About Us

Pond5 exists to create world-class storytellers, and we do so by building the world’s most accessible marketplace of media assets video creators need to tell stories, share knowledge, and inspire audiences. With 35+ million video clips, award-winning tools including patented Visual Search for video, and integrations for all major video-editing software, Pond5 is the go-to video marketplace for filmmakers, media organizations, and marketers worldwide.

Driven by its commitment to the creative community, Pond5 proudly provides a platform where creativity can flourish and contributors can make a sustainable living licensing their work to buyers around the world. All contributors licensing their content on Pond5 receive an industry-leading revenue share. Pond5 is a venture-backed company funded by Accel Partners and Stripes Group with offices in NYC, Dublin, Prague, and London.

Pond5: A Timeline

March 2006

Pond5 launches the first royalty-free video marketplace

October 2008

$500k initial angel investment

September 2011

Pixmac acquired, images launch, Prague office opened, video collection exceeds 5M

August 2014

$61 m Series A Investment from Stripes Group and Accel Partners

November 2015

Dublin office opens to host technology operations

July 2016

New brand, new CEO, launch of Extended Licenses for creative enterprises, more than 15k videos cleared per day for licensing

November 2018

London office opened, patent granted on Pond5 Visual Search technology, new CTO and CRO

January 2019

Pond5 included in Wealthfront's 2019 Career-Launching Companies, marketplace exceeds 15M videos available to license

April 2020

Pivoted to remote work post Covid-19, with a largely new leadership team

Top Brands Love Pond5

You’ll find Pond5 video, music, and more in feature films, TV series, documentaries, advertisements, corporate presentations, and just about anywhere else you look.

Interested in Working at Pond5?

We’re looking for talented and energetic individuals 
to help us shape the future of creative media.