Jon founded Shutterstock in 2003 with thousands of his own digital photographs. A serial entrepreneur, he recognized the need for licensable images at an affordable cost and created the first global subscription image marketplace.
Since then, Shutterstock has grown into a portfolio of brands serving businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world with all the creative and editorial assets needed.
Jon holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. He serves on the Columbia Engineering Board of Visitors since 2019 and the Board of Directors for the Partnership for New York since 2013.
Shutterstock is a global platform offering licensed images, videos, and music for businesses and individuals. Users can access a vast library of royalty-free content for various projects, from marketing campaigns to website design. Contributors can also upload and monetize their own content on the platform.
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Founder: Doug Brunton
Shutterstock Role: Software Engineer
Capital Raised: $62.2M
Investors: Tiger Global Management
Stage: Seed
Daily.co offers video chat as an API such as real-time voice, video, and AI for developers.
Founder: Eli Finkelshteyn, Dan McCormick
Shutterstock Role: Software Engineer, Data Science, Adviser, CTO Office
Capital Raised: $61.1M
Investors: Silversmith Capital Partners
Stage: Series A
Constructor is an AI-first search and product discovery that increases conversions and revenue.
Founder: Rob Hoffmann, Roger Beaman
Shutterstock Role: Software Engineers
Capital Raised: $17.3M
Investors: Canvas Ventures
Stage: Series A
Smartrr is the mobile-first design, retention tools, and subscription management services for any Shopify brand.
Founder: Alex Reynolds, R. Stefan Deeran
Shutterstock Role: VP & GM, Head of New Business
Capital Raised: $17.1M
Investors: FirstMark
Stage: Series A
Vendelux is a provider of an AI-powered event intelligence platform that helps marketers make more data-driven decisions around event attendance, sponsorship, and hosting.
Founder: Chen-Ping Yu, Xinyu Li (Ivy X. L.)
Shutterstock Role: Computer Vision Intern, Data Scientist
Capital Raised: $15.3M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Series A
Phair is an advancing vehicle AI with ultra-lightweight tech for real-time edge processing. Intelligent AR Navigation for safer driving, to next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.
Founder: Revaz T.
Shutterstock Role: Principal Product Manager
Capital Raised: $12M
Investors: Greycroft
Stage: Series A
Rarify Labs advancing the next-generation interoperability rarimo protocol.
Founder: Francois Arbour
Shutterstock Role: VP Product, Video & Music
Capital Raised: $10M
Investors: Insight Partners
Stage: Seed
Designstripe offers customizable content and easy-to-use tools for consumers and businesses. With a vast library of design assets, users can quickly create and export illustrations without starting from scratch.
Founder: Mert Mumtaz
Shutterstock Role: Software Engineer
Capital Raised: $9.5M
Investors: Foundation Capital
Stage: Series A
Helius accelerates the adoption of crypto-powered software.
Founder: Roger Beaman
Shutterstock Role: Software Engineer
Capital Raised: $7M
Investors: Lerer Hippeau
Stage: Seed
Novel helps in launching Apple and Google wallet passes for your brand.
Founder: Keren Sachs
Shutterstock Role: Director, Content Development
Capital Raised: $3M
Investors: Wave Capital
Stage: Seed
The Luupe is a one-stop production platform for professional creators and brands to seamlessly collaborate and make work together.
Founder: Avi Muchnick
Shutterstock Role: Chief Product Officer
Capital Raised: $2.8M
Investors: LDV Capital
Stage: Pre-Seed
BurnerPage is an AI and machine learning platform that automatically optimizes web page conversion performance.