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About
500px was founded in Toronto in 2009 by Oleg Gutsol and Evgeny Tchebotarev, evolving from an earlier online photo community. It built a global community of photographers and an image-licensing marketplace, raising roughly $24 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital and Harrison Metal. Prior investor Visual China Group acquired the company in February 2018, and 500px remains active under VCG ownership.
Backers
Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital and Harrison Metal, among others; later acquired by prior investor Visual China Group.
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Quick answers
Who owns 500px?
500px has been owned by Visual China Group (VCG), a Chinese visual-content company, since VCG — already a prior investor — acquired it in February 2018.
Where is 500px based?
500px was founded and headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
How much funding did 500px raise?
As of 2015, 500px had raised about $24 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital and Harrison Metal, according to then-CEO Andy Yang.