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Getty Images

Last cheque observed Mar 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series ASeries CEnterprise SoftwareSoftwareContent Creators

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque944days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$24MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Getty Images

Getty Images highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareSoftwareContent Creators
Based in
Seattle, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Mar
    BRIASeries A · GFT Ventures$24MWith 10 others
  3. 2009

    1 round

  4. Jun
    DaylifeSeries C · US · observer.com$4.0MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

DaylifeBought by NewsCredUndisclosedOct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

PhotolibraryUndisclosedMay 2011
HAAP MediaUndisclosedDec 2009
JupiterimagesUndisclosedOct 2008
JupiterMedia Corporation$96MOct 2008
Pump Audio$42MJun 2007
PunchStockUndisclosedMay 2007
WireImage$202MApr 2007
MediaVast$202MApr 2007
iStock$50MFeb 2006
iStockphoto$50MFeb 2006

Quick answers about Getty Images

What does Getty Images invest in?

Getty Images invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Software and Content Creators.

How active is Getty Images?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2024.

What has Getty Images invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BRIA (Series A, Mar 2024).

How big are Getty Images's cheques?

The median round it joins is $24M.

Is Getty Images investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2024.

What kind of investor is Getty Images?

Getty Images is a corporate VC based in Seattle, United States.

When was Getty Images founded?

Getty Images was founded in 1995.

Where does this information on Getty Images come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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