Diversity stock photos of people of color

pocstock is a leading, diversity-focused stock media company with an asset library of over 200,000 licensable stock photos, videos, and illustrations featuring people of color, a contributor network of over 600 creators worldwide, and over 800 customers including major corporations, advertising agencies, and businesses.

Our community of over 200 investors are partners in our success at every step of our journey.

Meet Our Investors

9.58 Venture Partners LP

Lead Investor

Series Seed Round 3

Frances Tiafoe

Professional Tennis Player

Investor

Deion Jones

Professional Football Player

Investor

Jalen Mills

Professional Football Player

Investor

Jonathan Cherins

Investor / Advisor

Seed Round 1 & 2

Kofi Amoo-Gottfried

CMO, Doordash

Investor

Chad Comiteau

Investor

Jennifer Comiteau

Comiteau Communications

Investor

Tony Delgado

Founder, Latino Wall Street

Investor

Zak Irvin

Professional Basketball Player

Investor

David Vanterpool

9.58 Venture Partners

Investor

Antonique Smith

Actor / Singer

Investor

Our Traction

1.2k+

Customers

1.0k+

Contributors

900k

Stock Assets

212

Investors

$1.4m

Raised

Journey Timeline

2019

Founded November 19th

2020

Phase 1 - Platform soft launch

Launched a bespoke tech platform with a stock library of 1,500 in-house photos, and a singular focus of building a global creator network

2021

Phase 2 - Public launch

Opened the platform to select customers with 15,000 photos, and 200 contributors across 15 countries

2022

Phase 3 - Building the world's most diverse brand

Acquired 600 new customers, launched subscriptions plans, added videos and illustrations, and grew our stock library to over 180,000 assets, 600 contributors in 60 countries. Raised 875k in Seed Funding from 200+ investors

Projections

2023 - 2024

Phase 4 - Growth & Scale

Over 1,000 customers, 300k stock assets, raising another $500k in Seed Funding

2025 - 2028

Phase 5 - Global Expansion

Leadership Team

Steve Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Founder

DeSean Brown

Chief Relationship Officer

Co-Founder

Derrick Larane

Chief Operating Officer

Founder's Vision

This first round of institutional investment represents a significant milestone for pocstock, and we are very excited about the growth opportunities it brings. Our team is fully dedicated to our mission to increase inclusivity in advertising, media, and AI technology, and we’re excited to welcome 9.58 Venture Partners into our growing investor community.

- Steve Jones

Board of Directors