--- title: "Wirestock: what they buy and what they pay" url: https://www.brightinfo.com/buyers/wirestock/ site: https://www.brightinfo.com/ description: "What Wirestock buys, what it pays and its deal terms, from public sources with a link for every fact. Last verified November 3, 2026." last_updated: 2026-11-03 --- # Wirestock: what they buy and what they pay Buyers › Data marketplaces › Wirestock Wirestock is profiled here as a data marketplace [1]. Data types cited in this profile include: Images, Video, 3D assets, Illustrations [2]. Last verified November 3, 2026 ## Quick facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Type | Data marketplace [1] | | Status | Active [3] | | Website | https://wirestock.io/ [3] | | HQ | San Jose, CA [2] | | Founded | 2018 [2] · 2018 (launched with a platform helping creatives distribute images through stock image services) [4] | | Ownership | $23M Series A (May 2026) led by Nava Ventures with SBVP, Formula VC and I2BF Ventures (reported) [5] · Founded by Mikayel Khachatryan, Ashot Mnatsakanyan, Vladimir Khoetsyan and Hovhanness Kuloghlyan [1] | | Program | Dataset Deals Program [6] · Commission-based content licensing [3] · https://wirestock.io/creators/sell-your-content [7] | | Price | Not published | | Pricing basis | Dataset deals: royalty = your share of participating content × 50% of what Wirestock receives (Method 1), or a Wirestock-determined amount for bundled deals (Method 2) [6] · Paid projects: paid per project or per submission [8] | | Payment timing | Monthly payments [3] · Fixed Payment projects: paid instantly after submitted work is approved [9] | | How to start | Apply to join the creator community [3] · Applicants must complete an unpaid task as a quality check before acceptance (press) [5] | ## What they buy - **Data types:** Images, Video, 3D assets, Illustrations [2] - **Excluded:** Not published - **Intended use:** Pretraining, SFT, RL, RLHF [3] ## Price and payment - **Price:** Not published - **Pricing basis:** Dataset deals: royalty = your share of participating content × 50% of what Wirestock receives (Method 1), or a Wirestock-determined amount for bundled deals (Method 2) [6] · Paid projects: paid per project or per submission [8] - **Payment timing:** Monthly payments [3] · Fixed Payment projects: paid instantly after submitted work is approved [9] - **Minimum payout:** Payout minimums of $30 (PayPal) or $50 (Payoneer); balances below roll over [6] - **Seller fees:** $20/month funds administration fee deducted after termination if the balance is below the payout minimum [6] - **Platform's cut:** Dataset Deals (Method 1): Wirestock keeps 50% of the dataset partner payment [6] · Commission Based projects: the creator earns 50% commission each time an asset is licensed [9] - **Referral bounty:** 10% of a referred user's royalties, capped at $25 per referral [6] The company's own pages give different figures; each is listed with its source. ## Deal terms - **Deal structure:** Wirestock licenses creators' content to Dataset Partners at a price, form and scope it chooses [6] · All submitted content automatically enters the Dataset Deals Program; no opt-out [6] - **Exclusivity:** Non-exclusive licence to Wirestock [6] - **Term:** Licence to content submitted before termination survives account termination [6] - **Field of use:** Any purpose not prohibited by the Terms, expressly including AI training, testing and validation [6] - **Onward transfer:** Sublicensable through multiple tiers (affiliates, partners, developers and others) [6] - **Seller keeps ownership:** Not published The company's own pages give different figures; each is listed with its source. ## Privacy and data handling - **De-identification:** Not published - **Raw data deletion:** No obligation on Wirestock or its licensees to remove content after termination [6] - **Certifications:** Not published - **Personal data handling:** Not published ## Process - **Steps:** (1) Apply (2) Get matched (3) Create (4) Get paid [3] · (1) Upload once (2) Get approved (3) Get discovered (4) Earn when licensed [7] - **Timeline:** Not published - **Sample before offer:** Not published - **How to start:** Apply to join the creator community [3] · Applicants must complete an unpaid task as a quality check before acceptance (press) [5] ## Who they sell to - **Sells to:** Six of the largest foundation model makers (unnamed, per CEO) (reported) [5] ## Track record ### Coverage - TechCrunch on the $23M Series A and pivot to AI data supply [5] - SiliconANGLE on the $23M round (reported) [4] - Stopped distributing content to third-party stock marketplaces; the Portfolio and Marketplace are being retired and Premium plans discontinued [10] ## Watch for - Creator payout totals differ across its own pages: About page says "$6M+ Paid to Creators"… [1] - …while the sell-your-content page says "$10M+ Creator Payouts" [7] ## Sources 1. About us - Wirestock, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/about-us 2. Multimodal AI Training Data & Custom Datasets | Wirestock, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/ai-labs 3. Earn Money Creating AI Training Data | Wirestock, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/ 4. AI training data provider Wirestock raises $23M in funding - SiliconANGLE, siliconangle.com. Published May 14, 2026. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (press) https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/14/ai-training-data-provider-wirestock-raises-23m-funding/ 5. Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multimodal data to AI labs | TechCrunch, techcrunch.com. Published May 14, 2026. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (press) https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/wirestock-raises-23m-to-supply-multi-modal-data-to-ai-labs/ 6. Terms of Use | Platform Rules & User Guidelines, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/docs/terms-of-use 7. Sell Digital Art Online & Earn Every Time It's Licensed | Wirestock, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30 and November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/creators/sell-your-content 8. Wirestock creators FAQ, wirestock.io. Accessed October 30, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/creators 9. Getting Paid on Wirestock: Commission Based vs Fixed Payment, wirestock.io. Published July 13, 2026. Accessed November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/blog/how-to-get-paid-on-wirestock 10. What’s Changing on Wirestock: Essential Guide for Creators, wirestock.io. Published April 9, 2026. Accessed November 3, 2026. (company's own site) https://wirestock.io/blog/whats-changing-on-wirestock-a-guide-for-creators Last verified November 3, 2026 **Disclosure.** Bright Info is a sell-side broker. 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