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Photoroom

YC S20

Paris, FR · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 100 employees · 16 known investors

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Photoroom provides visual creation tools for e-commerce businesses to generate product images and marketing content. The platform serves over 1 million brands globally and processes billions of images annually.

Also known as Artizans · Artizans, PhotoRoom

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)

Photoroom was founded in 2019 by Matt Rouif, Eliot Andres, and Matthieu Rouif.

MRMatt Rouif
Matt RouifCo-Founder - CEOMatt Rouif holds degrees from Polytechnique and Stanford. He developed mobile applications for ski resorts, co-founded HeyCrowd, led product at Replay (acquired by GoPro where he oversaw image editing), and currently serves as CEO of Photoroom.
EAEliot Andres
Eliot AndresCo-FounderEliot Andres has spent three years working on computer vision and deep learning, and previously developed several mobile applications.
MR
Matthieu RouifFounder
MR
Matthieu Rouif Eliot AndresFounder
CD
Cody DorityRecruiter
RB
Reece BatchelorHead of Talent
ML
Marion Le HenRecruiter
MA
Marion AguirreHead of Peopleformer
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Corentin TrosseilleHead of Peopleformer
NM
Niki MatthaiouRecruiterformer
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Abs YadeRecruiterformer

Board

BLBernard Liautaud
Bernard LiautaudBoard directorManaging Partner at Balderton Capital

Investors · 16

Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Max VenturesreportedNew York · $1M – $1.5M

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Supersonic Ventures UGreportedOslo

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Also in the syndicate · 2

AglaéYCombinator

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$51.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2022–2023

▶$34.7MraisedMar 2024 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Bernard LiautaudDirector
  • Eliot AndresDirector, Promoter
  • Matthieu RouifExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$35M
Amount sold
$34.7M
First sale
Dec 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2019
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$16.8MraisedNov 2022 · 43 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Eliot AndresDirector
  • Bernard LiautaudDirector
  • Matthieu RouifExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$16.8M
Amount sold
$16.8M
First sale
Sep 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2019
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Photoroom went on to found or lead other companies.

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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
PhotoRoom Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Photoroom do?
Photoroom provides visual creation tools for e-commerce businesses to generate product images and marketing content. The platform serves over 1 million brands globally and processes billions of images annually.
Who founded Photoroom?
Photoroom was founded by Matt Rouif, Eliot Andres, Matthieu Rouif in 2019.
Who are Photoroom's investors?
Photoroom's investors include Aglae Ventures, avra, Balderton Capital, FJ Labs, Kima Ventures, Nano Ventures, Uncommon Projects Capital Management, Y Combinator and 6 more.
How much funding has Photoroom raised?
Photoroom has disclosed $51.5M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Photoroom headquartered?
Photoroom is headquartered in Paris, FR.