Giphy

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New York, United States · Founded 2013 · $146.4M raised

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
201–500
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2B2C
Website
giphy.com
Total Funding
$146.4M
Last Round
$72.0M Series DOct 2016
Rounds
4

About

Giphy was founded in 2013 and grew into the world's largest GIF search engine, powering 10B+ daily GIF requests to 700M+ DAUs via integrations with Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, iMessage, Slack, X. Relevance engine uses NLP and behavioral signals. Giphy Studios produces branded content. Meta acquired 2020 for $400M, divested by UK CMA. Shutterstock acquired 2023.

Summary

Giphy is an Entertainment company based in New York, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $146.4M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $72.0M Series D round in Oct 2016. Investors include Lightspeed VP, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and IVP.

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Funding History

AcquisitionAcquisition by ShutterstockMay 2023
$53.0M

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