Contact

Name

Contact

Legal name

Contact Creatives Limited

Website

https://contact.xyz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Talent Marketplace

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSACAHAI

Creative Talent Booking (Photographers, Videographers, Content Creators)

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Entertainment Booking & Talent Management

Keywords

• Creative talent marketplace
• Fashion booking platform
• Modeling agency software
• Creative hiring platform
• Talent management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Commission on Bookings: Contact charges a flat 20% fee on the agreed fee for bookings made through the platform. This is the primary revenue stream, applied to all client bookings. Creatives receive the remaining 80% directly. Contact invoices the client and processes payments, then remits to the talent.
2. Agency Subscription / Management Tools: Agencies subscribe to Contact's platform to manage their models, portfolios, and bookings. The platform provides tools for agencies to manage their talent roster and communicate with clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Contact operates a marketplace platform that connects fashion brands, modeling agencies, and casting directors with creative talent — including models, photographers, hair and makeup artists, and influencers — for direct booking, job management, and payment processing. Clients browse and shortlist creatives, submit job briefs, and manage bookings end-to-end through a dashboard, while creatives and agencies use web and mobile apps (iOS/Android) to manage portfolios, accept jobs, and receive fast payments. The platform charges clients a flat 20% service fee per booking, with creatives retaining 100% of their negotiated fee.

Product overview

Contact is a talent booking platform for the fashion and creative industry, consisting of a marketplace for discovering and booking creative talent (models, photographers, hair and makeup artists), supported by web and mobile applications (iOS and Android). The platform includes tools for job management, agency dashboards with portfolio and package builder features, and a payments tool. Additional offerings include the EarlyPay instant payment feature, the Backstage industry blog, and the Creative Paths podcast. The platform connects over 900 creatives with major brands including Balenciaga, Burberry, Vogue, Nike, and Depop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contact Marketplace A web-based talent marketplace where fashion brands, casting directors, photographers, and agencies can discover, shortlist, and book models, photographers, and hair and makeup artists. Clients browse profiles, build shortlists, submit job briefs with budget and dates, and process bookings and payments end-to-end.
• Contact iOS App Native iOS mobile application that allows creatives to view their schedule, accept or decline job invitations, manage their career and portfolio, and receive payments while on the go.
• Contact Android App Native Android mobile application that allows creatives to view their schedule, accept or decline job invitations, manage their career and portfolio, and receive payments while on the go.
• Contact Agency Dashboard A dedicated dashboard for modeling and talent agencies to manage their talent roster, build professional portfolios, create client packages, send shortlists to brands, track booking statuses, and receive notifications and payments.
• Contact Job Management Platform End-to-end job management system that lets clients post project briefs, manage creative shortlists, track job status, handle invoicing, and process payments through a centralized dashboard.
• EarlyPay Instant payment feature that enables agencies and models to receive payment as soon as a job completes, improving cashflow for agencies and delivering fast payouts to talent instead of waiting on invoice cycles.
• Package Builder Tool within the agency dashboard that lets agencies curate, package, and send professional selections of models to brands and clients for review, shortlisting, and booking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 bookings facilitated since founding in 2020.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• StarfaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContact partnered with Starface (skincare brand known for its fun hydrocolloid pimple patches) to celebrate models with acne and shift perceptions of skin in the fashion industry. The partnership featured four Contact models sharing their experiences with acne through an intimate visual campaign.
• DepopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDepop uses Contact to find creative talent for fashion marketplace campaigns. The partnership showcases how fashion marketplace brands use Contact's platform to discover and hire diverse creative talent.
• CelineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCeline used Contact to source talent for their Mens Summer 25 collection, demonstrating high-end fashion brands' adoption of the platform for creative talent sourcing.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• The Muze: The Muze is a creative talent marketplace platform targeting the fashion and creative industries. Closely overlaps with Contact on customer segments (models, photographers, brands) and marketplace business model.
• Wonderful Machine: Wonderful Machine is a photographer agency and production platform that helps brands find and commission commercial photographers. Comparable agency-replacement value proposition for creative bookings, though focused specifically on photography.

Broad incumbents

• IMG Models: IMG Models (part of WME/Endeavor) is one of the world's largest traditional modeling agencies, representing top-tier fashion talent globally. Represents the incumbent agency model that Contact is disrupting, with vastly greater scale and roster depth.
• Elite Model Management: Elite Model Management is a global traditional modeling agency with decades of industry presence. Comparable to Contact on the supply side (talent representation) but operates via legacy agency economics rather than marketplace model.
• Storm Model Management: Storm is a leading London-based traditional modeling agency representing high-fashion talent. Operates in the same fashion booking ecosystem as Contact and represents the agency-side incumbents that could digitize or compete.

Direct peers

• Casting Networks: Casting Networks provides digital casting and talent management software used by casting directors, agencies, and brands to source models, actors, and performers. Comparable to Contact in serving fashion/casting workflows with self-serve booking and portfolio tools.
• Backstage: Backstage operates a marketplace for casting actors, models, and creative talent, offering audition listings, profile hosting, and direct booking connections. Directly comparable to Contact as a two-sided talent marketplace with overlapping customer segments in modeling and creative bookings.
• StarNow: StarNow is an online casting and talent marketplace connecting models, actors, and creatives with jobs and auditions. Similar two-sided marketplace model serving individual creatives seeking bookings from brands and agencies.
• Model Mayhem: Model Mayhem is a community and marketplace for models, photographers, makeup artists, and other creatives to network and find work. Overlapping supply-side focus with Contact's creative talent base and similar self-serve discovery model.
• PurplePort: PurplePort is a UK-based photography and modeling platform for booking and collaboration between photographers, models, and MUAs. Geographic and functional overlap with Contact, particularly for fashion and editorial photography bookings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/contact_xyz
• Instagraminstagram.com/contact.creatives

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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