Twenty20 is a crowd-sourced stock photography marketplace founded in 2014 by Matt Munson, Todd Emaus, and Kevin Fremon. It is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA, United States. Twenty20 maintains a library of over 45 million royalty-free stock photos.
| Formerly | Instacanvas |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Stock photography |
| Founded | February 1, 2014 in Marina Del Rey, California, US |
| Founders | Matt Munson, Todd Emaus, Kevin Fremon |
| Defunct | July 31, 2022 |
| Headquarters | 1038 Princeton, Marina Del Rey, California , U.S. |
| Website | www |
History edit
The company was initially founded in April 2013 as Instacanvas, a service to print Instagram photographs on canvas. In October 2013, it rebranded itself as Twenty20, changing its focus to become a crowdsourced stock photography marketplace for social media advertising campaigns.[1] Along with Series A round funding, they announced in February 2015 they had over 45 million photographs.[2] The service ended its beta test in March 2015.[3] The company handles legal issues in-house and focuses on authenticity, which they have cited as desirable to millennials.[4] Joining is free for photographers, who share the revenue with Twenty20.[5] Twenty20 offers both à la carte and subscription-based access to advertisers.[6] ABC News described the most popular images as those that "show healthy lifestyles, modern workplaces and scenes from everyday life".[7]
Purchased by Envato Elements in 2019, it was shutdown by them July 31, 2022.
References edit
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2013-10-16). "Instacanvas Rebrands As Twenty20, Launches Stock Photography Service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2015-02-26). "Twenty20 Raises $8M, Launches Crowdsourced Photo-Licensing Service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Dove, Jackie (2015-03-04). "Twenty20 emerges from beta with a fresh take on stock photography". The Next Web. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Shu, Les (2015-03-04). "Twenty20's licensing service is powered by portfolio of 45 million 'authentic' photos". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Schiola, Emily (2015-03-15). "Cash in on your mobile photography with these smartphone apps". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Nagy, Evie (2015-05-18). "How To Turn Your Instagram Addiction Into Ca$h". Fast Company. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Vollmayer, Doug (2016-06-02). "Here's How to Get Paid for the Photos on Your Smartphone". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-06-05.