This platform serves as a global network for creative professionals to showcase their portfolios across various design disciplines. It allows users to discover inspiration through curated projects and search for specific creative work by field or tool. Furthermore, the service facilitates connections between businesses and creatives for hiring freelance talent or posting job opportunities.
Funding
$6.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Creative professionals often struggle to find a single, well‑curated platform where they can display diverse work, gain visibility, and connect with potential clients or employers. Simultaneously, brands and hiring managers lack an efficient way to discover vetted talent across multiple design disciplines without sifting through scattered portfolios and unstandardized contact channels.
Solution
Behance operates as a global, web‑based network that hosts searchable, multimedia portfolios for creators in graphic design, photography, UI/UX, illustration, motion graphics, and related fields. Users upload project assets directly from Adobe Creative Cloud tools, tag their work with industry‑standard metadata, and expose it to a community of millions for feedback and discovery. The platform’s hiring hub matches freelancers and full‑time candidates with job postings, while built‑in filters (creative field, software used, availability) streamline talent scouting. Integrated analytics and a premium “Behance Pro” tier give creators performance insights and a custom portfolio website, turning passive exposure into actionable career opportunities.
Target Audience
Primary users are individual creative professionals (designers, illustrators, photographers, UI/UX artists) seeking exposure and freelance or full‑time opportunities, and corporate hiring teams or agencies looking to source vetted creative talent at scale.
Features
- Cloud‑hosted portfolio pages with unlimited image, video, and interactive asset uploads, optimized for desktop and mobile browsers.
- Advanced search engine that indexes projects by creative discipline, Adobe tool tags, project type, and creator availability.
- Community interaction layer (appreciations, comments, follows) that surfaces high‑engagement work and provides social proof.
- Dedicated hiring marketplace where employers post jobs, receive AI‑suggested freelancer matches, and manage proposals within the platform.
- Seamless integration with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.) for one‑click publishing and asset syncing.
- Behance Pro subscription offering custom domain portfolios, detailed traffic analytics, and priority placement in discovery feeds.
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android enabling on‑the‑go portfolio updates, project browsing, and client communication.
- Secure payment processing via Stripe for freelance contracts and optional asset sales through the Behance Assets store.