Storyblocks
Storyblocks sells an unlimited-download subscription to a human-made stock video, audio, image and template library, bundled with editing plugins and an AI toolkit.
Buyout (Great Hill Partners) closed June 2020, led by Great Hill Partners.[8][10][11]
Round size and post-money valuation are not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Great Hill Partners, QED Investors, Updata Partners, North Atlantic Capital.[8][10][11][7]
Joel Holland, Founder[14][9][15][28]
TJ Leonard, Chief Executive Officer[16][13][17][28]
Laura Scott, SVP of Finance[16][13][17][28]
Brian Wilkins, Vice President of Sales and Customer Success[16][13][17][28]
Scott Simpson, Vice President of Product[16][13][17][28]
Storyblocks 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook · Nov 2026[3]
Storyblocks · Nov 2026[13]
Shutterstock · shutterstock.com · Same buyer and same job to be done, but the opposite content stance: Shutterstock sells AI generation inside the marketplace while Storyblocks markets a zero-AI-generated-content library, so a buyer choosing between them is choosing a position on AI...[26][25]
Pexels · pexels.com · Substitute behavior at the same job: Percify lists Pexels among free libraries with no attribution needed, which is the zero-price alternative a price-sensitive creator weighs against a paid Storyblocks subscription.[24][26]
Envato Elements · envato.com · Same buyer and same job: an unlimited-download subscription for creators who need stock video, priced below Storyblocks' cheapest plan per the Percify comparison.[24][25]
Artlist · artlist.io · Same buyer and same workflow: a subscription stock library with editing templates for the same NLEs Storyblocks serves, and Storyblocks names Artlist first on its own competitor comparison page.[25]
Adobe Stock · stock.adobe.com · Same buyer and same budget line, with a different pricing model: Percify groups Adobe Stock with Pond5 as the pay-per-clip option for buyers who need a few clips rather than an unlimited subscription, and Storyblocks lists it as a competitor on its comparison...[24][27][25]
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Storyblocks
Storyblocks sells an unlimited-download subscription to a human-made stock video, audio, image and template library, bundled with editing plugins and an AI toolkit.
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