# Wirestock

> Wirestock is a two-sided marketplace that connects 700,000+ photographers, videographers, illustrators, and 3D artists with AI labs that need ethically-sourced, high-quality multimodal training data. After pivoting from stock-content distribution in 2023, the company now supplies six of the largest foundation-model makers and is running at a $40M revenue run rate.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mikayel Khachatryan (Co-Founder & CEO), Ashot Mnatsakanyan (Co-Founder), Vladimir Khoetsyan (Co-Founder), Hovhannes Kuloghlyan (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~510 (per Apollo data; mix of staff and contracted creators)
- **Products:** Creator Marketplace, AI Data Procurement, Ready-Made Datasets, Stock Distribution Automation
- **Notable:** Grew creator network to 700,000+ contributors, Paid out $15M+ to creators, Reached ~$40M annual run rate

## Products & services

- **Creator Marketplace** — Photographers, videographers, illustrators, designers, filmmakers, 3D artists, and music creators receive paid briefs and submit work for monthly payouts.
- **AI Data Procurement** — Custom multimodal dataset assembly for AI labs - images, video, illustration, and vector content - sourced and licensed from Wirestock's contributor network.
- **Ready-Made Datasets** — Pre-built, ethically-licensed multimodal datasets covering 50M+ pieces of content available off-the-shelf for foundation-model training.
- **Stock Distribution Automation** — Legacy product that uploads, keywords, and distributes creator content across Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Alamy, and other marketplaces from one dashboard.

## Achievements

- Grew creator network to 700,000+ contributors
- Paid out $15M+ to creators
- Reached ~$40M annual run rate
- Closed $23M Series A in May 2026
- Supplies six of the largest foundation-model makers

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Closed $23M Series A to scale multimodal data supply for AI labs.
- **2024** — Pivoted core business from stock-content distribution to AI training-data procurement.
- **2023** — Began direct deals with foundation-model makers for ethically sourced datasets.

## Links

- Website: https://wirestock.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wirestock
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WireStock
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wirestock
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wirestock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wirestock

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Last updated: 2026-05-22