Dubsmash

Acquired

New York, United States · Founded 2014 · $16.0M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
11–50
Founded
2014
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$16.0M
Last Round
$10.5M Series BNov 2016
Rounds
2
Acquired by
RedditDec 2020

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Dubsmash was a short-form video social platform that enabled diverse creators to record and share lip-sync and dubbed videos. Founded in 2014 and acquired by Reddit in December 2020, the standalone Dubsmash app was shut down in February 2022 as its technology was integrated into Reddit's video features.

Summary

Dubsmash is a Creator Economy company based in New York, United States, founded in 2014. It has raised $16.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $10.5M Series B round in Nov 2016. Investors include Sunstone Management, Index Ventures and Balderton Capital.

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Funding History

Series BSeries BNov 2016
$10.5M

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