OnRequest Images has raised $8 million from European Founders Fund, money the Seattle company will use to expand in Europe.

Janice Mayo, president of OnRequest, said the company is doing well as it adds new clients and projects throughout the world. She said European Founders' involvement is a "testament to that success."

Unlike stock photography companies such as Corbis and Getty Images, OnRequest offers custom photography through a network of photographers in 20 countries. Customers include About.com, Comcast, Starbucks, Microsoft and others.

The deal -- an extension to last year's $9 million round -- closed earlier this month. Previous investors include Menlo Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures and Maveron.

OnRequest trimmed its staff last fall in an effort to target profitability this year. Mayo said the company -- now with more than 50 employees -- is on the path to hit that goal.

The European Founders Fund -- created by the Samwer brothers of Germany -- has taken a keen interest in American Internet companies recently. In addition to OnRequest, the brothers -- who sold Alando.de to eBay in 1999 -- have invested in Facebook, LinkedIn and Seattle's ImageKind.

Mayo declined to say whether a representative from European Founders would join the board. And because the deal recently closed, she said details about the European expansion have not yet been ironed out.