Pexels

Acquired by Canva · 2019

Pexels was a Stock Content & Generation company founded in 2014 and based in Hamburg, Germany. It was acquired by Canva in 2019.

Provides free stock photos and videos; owned by Canva and integrated into creative workflows. Acquired by Canva; integrated into creative platforms as stock photo source; bridges traditional and AI-generated content.

Massive free content library integrated into design tools; Canva ownership connects traditional stock content to AI generation.

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At a glance

Total raised

Undisclosed

no public funding on record

Headcount

11-50

approximate · public range

Headquarters

Hamburg

Germany

Founded

2014

12 years active

Status

Acquired

by Canva

Subsector

Funding history

Total raised

—

Rounds tracked

Latest stage

Acquired

Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
May 17, 2019	Acquired	—	—	Canva

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Pexels

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Funding history

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Leadership

Products

Free Stock Photos Library

Free Stock Videos Library

Pexels API

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