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Getty Images

605 5th Ave S, Suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States

Overview

Getty Images is a digital media company. They specialize in capturing, creating, and preserving content to elevate visual communications. They help companies tell stories that will move their brand, their customers, their readers, and viewers, and help them create lasting connections.

Total investments
3
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Content Creators
  • Digital Media
  • Image Recognition
  • Photography
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Investment portfolio

  • Bria

    Participated · Series A · Feb 2024

    Bria delivers a cloud-based generative AI platform that enables businesses to produce images, videos, and multimedia assets tailored to their brand guidelines. Its patented attribution engine compensates original content creators and data owners, reducing the risk of copyright or privacy infringement for enterprise users. The platform integrates with tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Figma, and AWS, allowing creative teams to embed AI workflows without disrupting existing processes. With fresh capital in hand, Bria intends to deepen its personalization capabilities, extend its attribution system to music and text, and accelerate go-to-market efforts across advertising, media, retail, gaming, and e-commerce. The company emphasizes a “legal-first” approach, giving customers greater transparency, control, and regulatory compliance when deploying AI. Financially, Bria has secured a $40 million Series B round to fund these initiatives, though no revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

  • Promo.com

    Led · Series B · May 2021

    Promo.com offers a searchable library of professional video clips paired with template-driven editing tools that allow non-editors to customize messages, add logos, and export social-ready videos. Users can select a clip, plug in copy, attach custom audio or branding, and download a finished edit for distribution to social channels. The product positions Promo.com as a streamlined alternative to full video editing suites by focusing on quick, bite-sized social content creation. The company recently deepened a strategic partnership with Getty Images as part of its latest financing, gaining access to Getty’s expansive pool of video clips. Promo.com faces competition from template-driven and stock-integrated platforms such as Biteable, Canva, and Vimeo Create. No operating metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article.

Team

  • Dawn Airey

    CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Mark Getty

    Co-Founder and Chairman

    LinkedIn
  • Kirstin Benson

    Vice President, Global Entertainment

    LinkedIn
  • Rebecca Swift

    VP & Global Head of Creative Insights

    LinkedIn