STELO

Name

STELO

Legal name

STELO

Website

https://stelocreative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Photography and Videography Services

NAICS

Commercial Photography (541922), Photographic Services (54192), Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Photography & Still Production (Stills, Product, Lifestyle) (MPAAAMAI)

Keywords

• Photography services
• Videography services
• Hospitality content creation
• Food and beverage photography
• Architectural photography

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Photography Services: Professional photography services for products, architecture, hospitality, and food & beverage sectors including artistic shots, catalog work, and website imagery
2. Video Production Services: Video production including brainstorming, scripting, pre-production, shooting, voiceovers, music, motion graphics, and editing for commercial and branded content
3. Subscription Basis: Ongoing content creation arrangements providing consistent photo and video work for startups, small businesses, and national brands at regular intervals

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

STELO is a creative content agency that produces professional photography and cinematic video for hospitality, food & beverage, and architecture/interior design brands. Services cover brainstorm, scripting, shooting, post-production, voiceovers, motion graphics, and editing, delivered either as one-off projects or as recurring monthly subscription content plans for startups, small businesses, and national brands.

Product overview

STELO is a creative content agency offering a unified suite of photography and videography services. The core offering spans three industry verticals: Hospitality (hotels, resorts), Food & Beverage (restaurants, bars, bakeries), and Architecture & Interior Design. Services include still photography, cinematic video production, social media content, and branded commercial content. All services follow a standardized workflow of brainstorm, create, strategy, and publish. The company operates on a subscription basis to serve businesses of all sizes, from startups to national brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospitality Photography & Videography Professional photography and videography services for hospitality businesses including hotels, resorts, and boutique accommodations, designed to showcase brand identity and engage potential guests.
• Food & Beverage Photography & Videography High-definition food and drink photography and cinematic video content for restaurants, bakeries, bars, and culinary establishments, capturing the essence of culinary creations and craft beverages.
• Architecture & Interior Design Photography Professional architectural and interior design photography services showcasing residential and commercial properties, from stunning exteriors to detailed interior spaces.
• Cinematic Video Production Full-service video production including concept brainstorming, scripting, pre-production planning, footage shooting, voiceovers, music, motion graphics, and post-production editing for commercial and branded content.
• Subscription Content Plans Monthly subscription plans providing consistent, high-quality photo and video content on an ongoing basis for startups, small businesses, and national brands.
• Branded & Social Media Content Custom branded content creation including commercial video production, promotional materials, and short- and long-form social media content designed to help brands engage their community and maintain cohesive visual identity across channels.

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• Perenn BakerynotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024STELO partnered with Perenn, a farm-to-table bakery and restaurant in Reno, NV, to create a cinematic feature of their bread preparation process. The partnership includes both video and photography to maintain cohesive branding across social media and website.
• Estella - Tacos Y MezcalnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTELO partnered with Estella, a craft tacos and mezcal restaurant in Reno, NV, to create cinematic food content showcasing their culinary process using advanced macro lens technology.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tambourine: Tambourine is a digital marketing agency focused exclusively on hospitality and travel, providing photography, video, web, and digital content for hotels and resorts — directly overlapping STELO's hospitality vertical and content production offerings.
• Sparkloft Media: Sparkloft Media is an experiential creative agency delivering video, photography, and storytelling for hospitality, events, and lifestyle brands — overlapping STELO's branded content and hospitality work.
• Neoscape: Neoscape is a creative agency producing film, photography, and immersive content for architecture, real estate, and hospitality clients — directly comparable to STELO's architecture and hospitality content services.
• Hypemaker: Hypemaker is a global creative content studio producing photography, video, and branded content for luxury, hospitality, and lifestyle brands — comparable to STELO in targeting premium hospitality clients with cinematic content.
• Ira Lippke Studios: Ira Lippke Studios is a photography studio specializing in architecture, interior design, and hospitality imagery for designers, developers, and hospitality brands — a direct peer in STELO's architecture photography vertical.
• Bark (BARK Content): Bark is a creative agency producing video, photography, and content for brands across hospitality, lifestyle, and food & beverage — closely matching STELO's vertical mix and cinematic content style.
• Social Hospitality: Social Hospitality is a social-media-focused creative agency serving hotels, restaurants, and travel brands with photo and video content — a direct peer in STELO's hospitality/F&B content vertical.

Broad incumbents

• MMGY Global: MMGY Global is a large integrated marketing agency serving travel, hospitality, and tourism brands with content, creative, and media services. It is a broader incumbent covering the same end-clients that STELO targets with its hospitality creative work.
• The Mill: The Mill is a global creative production and post-production studio known for high-end commercial content, branded video, and visual effects — a broader incumbent in the same premium commercial photo/video production space STELO operates in.
• Cendyn: Cendyn provides CRM, marketing, and content services to hotels and hospitality brands. Its content and creative capabilities overlap STELO's hospitality offering, and it serves the same enterprise hotel clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stelocreative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stelo-creative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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