What is Behance?
'''Behance''' (stylized as '''Bēhance''') is a social media platform. Intended to show and discover creative work. Platform was founded by Matias Corea and Scott Belsky in November 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201904/inc-staff/sweetgreen-parachute-kind-classpass-minted-best-business-advice.html|title=13 All-Star Founders Share the Single Best Piece of Advice They Ever Received|last=Staff|first=Inc|date=2019-02-27|website=Inc.com|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> In 2009, Behance got Silicon Alley Insider Award Finalist as Most Loved Product or Service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Congratulations To The Winners Of The 2009 Silicon Alley Awards!|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-alley-awards-winners-2009-6|website=Business Insider|ref=Business Insider Congratulates Silicon Alley Winners}}</ref> Platform owned by [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe]] because it was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adobe Acquired Portfolio Service Behance For More Than $150 Million In Cash And Stock|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/adobe-acquired-portfolio-service-behance-for-more-than-150-million-in-cash-and-stock/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carlson|first=Nicholas|title=Here's Why Adobe Just Bought My Startup For $150 Million|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-adobe-just-bought-my-startup-for-150-million-2012-12|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2012, the platform received $6.5 million from investors. Among them were Dave McClure and [[Jeff Bezos]]' investment company, Bezos Expeditions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=After 5 Years Of Bootstrapping, Behance Nabs $6.5M From USV, Jeff Bezos, Dave Morin & More|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2012/05/14/behance-raises-first-round-after-5-years/|last=Empson|first=Rip|date=15 May 2012|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=2019-05-