FRENCH GIRLS

Investment Profile

French Girls is the best way to commission digital paintings by real artists from your iPhone. Founded in 2014 by Kris Jones, Adam Ceresko, and Andrew Herman French Girls is the world largest social network for artists and makes it simple and affordable for anyone, anywhere to get drawn by talented artists. Artists make money by getting commissioned by users (we call them models). Users are then able to buy commissioned prints and canvases all within a mobile app.

French Girls is the fourth start-up by the same founders. While students at Penn State Adam and Andrew founded the CATA bus App and Kris became its first investor. Together Kris, Adam, and Andrew founded pathmapp, FaceInvaders, and mobile app development consultancy APPEK Mobile Apps.

5,000,000+

Downloads

50,000,000+

Images

25,000,000+

Drawings

Investment Info

Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Description: Digital Marketplace for Custom Art
Founders:, , Categories: Photography, Digital Media, Mobile
Website: http://www.frenchgirlsapp.com

Total Equity Funding: $5.54M in 3 Rounds from 10 Investors
Most Recent Funding: $4.5M Seed on September 1, 2015

Investors:

ANGELS – Kristopher Jones (founding investor), Michael Jones, Singer / Actress Christina Milian, NFL Player Larry English, James Valvano

SEED – Index Venture Partners (lead), Greylock Partners, Slow Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Freelands Ventures, and Advancit Capital

SOURCE: CRUNCHBASE JUNE 2017