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Shutterstock

New York, New York, United States

Shutterstock provides an end-to-end creative platform and marketplace for rights-cleared licensed assets (images, video, music and 3D/other media) plus creative tools and generative-AI-enabled capabilities for brands, agencies and creators.

Focus Areas
Creative content marketplace, Generative AI tools for creative production, Rights-cleared creative asset licensing

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout

Shutterstock Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Shutterstock. 1 2020 2 2021 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Shutterstock Acquires Backgrid
    February 1, 2024
    Buyer
    Shutterstock, Inc.
    Target
    Backgrid
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Shutterstock, Inc. has acquired Backgrid, a global celebrity news and photo agency, adding more than 30 million images and videos and over 1,400 contributors to Shutterstock's editorial library. The deal expands Shutterstock's editorial and celebrity content capabilities and bolsters its U.S. coast-to-coast and global editorial reach.

  • Shutterstock Forms Shutterstock.AI and Acquires Pattern89, Datasine and Shotzr
    July 27, 2021
    Buyer
    Shutterstock.AI, Shutterstock, Inc.
    Target
    Pattern89, Datasine, Shotzr
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Shutterstock, Inc. launched a new AI-focused subsidiary, Shutterstock.AI, and acquired three AI-driven creative/marketing platforms — Pattern89, Datasine and Shotzr — for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $35 million. The acquisitions are intended to accelerate Shutterstock's predictive creative, computer vision and content-insights capabilities and commercialize data assets from its large content library.

  • Shutterstock Acquires TurboSquid
    January 26, 2021
    Buyer
    Shutterstock, Inc.
    Target
    TurboSquid, Inc.
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Louisiana, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Shutterstock, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TurboSquid, the world's largest 3D marketplace, for $75 million in cash. The acquisition expands Shutterstock's 3D, AR and VR content capabilities and integrates TurboSquid's marketplace and SaaS digital asset management offerings into Shutterstock's creative platform.

  • Shutterstock Acquires Certain Assets of Amper Music
    November 1, 2020
    Buyer
    Shutterstock, Inc.
    Target
    Amper Music, Inc.
    Seller
    Amper Music, Inc.
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Shutterstock, Inc. acquired certain assets of Amper Music, an AI-driven music composition platform, and will integrate Amper's technology and employees into Shutterstock to strengthen its AI-powered music search, discovery, and editing capabilities. Terms were not disclosed; the deal brings Amper's creative AI, proprietary sample library and engineering talent into Shutterstock's product and R&D efforts.

Related Acquisition Pages

AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Shutterstock. Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Shutterstock. Media & Entertainment Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Shutterstock. Acquisitions in California 1 tracked deal by Shutterstock. Acquisitions in Louisiana 1 tracked deal by Shutterstock. Acquisitions in New York 1 tracked deal by Shutterstock.

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