GuruShots Overview
GuruShots offers a social and educational online gaming platform for photographers of all levels. The platform provides a way for photographers to share their passion, talent, and insights with fellow enthusiasts from across the world. GuruShots introduces its users to live, interactive events that offer meaningful recognition, real-time dynamics, and the opportunity to win cash and gear prizes. Users can choose a challenge and submit photos. Voting occurs through GuruShots' proprietary blind-voting system. Users can track their progress in real time, connect with peers, receive tips and advice from the Challenge Guru, and potentially receive prizes based on their achievements. The company was acquired in April 2022 by New York-based company Zedge.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$500KAug 2014
$5.5MMar 2019
Latest News
growth-positive
Zedge Announces Transformational Acquisition of GuruShots, the Leading Mobile Game for Photographers; Offers Potential to More Than Double Consolidated Revenue Over Time
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CustomersPartners
growth-positive
GuruShots: winning photographs from the Water Scenes competition
The article discusses GuruShots, an online platform that allows photographers to showcase their images and gain exposure. It highlights the Water Scenes contest and showcases the top-ranked images. The article promotes GuruShots challenges and mentions sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby. Overall, the article has a positive impact on GuruShots, promoting its platform and engaging photographers.
Customers
growth-positive
GuruShots: winning photographs from the Beautiful Still Life competition
GuruShots, an online platform for photographers, is described as the worlds greatest photo game. It offers challenges for photographers to compete in and gain exposure for their work. The platform has sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby who provide prizes for the winners. The article showcases the winners of the Beautiful Still Life challenge. GuruShots is a growing company with a positive impact on its growth. The key theme of the article is the photo game and the challenges it offers. The key issues discussed in the article are related to customers, as the winners and commended images are published in Digital Camera Magazine.
Customers
growth-positive
Meet GuruShots, the savvy way to step up your snaps
Israeli startup GuruShots has created an online platform for photographers to upload their photos for the community to see, rank, vote and comment on. The platform, established in 2014, provides a gaming-like experience in which users work their way up different photography challenges to become gurus and create challenges for others in the community. The platform has about 4 million users voting multiple times per month. GuruShots also hosts four or five monthly real-life exhibitions of users’ leading photos in galleries across the world.
Customers
growth-positive
Roman Abramovich invests in $5m round in GuruShots
Israeli image ranking platform GuruShots has raised a $5 million Series A funding round led by Altair Capital, Buran Venture Capital, and Ervington Investments Limited. The funding will accelerate the companys global scale-up, including enhanced product development and customer acquisition capabilities.
Investment
| Sector | Media & Entertainment Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $5.5M |
| Last funding | $5M |
| Stage | Acquired |
| Rounds | 2 |
| Investors | 3 |
Team Members
3
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | gurushots.com |
| Careers | Careers page |
| App Store | App Store |
| Google Play | Google Play |
Locations
Ahad Ha'Am Street 21, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
171 Hamilton St, Cambridge, MA, USA
Photos & Videos
1 item(s)
GuruShots Business
Business models
B2C
Product stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Sector
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & EntertainmentTarget Customer
Media & EntertainmentGaming IndustryConsumersProfessionals & Gig EconomyCore Technology
Platforms & InterfacesMobileWebTags (14)
recommendationsweb-platformphotosphoto-sharingeventshobbiesentertainmente-learningsocial-mediamobile-applicationsgamificationengagementprofessionalssocial-gamesGeographic Markets
GlobalGuruShots Financials
$5.5M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$5M
Last funding
Acquired
Funding stage
2
Total rounds
3
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$500KAug 2014
$5.5MMar 2019
Private Equity Funding
A Round
Mar 2019
$5M
AltaIR Capital (Lead)
,
Ervington Investments, Buran Venture Capital
Seed
Aug 2014
$500K
AltaIR Capital
Public Offering / Exit
MNAEvent
Apr 2022
$42M
GuruShots Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$500KAug 2014
$5.5MMar 2019
All Events
A Round
Mar 2019
$5M
AltaIR Capital (Lead)
,
Ervington Investments, Buran Venture Capital
Seed
Aug 2014
$500K
AltaIR Capital
MNAEvent
Apr 2022
$42M
GuruShots News
8 articles
growth-positive
Zedge Announces Transformational Acquisition of GuruShots, the Leading Mobile Game for Photographers; Offers Potential to More Than Double Consolidated Revenue Over Time
The article promotes ACCESSWIREs press release distribution service, highlighting its wide distribution and flat fee pricing. The service is targeted towards private companies, public companies, and agencies. It also mentions the availability of an online newsroom, brand asset manager, and contact manager to help companies communicate their news and brand effectively. The article includes client testimonials praising ACCESSWIREs service. The impact on the company is growth-positive, as it aims to help companies reach their target audience and facilitate their communication goals. The key theme of the article is the promotion of ACCESSWIREs press release distribution service.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
GuruShots: winning photographs from the Water Scenes competition
The article discusses GuruShots, an online platform that allows photographers to showcase their images and gain exposure. It highlights the Water Scenes contest and showcases the top-ranked images. The article promotes GuruShots challenges and mentions sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby. Overall, the article has a positive impact on GuruShots, promoting its platform and engaging photographers.
Customers
growth-positive
GuruShots: winning photographs from the Beautiful Still Life competition
GuruShots, an online platform for photographers, is described as the worlds greatest photo game. It offers challenges for photographers to compete in and gain exposure for their work. The platform has sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby who provide prizes for the winners. The article showcases the winners of the Beautiful Still Life challenge. GuruShots is a growing company with a positive impact on its growth. The key theme of the article is the photo game and the challenges it offers. The key issues discussed in the article are related to customers, as the winners and commended images are published in Digital Camera Magazine.
Customers
growth-positive
Meet GuruShots, the savvy way to step up your snaps
Israeli startup GuruShots has created an online platform for photographers to upload their photos for the community to see, rank, vote and comment on. The platform, established in 2014, provides a gaming-like experience in which users work their way up different photography challenges to become gurus and create challenges for others in the community. The platform has about 4 million users voting multiple times per month. GuruShots also hosts four or five monthly real-life exhibitions of users’ leading photos in galleries across the world.
Customers
growth-positive
Roman Abramovich invests in $5m round in GuruShots
Israeli image ranking platform GuruShots has raised a $5 million Series A funding round led by Altair Capital, Buran Venture Capital, and Ervington Investments Limited. The funding will accelerate the companys global scale-up, including enhanced product development and customer acquisition capabilities.
Investment
growth-positive
Winners announced in photography competition by GuruShots and Digital Camera World
GuruShots, an online platform for photo challenges, recently held a Give it your best shot! challenge. The winners were announced, including the best photo and best photographer. GuruShots allows photographers to compete in challenges and increase their ranking on the site. Winners receive prizes from sponsors such as Lowepro, Kodak, and Lensbaby.
Partners
growth-positive
GuruShots Photo Challenges: A Photography 'Game' to Get Your Images Seen
GuruShots, a photography community, is running a challenge with Kodak Phones to give users a chance to showcase their work at the Usagi Gallery in New York City. Winners are chosen by other users through voting. The platform allows photographers to compete in contests, increase in level, and earn prizes. Members can also join exhibition challenges to showcase their work in galleries and photo fairs worldwide. GuruShots uses proprietary algorithms to ensure equal exposure for each submitted photo. Participation in challenges is free, but users can pay for extra boosts in the game. The article also mentions Chelsey Rogers, a commercial video editor who has worked for Walmart, Hallmark, and other Fortune 500 companies.
Customers
growth-positive
GuruShots is a Sleek Online Photo Contest with Real-Time Challenges
GuruShots, a photography competition platform, has raised two rounds of funding and attracts over 300,000 monthly visits. The platform allows photographers to compete in real-time contests, increase their level, and win prizes. Users can submit photos, vote on images, and track their ranking progress. GuruShots aims to provide recognition and a fun, social, and educational experience for photographers.
Investment
GuruShots Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 47 |
| Team members | 3 |
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 103/100 |
| Missing | markets |
| BI Verification | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Registrar ID | 514903079 |
| Crunchbase | gurushots |
| Creator | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Creator email | yanina.wain@gmail.com |
| Last updater | Matan Eblagon |
| Updater email | matane@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |
| Status detail | Acquired by Zedge on Apr, 2022 |