| Founded | Mountain View, California, USA (June 30, 2009) |
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| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
| Key people | Amos Pizzey, Co-founder and President Roman Scharf, Co-founder and CEO |
| Website | www.talenthouse.com |
| Type of site | Social network service |
| Available in | English, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Russian |
| Launched | June 2009 |
Talenthouse is a global social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Talenthouse Inc. Talenthouse addresses artists working in design, music, film, fashion, art, dance and photography as well as their supporters. Through Talenthouse artists can connect to each other[1]. Talenthouse also hosts opportunities to work with established artists and brands.
Talenthouse was founded by Amos Pizzey and Roman Scharf, co-founder of the internet phone service Jajah[2] in 2009. The Talenthouse headquarters are located in Palo Alto, California, USA with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London.
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The Talenthouse logo is taken from the West African Adinkra series of symbols, which depicts a snake climbing a raffia palm. The raffia palm has many thorns and is very challenging to climb. Simply translated, this symbol means, "to achieve the impossible."[3]
Talenthouse has launched more than 150 competitions with global brands and industry icons such as Nokia, Adidas, Prismacolor, Glamour Magazine, JPG Magazine, Island Def Jam, Universal Music, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Stan Lee Foundation[4], Todd McFarlane, Sander van Doorn, Rusko, Virgin Mobile, Kelly Cutrone, Ryan Leslie, Taio Cruz, Anne Klein, Florence and the Machine[5], Paul Taylor[6], and Lady Gaga[7].