 Investments)
Clarifai, Loom, Cluster
3
Betaworks(2 Investments)
Your Memoir, Context App
4
BoxGroup (2 Investments)
Your Memoir, Joy
5
Eniac Ventures(2 Investments)
0, Sneeky
6
Extreme Venture Partners(2 Investments)
Flixel, Groupie
7
Great Oaks Venture Capital (2
Investments)
ImageBrief, Loom
8
Lerer Hippeau Ventures(2 Investments)
Your Memoir, Storehouse
9
Redpoint Ventures(2 Investments)
Your Memoir, MeRightNow
10
EARLY STAGE
General Catalyst Partners (3 Investments)
Giphy, Snapchat, Trover
1
Sequoia Capital (3 Investments)
Canva, Flipagram, PicsArt
2
Andreessen Horowitz (2 Investments)
Imgur, 500px
3
Bessemer Venture Partners (2
Investments)
Light, Retrica
4
Earlybird Venture Capital (2 Investments)
EyeEm, DingDong
5
Felicis Ventures(2 Investments)
Canva, Ever
6
Founder Collective(2 Investments)
Your Memoir, Mylestone
7
Khosla Ventures(2 Investments)
Narrative, Ever
8
LDV Capital (2 Investments)
Narrative, Clarifai
9
Menlo Ventures(2 Investments)
Tenor, Clarifai
10
LATE STAGE
CapitalG
Snapchat
1
Covera Ventures
Photobucket
2
DFJ
Giphy
3
Eclipse
Light
4
EQT Ventures
Avenso
5
General Atlantic
Snapchat
6
GIC
Snapchat
7
Glade Brook Capital
Snapchat
8
Glynn Capital
Giphy
9
GV
Light
10

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Online Photos; Last 5 years (Apr 2013-Apr 2018)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
500 Startups(9 Investments)
Flixel, Prynt, PicCollage
1
Startupbootcamp(4 Investments)
Monument, Dashmote, Bundle
2
Techstars(4 Investments)
Storytime Studios, Sparktrend, Kandid.ly
3
Boom Startup(2 Investments)
Studio, OVRHD
4
HAX(2 Investments)
Prynt, Palette
5
Incubate Fund (2 Investments)
Cinnamon, Pictory
6
NDRC(2 Investments)
Digital Perception, Picturk
7
Plug and Play Tech Center(2 Investments)
Lumyer, Podo
8
Y Combinator(2 Investments)
Loom, Priime
9
AJ Ventures and Investments
Orbo
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Kima Ventures(5 Investments)
SimplePrints, Podo, Takeit
1
Wayra(5 Investments)
Lobster, DumDum Photo, Capptu
2
BDC(4 Investments)
Flixel, Shoebox, Foko
3
New York Angels(3 Investments)
Slyce, Trumpit, Knoto
4
Tencent(3 Investments)
Snapchat, Loom, Heirloom
5
NXTP Labs(2 Investments)
Seahorse, Dotspin
6
Tech Coast Angels(2 Investments)
Pictage, EveryStory
7
Ackra Invest
Purplefox
8
Agility Capital
Flashfoto
9
Alibaba
Snapchat
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Silicon Valley Bank
Chatbooks
1
Trinity Capital Investment
Ever
2

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)

Online Photos > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
35
BlueBox
Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Other Notable Markets
Market Deep Dive

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Online Photos > Market Details > BlueBox

Key Sub Sectors
38
Key Sub Sectors in Online Photos
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Social Platforms
Companies providing online platforms for social photo messaging, sharing and aggregation
Snapchat (2011, Los Angeles, Public)
644 201 $3.3B
Professional
Companies providing platforms that assist professional photographers
Fotolia (2004, New York City, Acquired)
Pictage (1999, Torrance, $32.5M)
414 82 $488M
Digital Equipment
Companies developing photo-related equipment using breakthrough technology
GoPro (2003, San Mateo, Public)
34 16 $468M
Digital Imaging
Companies developing platforms that offer photo capture, photo editing, storage, etc.
Photobucket (2003, Denver, Acquired)
627 104 $383M
Printing
Companies offering online platforms which print and ship photos uploaded by the users
Snapfish (1999, San Francisco, Acquired)
370 70 $250M
Companies offering photo-related services for enterprises
Like (2005, San Mateo, Acquired)
76 37 $238M
Online Photos > Market Details > Key Sub Sectors

Detailed Sector Taxonomy (1/6)
39
Online Photos > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

40

41

42

43

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Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+2)
Digital Equipment
Companies developing photo-related equipment using breakthrough technology
(Companies covered 34 | Funded 16 | Total Funding $468M)
$55M
(+$3.1M)
5
(-4)
Light
(2013, Palo Alto, $64.7M)
2
(-)
Professional > Stock Photography > Marketplaces
Companies providing platforms that enable users to buy and sell stock photos
$11.4M
(-$25.8M)
8
(-6)
Pickit
(2012, Visby, $7.6M)
3
(+1)
Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms > Photo Entertainment > GIFs
Companies providing online platforms for sharing of GIFs
$90M
(+$9M)
3
(-3)
Giphy
4
(-3)
Digital Imaging > Editors > Basic Editors
Companies developing platforms that enable users to edit photos with basic editing functions like
filters, layers, etc.
$57M
(-$65.6M)
3
(-12)
Canva
(2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M)
45
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets by Funding in Online Photos in last 2 years (April 2016 - March 2018)
Online Photos > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
Digital Imaging > Editors > Basic Editors
Companies developing platforms that enable users to edit photos with basic editing functions like filters,
layers, etc.
(Companies created 140 | Funded 22 | Total Funding $187M )
1 Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M)
2
Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms > Photo Entertainment > GIFs
Companies providing online platforms for sharing of GIFs
(Companies created 15 | Funded 7 | Total Funding $186M )
1 Tenor (2014, San Francisco, $32M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
46
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (April 2016 - March 2018)
Online Photos > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors

Incubators 500 Startups (#1), HAX (#1)
Seed Passion Capital (#1), Hardware Club (#1)
Series A/B Foxconn Electronics (#1), Riverwood Capital (#1)
Series C+ GV (#1), Eclipse (#1)
GoPro Jun - 2014
IPO'd on NASDAQ
$7M - Series A
Joy (2015, San Francisco, $9.5M)
$8.5M - Series A
GNARBOX (2014, Los Angeles, $8.5M)
$7M - Series A
$2.5M - Seed
Joy (2015, San Francisco, $9.5M)
$30M - Series C
Seed
Canviz (San Francisco)
$6M - Series A
Aura Frame (2012, New York City,
$9.4M)
$25M - Series B
$2M - PE
$1M - Seed
Aura Frame (2012, New York City,
$9.4M)
$8M - Series B
Narrative (2012, Linkoping, $11.6M)
Apr 2018
Aura Frames Announces Quartz Smart Photo Frame, PR
Newswire
Apr 2018
GoPro Stock Climbs After Report Of Acquisition Interest, SGB
Media
Apr 2018
GoPro, DJI and Others Found Alliance for Drone Innovation,
TheDrive
Apr 2018
GNARBOX 2.0 SSD. Next generation portable media backup
drive, Newsshooter
Mar 2018
Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP Reminds Investors of
Securities Class Actions Against GoPro, Inc. and March 12
Lead Plaintiff Deadline, iCrowdNewswire
Mar 2018 Auto Cloud Backup for GoPro Plus, StorageNewsletter
Mar 2018
GoPro Hero raises the bar for everyone, Post Publications
Limited
Mar 2018
This beautifully designed 'dumb phone' can only make calls
and send texts - and it might be the key to curing our
addiction to apps, Business Insider
Feb 2018
The Klein Law Firm Reminds Investors of a Class Action
Filed on Behalf of GoPro, Inc. Shareholders and a Lead
Plaintiff Deadline of March 12, 2018 (GPRO), GlobeNewswire
Jan 2018 Ambarella Shifts From GoPro to Robo, EE times
Jan 2018
GoPro dumps Karma drone as part of a broader restructure,
SiliconAngle
Jan 2018 GoPro says open to sale but not actively pursuing, Reuters
Jan 2018
GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs, largely impacting its drone
division, TechCrunch
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
$0k
$10M
$20M
$30M
$40M
$50M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
1
3
9
16
34
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Digital Equipment: Market Factsheet
Market: Digital Equipment
47
Exits
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Companies developing photo-
related equipment using
breakthrough technology
Light
(2013, Palo Alto, $64.7M)
Eye-Fi
(2005, Mountain View, $36.5M)
DxO Labs
(2002, Paris, $29.7M)
Narrative
(2012, Linkoping, $11.6M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Online Photos > Market Details > Market: Digital Equipment
Companies Created 34 | Funded 16 | Total Funding $468M

Digital Equipment: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
GoPro (2003, San Mateo, $288M)
HD camera manufacturer for extreme action video
photography
Foxconn Electronics, Riverwood Capital, Steamboat
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
GGV Capital, Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups and 7
Other Investors
GNARBOX (2014, Los Angeles, $8.5M)
Photo backup and editing system with a portable
storage device
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
49
Digital Equipment: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 GoPro 2003 San Mateo Public $288M - 5 - - 159 6k 2M 61.2M
871.1
k
1k 15% 63 43%
-
14777
-1%
4.8 Prynt 2014 Paris Series A $10M - 4 - - 2 430k 6.2k 30k 192 217k 102% - - 739 14%
4.7 GNARBOX 2014 Los Angeles Series A $9M - 3 3 4 3 201k 7.6k 3k 60 -145k -42% - - 2k 35%
4.5 Narrative 2012 Linkoping Series B $12M - 4 5 5 - 1.3M - 30k 251 496k 68% - - - -
4.3 DxO Labs 2002 Paris Series B $30M - 5 - - 5 49k 9k - 54 -25k -34% - - 566 7%
4.2 Light 2013 Palo Alto Series C $65M 5 - - 4 9 125k 5.8k - - 20k 19% - - 723 14%
4.0 Eye-Fi 2005
Mountain
View
Acqui-
Hired
$37M - 4 - - 3 1.5M 12k 750k 14.9k 152k 12% - - -225 -2%
3.8 Podo 2013
San
Francisco
Seed - - 3 - - 3 1.5M 1.3k 15k 249 662k 81% 7 8% 16 1%
3.7 Joy 2015
San
Francisco
Series A $10M - 5 - - 2 2.2M 102 300 10 410k 23% - - -5 -5%
3.5 Prinics 2005 Suwon-si Funded - - 4 - - - 10M - 161k 568 - - 29 19% - -
3.3 CEIVA 2000 Burbank Unfunded - - 4 - - - 1.5M 1.2k 41k 474 -88k -6% 1 3% -7 -1%
3.2 Concepter 2013 Kyiv Unfunded - - 3 - 3 - 1.4M 21 601k 2.2k -497k -26% - - 2 11%
3.0
Memento
Electronics
2015 Montreal Unfunded - - 3 - - - 861k 69 3k 23 -490k -36% 8 44% -1 -1%
2.8 Aura Frame 2012
New York
City
Series A $9M - 3 - - 3 1.2M 345 3k 20 -510k -30% - - - -

Incubators
500 Startups (#1), Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
(#1)
Seed Founders Fund (#1), First Round Capital (#1)
Series A/B
EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme (#1), TMT
Investments (#1)
Series C+ Mosaic Ventures (#1), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (#1)
Pixta Sep - 2015
IPO'd on TYO
Fotolia Dec - 2014
Acq by Adobe for $800M
$1.1M - Seed
AGORA images (2016, Barcelona,
$1.8M)
$2M - Seed
Picfair (2013, London, $4.2M)
$701k - Seed
AGORA images (2016, Barcelona,
$1.8M)
$4.6M - Series A
Pickit (2012, Visby, $7.6M)
$1.2M - Series A
Lobster (2013, London, $2.3M)
$1.3M - Seed
$460k - Equity Crowdfunding
Angel
Galleri5 (2015, Bangalore)
$428k - Seed
$5M - Series B
Depositphotos (2009, Fort
Lauderdale, $8M)
Apr 2018
Content Creation Service Slidely Partners With Shutterstock,
calcalistech.com
Apr 2018
Promo Integrates Shutterstock to Become the Video Creation
Platform with the Largest Video Library, PR Newswire
Mar 2018
Shutterstock Expands its Leadership Team with key New
Hires, MarTech Advisor
Dec 2017
EyeEm’s new products aim to understand brand aesthetics,
TechCrunch
Dec 2017
Swedish startup Pickit abandons frequent flier miles for an
office in Redmond, WA , StartUp Beat
Sep 2017
Tetra Images Partners with Image Protect to Monitor its
Growing Collection of Images, NewMediaWire
Aug 2017
Shutterstock CIO Leaves After Joining Last Year, The Wall
Street Journal
May 2017
Shutterstock Contributors Earn Over $500 Million, Technology
Marketing Corporation
Mar 2017 Pickit Raises $4.6M in Series A Funding, FinSMEs
Feb 2017
citybizlist : Citybizlist : Shutterstock and HubSpot Partner,
Citybizlist
Jan 2017
SyndicateRoom Success Lobster Secures £1 Million For
Global Expansion & AI-Powered Search, Crowdfund Insider
Sep 2016
SwiftKey’s mobile keyboard app now offers better word
predictions built on neural networks, VentureBeat
Sep 2016
5 tips to help you decide between two equally good
candidates, YourStory Media
Sep 2016
Florian Meissner’s (@fmssnr) haircut & the entrepreneurial
center stage, BerlinVC
News
0
2
4
6
8
10
$0k
$5M
$10M
$15M
$20M
$25M
$30M
$35M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
3
1
9
29
109
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Professional > Stock Photography > Marketplaces: Market Factsheet
Market: Marketplaces
50
Exits
Recent Investments
Companies providing platforms
that enable users to buy and sell
stock photos
Fotolia
EyeEm
(2010, Berlin, $24M)
Twenty20
(2012, Santa Monica, $9.7M)
Depositphotos
(2009, Fort Lauderdale, $8M)
Top Companies
Online Photos > Market Details > Market: Marketplaces

Professional > Stock Photography > Marketplaces: Top Companies
Analyst’s Pick
Mosaic Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, TA
Associates Management
EyeEm (2010, Berlin, $24M)
Online stock photo marketplace
Wellington Partners Venture Capital, Passion
Capital, Valar Ventures and 3 Other Investors
Royalty-free stock image licensing marketplace
platform
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
D5 Capital, Peter Davies, Alexis Ohanian and 5
Other Investors
Galleri5 (2015, Bangalore)
User-generated visual content marketplace
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed

52
Professional > Stock Photography > Marketplaces: Leaderboard
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 EyeEm 2010 Berlin Series B $24M 5 4 3 4 8 43k 98k 30.1M
245.5
k
6k 15% 2.4k 1% - -
4.9 AGORA images 2016 Barcelona Seed $2M - 4 4 3 1 462k 1.5k 750k 3.3k 320k 225% 3.3k 797% 185 15%
4.9 Snapwire 2012
Santa
Barbara
Seed $1M - 4 - - - 279k 4.1k 300k 2.6k 91k 49% 279 19% 56 1%
4.8 Foap 2011 Malmo Series A $5M - 4 - - - 165k 5.2k 3M 27.9k -5k -3% 1.7k 9% 173 3%
4.8 Dreamstime 2004 Brentwood Unfunded - - 4 - - - 2k 32k 378k 6k 1k 8% 20 6% 526 2%
4.7 iStockphoto 2000 Calgary Acquired - - 4 - - - 2k 129k 60k 1.1k 1k 19% 33 51% 1k 1%
4.7 Depositphotos 2009
Fort
Lauderdale
Series B $8M - 4 - - 3 2k 13k 75k 573 1k 13% - - 511 4%
4.6 Fotolia 2004
New York
City
Acquired $225M - 3 - - 3 4k 40k 300k 1.6k 1k 22% - - 426 1%
4.6 CoinaPhoto 2014 Dubai Unfunded - - 4 - - - 188k 2.9k 30k 338 -17k -8% 272 313% 202 7%
4.5 Shutterstock 2003
New York
City
Public - - 4 - - 28 289 296k 601k 6.1k -1k -1% - - 558 -
4.4 Clashot 2013 Wilmington Unfunded - - 4 3 - - 733k 1.5k 750k 18.2k 17k 2% - - 26 2%
4.4 Picwant 2014 Milan Unfunded - - 3 4 5 - 2.7M 312 7k 131 907k 51% - - 13 4%
4.3 Stockimo 2013 Abingdon Unfunded - - 4 3 3 - 2.8M 4.3k - 88 301k 12% - - 304 8%
4.3 Galleri5 2015 Bangalore Seed - - 5 - - 3 3.9M 173 3k 103 2M 39% - - -4 -3%
4.2 Pickit 2012 Visby Series A $8M - 4 - - 3 531k 18k 8k 119 37k 7% - - -633 -3%

Incubators Quest Ventures (#1)
Seed Eniac Ventures (#1), WME Entertainment (#1)
Series A/B
General Catalyst Partners (#1), Lightspeed Venture
Partners (#1)
Series C+ DFJ (#1), IVP (#1)
Tenor Mar - 2018
Acq by Google
$1M - Series D
$17M - Series B
$72M - Series D
$55M - Series C
$1.5M - Seed
0 (2012, Brooklyn)
$225k - Series B
$21.5M - Series B
$225k - Seed
0 (2012, Brooklyn)
$2.5M - Series A
$50k - Seed
Ubersnap (2014, Singapore, $50k)
Mar 2018
Google is acquiring GIF platform Tenor, Free Firmware
Download
Mar 2018
Giphy held talks to raise a massive new funding round,
Technology Thrill
Feb 2018 Tenor hits 12B GIF searches every month, TechCrunch
Jan 2018
Giphy builds transparent GIF library for Instagram Stories,
Tech News Universe
Dec 2017
Tenor D (10.or D) unboxing and first impression, a Redmi 5A
killer?, Gogi Tech
Dec 2017
BEAM Authentic Launches Wearable Smart Display Button
for People to Broadcast What They Care About and Spark
Meaningful Face-to-Face Conversations, PR Newswire
Oct 2017
Giphy dials up the weirdness with surreal Stickers ads, The
Drum
Oct 2017
10.or G With 13MP Dual Primary Camera, 16MP Selfie
Shooter Launched For Rs 10,999, News18
Sep 2017
How Tenor Aims To Get GIF-Sharing Onto Every Mobile
Phone, Forbes
Sep 2017
Tenor lets developers put GIFs into augmented reality apps
and games, VentureBeat
Sep 2017
10.or Launches Budget Friendly Smartphone In India,
TechTree
Aug 2017
Giphy latest feature will help you find the hottest GIFs,
Mashable
Jul 2017
Giphy is preparing to trial sponsored GIFs, Mobile Marketing
Magazine
News
0
1
2
3
4
$0k
$20M
$40M
$60M
$80M
$100M
$120M
$140M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
1
1
2
7
15
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms > Photo Entertainment > GIFs: Market Factsheet
Market: GIFs
53
ExitsMost Active Investors
Recent Investments
Companies providing online
platforms for sharing of GIFs
Giphy
Tenor
(2014, San Francisco, $32M)
0
(2012, Brooklyn)
Echograph
(2012, El Segundo, $250k)
Ubersnap
(2014, Singapore, $50k)
Top Companies
Online Photos > Market Details > Market: GIFs

Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms > Photo Entertainment > GIFs: Top Companies
Market: GIFs
Analyst’s Pick
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
DFJ, IVP, China Media Capital and 9 Other Investors
Tenaya Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Ventures

55
Social Platforms > Sharing Platforms > Photo Entertainment > GIFs: Leaderboard
Market: GIFs
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 Giphy 2012
New York
City
Series D $152M 5 4 - - 38 413 331k 30.4M
146.8
k
1k 24% 4.4k 3% - -
4.5 Tenor 2014
San
Francisco
Acquired $32M - 4 - 4 8 7k 5.1k 30M
221.9
k
2k 25% - - 1.5k 40%
4.1 0.0 2012 Brooklyn Seed $2M - 4 - - 3 1.4M 68k 3M 41.8k 949k 263% - - -4248 -6%
3.6 GIFMagazine 2013 Tokyo Funded - - 3 - 3 - 1.7M 297k 5k 37 -456k -22% - - - -
3.2 Ubersnap 2014 Singapore Seed $50K - 5 - - - 3M 131 - 8 162k 6% - - -1 -1%
2.7 Gifyo 2011 Las Vegas Funded - - 4 - - - 2.5M 1.5k - 227 948k 62% - - -23 -2%
2.3 Kong 2015 California Unfunded - - 4 - - - 7M 663 8k 73 - - 1 1% -12 -2%
1.8 HipShare 2016 Wroclaw Unfunded - - - 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
1.4 Echograph 2012 El Segundo Acquired $250K - - - - - 10M 935 - - - - - - -2588 -73%
0.9 PsykoGIF 2011 Brea Unfunded - - - - - - 10M - - - 2M 16% - - - -
0.5 Camoji 2013
San
Francisco
Unfunded - - - - - - 10M 174 - - - - - - -2 -1%
0.0 Flipbook 2015 Tampa Unfunded - - - - - - 10M 8 - - - - - - -1177 -99%

Market: Basic Editors
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Online Photos > Market Details > Market: Basic Editors

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
59
Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies
61
Performance indicators of public companies in Online Photos
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Mar 2017
Snapchat (2011, Los Angeles)
$17.5B NYSE:SNAP
Dec 2016
Meitu (2008, Xiamen)
Photo editing and sharing app
$4.8B HKG:1357
Sep 2015
Pixta (2005, Tokyo)
TYO:3416
Jun 2014
GoPro (2003, San Mateo)
HD camera manufacturer for extreme action video photography
$713M $3B $1.2B NASDAQ:GPRO
Oct 2012
Curated Marketplace for Royalty-free Stock Imagery
$1.7B $558M $494M 81.83 SSTK
Jul 2009
Ipernity (2007, Mougins)
Online storage and group photo sharing service
$10.7M $10.7M
EURONEXT:MLI
PY
Sep 2006
Shutterfly (1999, Redwood City)
$2.6B $354M $1.1B 206.81 NASDAQ:SFLY
Visual China Group (2000, Tianjin)
Online marketplace for stock photos, footages and music
Capital Art (2007, Las Vegas)
Stock photography company that offers vintage Hollywood photos
PhotoAmigo (2008, Santa Barbara)
Online Photos > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

Notable Acquisitions (1/3)
62
Notable Acquisitions in Online Photos
Online Photos > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2018 YTD
Acquirer: Google
Acquirer: Visual China
500px (2009, Toronto, $23M)
Photo sharing platform and stock photo
marketplace
2017
Acquirer: Toutiao
Flipagram (2013, Los Angeles, $72.5M)
Photo-video stories creation and sharing app
Acquirer: Anzu Partners
Slyce (2012, Toronto, $28.7M)
Mobile shopping with visual search platform
2016
Acquirer: Monotype Deal: $130M
Olapic (2010, New York City, $21M)
User generated image platform for marketing and
advertising

63
2015
Acquirer: Exponent Private Equity
Deal: $618M
2014
Acquirer: Adobe Deal: $800M
2012
Acquirer: Facebook Deal: $736M
Social photo and video sharing application
Acquirer: The Carlyle Group Deal: $3.3B
Getty Images (1995, Seattle)
Online stock photo, video and music provider

64
2010
Acquirer: Google Deal: $100M
Visual Search engine for products
2009
Acquirer: Ontela
Photobucket (2003, Denver, $52.8M)
Online photo storage website
Before 2008
Acquirer: American Greetings
PhotoWorks (1999, Seattle, $20.6M)
Photo publishing and storage; and photo-based
products
Acquirer: Eastman Kodak Company
Applied Science Fiction (1995, Austin,
$86.5M)
Dry film processing and automatic photo
restoration software provider
Acquirer: District Photo
Snapfish (1999, San Francisco, $43.5M)
Photo hosting and customized photo-based
products provider
Acquirer: Getty Images Deal: $150M
Royalty-free stock photo provider

Most Active Acquirers
65
Online Photos > Exit Outlook > Most Active Acquirers

Date Target
Aug-15 Wedding Party Acq by Instacart
Jun-15 Leo Acq by Lyft
Mar-15 Lasso Acq by Photobucket
Feb-15 GoPop Acq by BuzzFeed
Jan-15 Picturelife Acq by Stream Nation
Jan-15 Tappy Acq by Tinder
Jan-15
Artifact Uprising Acq by Visual Supply
Co
Dec-14
Innovative FOTO Acq by DNP
Imagingcomm
Nov-14 GrooveBook Acq by Shutterfly
Nov-14 Hofmann España Acq by Photobox
Oct-14 Bitcellar Acq by KDDI
Sep-14 Aviary Acq by Adobe
Jun-14 Printic Acq by Groupe
May-14 Bubbli Acq by Dropbox
Acqui-hires (1/2)
66
List of Acqui-hires in Online Photos
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Feb-18 Cheerz Acq by CEWE
Dec-17 WedPics Acq by Mixbook
Nov-17 Swng Acq by Microsoft
Sep-17 Resnap Acq by albelli
Jul-17 Albumprinter Acq by Gilde
Jul-17 Swipe Acq by Uber
Jun-17 Pulse Acq by Hike Messenger
May-17 Bundle Acq by Resnap
May-17 MyPix2 Acq by MailPix
Apr-17 Pixlr Acq by 123RF.com
Feb-17 Compath Me Acq by Mixi
Jan-17 WeSnap Acq by Akkad
Dec-16 Plix Acq by OnlineTyari
Sep-16 EveryStory Acq by Dthera
Aug-16 Trumpit Acq by Wayfair
Date Target
Jul-16 Trover Acq by Expedia India
Jul-16 Moodstocks Acq by Google
Jun-16 Eye-Fi Acq by Ricoh
Jun-16 Heirloom Acq by Mylestoned
May-16 Pixorial Acq by Lifelogger
Apr-16 Webprint Acq by smartphoto group
Apr-16 Kicksend Acq by Pocket Games
Mar-16 Camerama Acq by Forbes Media
Feb-16 Vemory Acq by GoPro
Jan-16 LALALAB Acq by Photoweb
Dec-15 Pext Acq by Pinterest
Nov-15 MyRoll Acq by AVG Technologies
Nov-15 Okdothis Acq by Eye-Fi
Oct-15 Lyve Acq by Seagate
Oct-15 Koken Acq by NetObjects
Online Photos > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires

Date Target
Jan-11 Plixi Acq by Ador
Jan-11 Scrapblog Acq by Mixbook
Nov-10 Lifeblob Acq by Printo
Sep-10 Canvas On Demand Acq by Cafepress
Apr-10 Divvy shot Acq by Facebook
Mar-10 Retrica Acq by L-1 Identity Solutions
Mar-10 Picnik Acq by Google
Sep-09 Bigstock Acq by Shutterstock
Sep-09 Preclick Acq by Smilebox
Aug-07 Fotolog Acq by HiMedia
Aug-07
Pickle Acq by Scripps Networks
Interactive
May-07 PunchStock Acq by Getty Images
Mar-07 Tabblo Acq by Hewlett-Packard
Dec-06 FilmLoop Acq by Fabrik
Acqui-hires (2/2)
67
List of Acqui-hires in Online Photos
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Apr-14 Loom Acq by Dropbox
Aug-13 Luma Acq by Instagram
Jul-13 Kaptur Acq by AHAlife
Jun-13 Sticky9 Acq by Photobox
Jun-13 Personera Acq by Impression Works
May-13 Piictu Acq by Betaworks
Apr-13 MyPublisher Acq by Shutterfly
Mar-13 Tiny Post Acq by TripAdvisor
Feb-13 Echograph Acq by Vimeo
Jan-13 ThisLife Acq by Shutterfly
Oct-12 Pinhole Pro Acq by LiveBooks
Sep-12 Pixable Acq by Singtel
Sep-12 Nik Software Acq by Google
Sep-12 Jarvus Acq by textPlus
Aug-12 LifePics Acq by Taylor
Date Target
Jul-12 DailyBooth Acq by Airbnb
Jun-12 Pinpuff Acq by Science
Jun-12 Face Acq by Facebook
Jun-12 Scalado Acq by Nokia
May-12 Photoccino Acq by Shutterfly
May-12 Lightbox Acq by Facebook
Apr-12 Photozou Acq by Digital Garage
Dec-11 Clixtr Acq by RadiumOne
Oct-11 Albumprinter Acq by Vistaprint
Aug-11 PicWing Acq by Picplum
Jun-11 Phanfare Acq by Carbonite
Jun-11 IBeatYou Acq by Photobucket
Jun-11 MyPhotoPipe Acq by Photogra
May-11 Photolibrary Group Acq by Getty Images
Apr-11 PicScout Acq by Getty Images
Online Photos > Exit Outlook > Acqui-hires
View all 95 Acqui-hired companies on Tracxn Platform

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Details on VC & PE Investors
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players

Online Photos > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Online Photos; Last 5 years (Apr 2013 - Mar 2018)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
SV Angel (6 Investments)
GV (3 Investments)
Freestyle Capital (3 Investments)
Lerer Hippeau Ventures (2 Investments)
Betaworks (2 Investments)
Redpoint Ventures (2 Investments)
Great Oaks Venture Capital (2 Investments)
BoxGroup (2 Investments)
Thrive Capital (2 Investments)
Extreme Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Eniac Ventures (2 Investments)
KPCB
Sequoia Capital
Blackbird Ventures
Index Ventures
EARLY STAGE
Sequoia Capital (3 Investments)
General Catalyst Partners (3 Investments)
Felicis Ventures (2 Investments)
Bessemer Venture Partners (2 Investments)
Andreessen Horowitz (2 Investments)
Menlo Ventures (2 Investments)
Earlybird Venture Capital (2 Investments)
LDV Capital (2 Investments)
True Ventures (2 Investments)
Khosla Ventures (2 Investments)
Founder Collective (2 Investments)
KPCB
IVP
Benchmark Capital
LATE STAGE
KPCB
Sequoia Capital
IVP
General Atlantic
Glade Brook Capital
GIC
DFJ
Glynn Capital
GV
Spectrum Equity
Eclipse
Kickstart Seed Fund
Peterson Partners
Serena Capital
Inovia Capital

SV Angel
71
Portfolio in Online Photos | Exits | Funds Link | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
Online Photos > Investors > SV Angel
People
Investments
[Unicorn] Pinterest (2009, San Francisco, $1.5B, Series G)
Visual social bookmarking service
[Unicorn] Instacart (2012, San Francisco, $1B, Series E)
Marketplace for same-day grocery delivery
[Unicorn] Zenefits (2013, San Francisco, $584M, Series C)
SaaS HR Platform for SMBs
[Unicorn] Stripe (2010, San Francisco, $511M, Series D)
Web & Mobile Payments for Developers
[Unicorn] Kabbage (2009, Atlanta, $491M, Series F)
Working capital financing for small businesses.
[Unicorn] TransferWise (2010, London, $397M, Series E)
International money transmitter based on currency swaps
[Unicorn] Credit Karma (2007, San Francisco, $370M, Series D)
Aggregator of various consumer financial products.
[Unicorn] Opendoor (2014, San Francisco, $356M, Series D)
Residential re-selling solution provider.
[Unicorn] Warby Parker (2010, New York City, $300M, Series E)
Internet-first brand of eyewear
[Unicorn] Twilio (2007, San Francisco, $240M, Public)
Cloud Communications API provider
[Unicorn] Casper (2014, New York City, $240M, Series C)
Online direct-to-consumer mattress brand
[Unicorn] Okta (2009, San Francisco, $230M, Public)
MFA & SSO-based cloud identity and mobility management and CIAM
platform
[Unicorn] Coinbase (2012, San Francisco, $225M, Series D)
Digital currency exchange & wallet provider
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Ron Conway
Founder & Co-
Managing Partner
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Apr 2018
Snapchat adds filters of advertisement with call to action
features to generate ad-revenues, Technoingg
Apr 2018 Snapchat new updates set to inspire creators, IOL
Apr 2018
Snapchat now lets advertisers sell products directly
through Lenses, TechCrunch
Apr 2018
Snapchat sees unique visitor number growth in March,
Business of Apps
Apr 2018
Snap launches new options for Lens Studio – TechCrunch,
Newpaper24
Apr 2018
Snapchat Experiments With E-Commerce Amid Search
For Profits, Android Headlines
Apr 2018
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed Instagram's
founders to copy Snapchat's popular 'Stories' feature,
Business Insider
Apr 2018
Snap's Still Serious About Hardware, International
Business Times
Apr 2018
Report: Facebook ad spend grows 62% YoY, Advanced
Television
Apr 2018 Snapchat’s second-gen Spectacles hit the FCC, TechCrunch
Like
(2005, San Mateo, $47.3M)
Acq by Google - Aug 2010
Snapchat
(2011, Los Angeles, $2.6B)
IPO - Mar 2017
2
5
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Follow On New Investments
-
-
1
1
13
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed15
-
-
-
-
US

GV
72
Online Photos > Investors > GV
People
Investments
[Soonicorn] Giphy (2012, New York City, $152M, Series D)
[Soonicorn] Light (2013, Palo Alto, $64.7M, Series C)
[Soonicorn] Clarifai (2013, New York City, $41.3M, Series B)
Deep learning based image & video recognition API provider
Online Photos Notable Portfolio
[Unicorn] Uber (2009, San Francisco, $22.5B, Series G)
Mobile app that connects passengers with vehicle drivers for hire
[Unicorn] Grail Bio (2016, Menlo Park, $1.3B, Series B)
Pan-cancer blood screening for circulating tumor DNA
[Unicorn] Cloudera (2008, Palo Alto, $1B, Public)
Commercialised versions of Hadoop distributions
[Unicorn] Slack (2009, San Francisco, $841M, Series G)
Real-time messaging, archiving and search for enterprise teams.
[Unicorn] Robinhood (2012, Palo Alto, $526M, Series D)
Zero commission trading app
[Unicorn] DocuSign (2003, San Francisco, $522M, Series F)
Digital Transaction Management Tool
[Unicorn] Stripe (2010, San Francisco, $511M, Series D)
Web & Mobile Payments for Developers
[Unicorn] 23andMe (2006, Mountain View, $491M, Series F)
Enables customers to study their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited
traits
[Unicorn] Carbon3D (2013, Redwood City, $422M, Series D)
CLIP technology based 3D Printer
Top Exits
David Krane
CEO & Managing
Partner
Mar 2018
Giphy held talks to raise a massive new funding round,
Technology Thrill
Jan 2018
Giphy builds transparent GIF library for Instagram
Stories, Tech News Universe
Dec 2017
BEAM Authentic Launches Wearable Smart Display
Button for People to Broadcast What They Care About and
Spark Meaningful Face-to-Face Conversations, PR
Newswire
Oct 2017
Giphy dials up the weirdness with surreal Stickers ads,
The Drum
Aug 2017
Giphy latest feature will help you find the hottest GIFs,
Mashable
Jul 2017
Giphy is preparing to trial sponsored GIFs, Mobile
Marketing Magazine
Jul 2017
Giphy launches its GIF Maker tool for mobile browsers,
VentureBeat
Jun 2017
Kika Partners with Giphy to Offer Users a Treasure Trove
of Animated Images Right at Their Fingertips, PR
Newswire
None
1
2
1 1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1
1
-
-
3
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed5
-
-
-
-
US

Freestyle Capital
73
Online Photos > Investors > Freestyle Capital
People
Investments
[Soonicorn] 9GAG (2008, Hong Kong, $3.8M, Seed)
Image and video sharing social platform
[Unicorn] Intercom (2011, San Francisco, $241M, Series D)
Customer communication and Retention Platform
[Soonicorn] Patreon (2013, San Francisco, $107M, Series C)
Crowdfunding for musicians, artists & content creators.
[Soonicorn] CrowdFlower (2008, San Francisco, $55.7M, Series
D)
Enterprise Crowd-Sourcing for Data Processing Jobs
[Soonicorn] Narvar (2012, San Mateo, $34M, Series B)
Post-purchase experience platform for retailers
[Soonicorn] Wag! (2014, Los Angeles, $21.5M, Series B)
App based marketplace for on demand dog walkers
[Minicorn] Juvo (2014, San Francisco, $59.3M, Series B)
Mobile usage behavior based credit scoring to facilitate financial
inclusion
[Minicorn] Digit (2013, San Francisco, $36.6M, Series B)
Mobile app that automatically saves money for the users.
[Minicorn] Trizic (2014, San Francisco, $19.1M, Series A)
Robo-Advisory solutions for investment advisors.
[Minicorn] AdStage (2012, San Francisco, $13.8M, Series A)
Closed loop reporting and automation platform for advertisers
[Minicorn] Nestio (2010, New York City, $11.9M, Series A)
Listings database for management companies and brokers
[Minicorn] EaseCentral (2012, San Francisco, $11.5M, Series A)
Platform for recruitment brokers to manage employee benefits and on-
boarding
Top Exits
Josh Felser
Co-Founder
David Samuel
Co-Founder
Mar 2018
Google is acquiring GIF platform Tenor, Free Firmware
Download
Feb 2018 Tenor hits 12B GIF searches every month, TechCrunch
Dec 2017
Tenor D (10.or D) unboxing and first impression, a Redmi
5A killer?, Gogi Tech
Nov 2017
9GAG Expands Operations with Opening of US Office,
Names Russell Schneider as Head of Partnerships and
Business Development, PR Newswire
Oct 2017
10.or G With 13MP Dual Primary Camera, 16MP Selfie
Shooter Launched For Rs 10,999, News18
Sep 2017
How Tenor Aims To Get GIF-Sharing Onto Every Mobile
Phone, Forbes
Sep 2017
Tenor lets developers put GIFs into augmented reality
apps and games, VentureBeat
Sep 2017
10.or Launches Budget Friendly Smartphone In India,
TechTree
Nov 2016
9GAG Co-Founder and CEO Ray Chan on harnessing user-
generated content and engaging millennials, E27
Tenor
(2014, San Francisco, $32M)
Acq by Google - Mar 2018
2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3
-
-
-
4
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed6
1
-
-
-
US
China

Lerer Hippeau Ventures
74
Online Photos > Investors > Lerer Hippeau Ventures

Betaworks
75
Online Photos > Investors > Betaworks

Redpoint Ventures
76
Online Photos > Investors > Redpoint Ventures

Great Oaks Venture Capital
77
Online Photos > Investors > Great Oaks Venture Capital

BoxGroup
78
Online Photos > Investors > BoxGroup

Thrive Capital
79
Online Photos > Investors > Thrive Capital

Extreme Venture Partners
80
Online Photos > Investors > Extreme Venture Partners

Eniac Ventures
81
Online Photos > Investors > Eniac Ventures

KPCB
82
Online Photos > Investors > KPCB

Sequoia Capital
83
Online Photos > Investors > Sequoia Capital

Blackbird Ventures
84
Online Photos > Investors > Blackbird Ventures

Index Ventures
85
Online Photos > Investors > Index Ventures

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
86
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

Sequoia Capital
87

General Catalyst Partners
88
Online Photos > Investors > General Catalyst Partners

Felicis Ventures
89
Online Photos > Investors > Felicis Ventures

Bessemer Venture Partners
90
Online Photos > Investors > Bessemer Venture Partners

Andreessen Horowitz
91
Online Photos > Investors > Andreessen Horowitz

Menlo Ventures
92
Online Photos > Investors > Menlo Ventures

Earlybird Venture Capital
93
Online Photos > Investors > Earlybird Venture Capital

LDV Capital
94
Online Photos > Investors > LDV Capital

True Ventures
95
Online Photos > Investors > True Ventures

Khosla Ventures
96
Online Photos > Investors > Khosla Ventures

Founder Collective
97
Online Photos > Investors > Founder Collective

KPCB
98

99
Online Photos > Investors > Lightspeed Venture Partners

IVP
100
Online Photos > Investors > IVP

Benchmark Capital
101
Online Photos > Investors > Benchmark Capital

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
102
Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage

KPCB
103

Sequoia Capital
104

IVP
105
Online Photos > Investors > IVP

General Atlantic
106
Online Photos > Investors > General Atlantic

Glade Brook Capital
107
Online Photos > Investors > Glade Brook Capital

GIC
108
Online Photos > Investors > GIC

DFJ
109
Online Photos > Investors > DFJ

Glynn Capital
110
Online Photos > Investors > Glynn Capital

GV
111
Online Photos > Investors > GV

Spectrum Equity
112
Online Photos > Investors > Spectrum Equity

Eclipse
113
Online Photos > Investors > Eclipse

Kickstart Seed Fund
114
Online Photos > Investors > Kickstart Seed Fund

Peterson Partners
115
Online Photos > Investors > Peterson Partners

Serena Capital
116
Online Photos > Investors > Serena Capital

Inovia Capital
117
Online Photos > Investors > Inovia Capital

Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Online Photos > Investors > Index of Ecosystem Investors
Index of Top Ecosystem Investors in Online Photos; Q1 2013 - Q1 2018
Index of Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
500 Startups (9 Investments)
Startupbootcamp (4 Investments)
Techstars (4 Investments)
Boom Startup (2 Investments)
HAX (2 Investments)
Incubate Fund (2 Investments)
NDRC (2 Investments)
Plug and Play Tech Center (2 Investments)
Y Combinator (2 Investments)
AJ Ventures and Investments
Arch Grants
Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
Dreamit
Emtec
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
Kima Ventures (5 Investments)
Wayra (5 Investments)
BDC (4 Investments)
New York Angels (3 Investments)
Tencent (3 Investments)
NXTP Labs (2 Investments)
Tech Coast Angels (2 Investments)
Ackra Invest
Agility Capital
Alibaba
AlphaNorth Asset Management
Angel Partner Group
Angels on the Water
Barbara Corcoran
Beacon Securities
DEBT INVESTORS
Silicon Valley Bank
Trinity Capital Investment

500 Startups
120
Online Photos > Investors > 500 Startups
People
Investments
[Unicorn] Canva (2012, Surry Hills, $82.6M, Series B)
[Soonicorn] 9GAG (2008, Hong Kong, $3.8M, Seed)
Image and video sharing social platform
[Minicorn] Prynt (2014, Paris, $9.5M, Series A)
[Unicorn] Grab (2012, Singapore, $3.4B, Series G)
Taxi Booking App
[Unicorn] Credit Karma (2007, San Francisco, $370M, Series D)
Aggregator of various consumer financial products.
[Unicorn] Intercom (2011, San Francisco, $241M, Series D)
Customer communication and Retention Platform
[Soonicorn] Udemy (2010, San Francisco, $173M, Series D)
Marketplace for online courses
[Soonicorn] Smule (2008, San Francisco, $144M, Series F)
Developer of social music-making & sharing apps
[Soonicorn] Ipsy (2011, San Mateo, $107M, Series B)
Subscription for beauty products
[Soonicorn] Life360 (2008, San Francisco, $89.7M, Series C)
Mobile app that connects family members and close friends
[Soonicorn] VTS (2011, New York City, $87.8M, Series C)
Leasing and asset management software for brokers, investors &
owners.
Top Exits
Dave McClure
Founder, Partner
Mar 2018
Here’s how Canva uses tailored employee challenges to
make sure it hires the best people, SmartCompany
Feb 2018
Canva’s Only Getting Started, Says Ceo Of Australia’s Tech
Unicorn, Deal Street Asia
Jan 2018
New Sequoia China investment values Australian design
company Canva at $1 billion, TechCrunch
Jun 2017
Design tool Canva launches in Indonesia, appoints
country manager, Tech in Asia
Nov 2016
How Design Startup Canva Used Social Proof To Get
Valued At $345M, Forbes
Sep 2016
6 free marketing tools for every entrepreneur, YourStory
Media
Jul 2016
Canva brings professional design to anyone with its new
iPhone app, TechCrunch
Jun 2016
Microsoft’s Sprightly app lets you create professional
designs from your smartphone, TechCrunch
May 2016
Tools of Engagement: How to Boost Your Social Traffic
Without Paying for It, Inc.
None
2
1 1
2
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3
-
-
2
10
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed8
3
1
1
1
US
Europe
Australia
China
Canada

Startupbootcamp
121
Online Photos > Investors > Startupbootcamp
People
Investments
[Minicorn] BondIT (2012, Herzliya, $14.3M, Series A)
Bond portfolio management solution
[Minicorn] BabyScripts (2012, Washington D.C., $11M, Series A)
A clinical, mobile prescription for pregnancy assistance
[Minicorn] Bellabeat (2012, Mountain View, $4.6M, Seed)
Women health & wellness assistance
[Minicorn] Mediconecta (2011, Miami, $4.1M, Seed)
online platform for tele-consultation
[Minicorn] Hijro (2014, Lexington, $2.5M, Seed)
Software platform for cross-border B2B trade
[Minicorn] Epiphyte (2013, London, $70.4k, Seed)
Enterprise software for integrating financial institutions with
cryptofinancial networks.
[Minicorn] Recualizer (2015, Stockholm, Seed)
Platform to evaluate personalities and cultural values
[Minicorn] Virtual Broker (2015, Sofia, Seed)
Software platform for Insurance brokers and consumers
[Minicorn] Monuva (2016, London, Seed)
International payment service.
[Minicorn] Bdeo (2016, Madrid, Funded)
Video communication platform for insurance claims and fraud
management
Top Exits
Patrick De
Zeeuw
Co-Founder & CEO
Carsten Kolbek
Co-Founder
Alex Farcet
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Philip Kiracofe
Co-Founder & CEO
Fermin Bueno
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Ruud Hendriks
Co Founder
Michael Dooijes
Co-Founder &
Managing Director
Steven Tong
CEO
May 2017
Photobook app ReSnap acquires Dutch startup Bundle,
Tech.eu
May 2015
Bundle’s New App Automatically Organizes Photos For
You, TechCrunch
Nov 2014
Smart photo app Bundle secures $300K in seed funding to
take on iPhoto and Carousel, Bundle
None
2
1
2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
-
-
-
-
5
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed3
1
1
-
-
Europe
US
Israel

Techstars
122
Online Photos > Investors > Techstars
People
Investments
[Unicorn] Uber (2009, San Francisco, $22.5B, Series G)
Mobile app that connects passengers with vehicle drivers for hire
[Soonicorn] Remitly (2011, Seattle, $227M, Series D)
Cross-border money transfer using banking networks.
[Soonicorn] ClassPass (2011, New York City, $154M, Series C)
Membership programs for fitness classes across multiple gyms
[Soonicorn] DataRobot (2012, Boston, $125M, Series C)
Automated machine learning platform for data science applications
[Soonicorn] DigitalOcean (2011, New York City, $124M, Series
B)
Cloud computing platform to build, deploy and scale cloud applications
[Soonicorn] Placester (2008, Cambridge, $101M, Series D)
Real Estate Marketing platform
[Soonicorn] Sphero (2010, Boulder, $95.5M, Series D)
Smartphone controlled robotic gaming toy for kids
[Soonicorn] PillPack (2013, Boston, $93.9M, Series D)
Periodic delivery of Medications - Subscription based
[Soonicorn] Leanplum (2012, San Francisco, $93.2M, Series D)
Mobile A/B testing, personalization & analytics platform
[Soonicorn] Degreed (2012, San Francisco, $85.6M, Series C)
e-Portfolio assessment
[Soonicorn] SendGrid (2009, Boulder, $80.5M, Public)
Email delivery and analytics
Top Exits
Brad Feld
Co-Founder
David Brown
Co-Founder and co-
CEO
David Cohen
Founder and co-CEO
Nov 2014
Photo-Sharing App Memoir Snags $5.5 Million To Help
You Recall The Past, TechCrunch
Sep 2014
Memoir Debuts A “Predictive” Photo-Sharing App For iOS
8, TechCrunch
None
1 1 1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1
-
-
-
6
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed7
-
-
-
-
US

HAX
123
Online Photos > Investors > HAX

Incubate Fund
124
Online Photos > Investors > Incubate Fund

NDRC
125
Online Photos > Investors > NDRC

Plug and Play Tech Center
126
Online Photos > Investors > Plug and Play Tech Center

Y Combinator
127
Online Photos > Investors > Y Combinator

Arch Grants
128
Online Photos > Investors > Arch Grants

Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator
129
Online Photos > Investors > Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator

Dreamit
130
Online Photos > Investors > Dreamit

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
131
Online Photos > Investors > Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

Contents
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Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
132
Incubators
Other Notable Investors
Debt Investors

Kima Ventures
133
Online Photos > Investors > Kima Ventures

Wayra
134
Online Photos > Investors > Wayra

BDC
135
Online Photos > Investors > BDC

New York Angels
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Online Photos > Investors > New York Angels

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