Pond5
Company

Last deal

Amount

Series A

Stage

01.05.2016

Date

3

all rounds

$61.5M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Pond5 is the world's largest video-first content marketplace.

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Sector :

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founded date

01.01.2006

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

The online marketplace offers a collection of royalty-free stock footage, stock photos, illustrations, music tracks, sound effects, Adobe after effects project templates, and 3D models, with over 35 million royalty-free video clips, plus millions of music tracks, sound effects, images, and more. Pond5 is committed to its passionate and growing global community of more than 100,000 professional visual and audio artists, providing a platform where creative work can flourish. The marketplace serves the needs of creators across industries with competitive pricing and an array of purchase options, backed by a broad and flexible license, a best price guarantee, and a dedicated team standing by to provide expert assistance.
Contacts

Contact Email

Social url

Legal Names

Legal name

Pond5 Inc.
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Number of Funding Rounds

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Jorge Pena

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Marc Speed

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Finance manager

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Activity

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