International Visiting Lecturer 2022 from Ukraine (Iryna Yosenova) – IT Startups Development – Part 6

Depositphotos is one of the most well-developed IT startups whose founders are Ukrainians. This project was initiated by Dmytro Sergeyev with the concept of a well-known photo library service that includes visual content from more than 210 million royalty-free files, videos and thematic photo collections. This IT startup was founded in 2009 and then continues to grow until now.


Depositphotos was founded by Dmitry Sergeev in 2009 with headquarters in Florida, USA. Depositphotos then grew to become the fastest growing microstock agency in the world. This is in accordance with the needs of today's society who produce more photos but often experience problems with limitations in their storage.


Depositphotos is a commercial platform that brings together creators of high quality licensed stock photos, graphics, vectors and videos with appreciative buyers. Thanks to the efforts of talented professionals from around the world and our world-class technical solutions, we have been able to build the perfect place to combine business with creativity.


Depositphotos is a commercial platform that brings together creators of high quality licensed stock photos, graphics, vectors and videos with appreciative buyers. Thanks to the efforts of talented professionals from around the world and our world-class technical solutions, we have been able to build the perfect place to combine business with creativity.


There are currently 234+ million files with clients coming from 192 countries. This service is also supported 24/7 in 20 languages. Success is possible thanks to a strong team located in New York, Milan, Kyiv, Limassol and Warsaw. The number of stock files exceeded 10 million in less than four years. Depositphotos is the fastest growing photo bank in the world.


Along the way, the depositphoto service continues to be improved following the growing needs of users. Currently, for example, a file search facility has been added which is upgraded with Artificial Intelligence to increase speed and accurate results. The depositephoto service also launched an enterprise solution which is the most complete platform for team collaboration. Another service that has just been launched is the launch of Lightfield Studio which is the largest photo studio in Eastern Europe. And maybe in the future various new services will continue to be presented to provide a better user experience in the future.


The presenter who delivered the material was Mrs. Iryna Yosenova. Mrs. Iryna is a lecturer at State Tax University, Ukraine. His academic degree is a PhD in information technology. The academic and professional backgrounds of the resource persons are very relevant for academics to follow, both at STEKOM University and the general public. The reason was that the informant had an academic degree in information technology, which was in line with the majors at STEKOM University. The general public is also very willing to listen to this material, because the topic he is presenting is about packaging start-ups in the IT sector. Where, the startup world is currently a business trend that has sprung up a lot and many have also experienced great success.


The webinar activity is part of the implementation of STEKOM University's commitment to increase various international activities in order to realize the vision to become an international-class university. Various international activities carried out by STEKOM University continue from year to year. There are international activities that are sustainable and there are also some international activities that are not sustainable. All types of international activities are accommodated and regulated by the International department of STEKOM University.