Giphy is an online database and search engine that allows users to search, share, and discover GIFs.
Giphy is an American online database and search engine that allows users to search, share, and discover the best GIFs. It operates a search engine that enables users to search, share, and discover animated graphics interchange formats (GIFs) on the Internet.
Animated GIFs have existed for decades, but there was still no good way to browse and discover the best the web had to offer. And the vision for GIPHY isn’t really just about finding GIFs. It’s a search engine today but soon you’ll see it grow into a community, a platform with a host of features targeted at gif artists, enthusiasts, bloggers, and anyone generally looking to discover or create that next big meme.
It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, United States.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Oct 31, 2016 | Series D | $72M | 5 | DFJ Growth | — | Detail |
Feb 16, 2016 | Series C | $55M | 6 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | — | Detail |
Jan 29, 2015 | Series B | $21.54M | 8 | Lightspeed Venture Partners | — | Detail |
May 15, 2014 | Series A | $2.40M | 6 | Betaworks | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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DFJ Growth | Yes | Series D |
Lightspeed Venture Partners | Yes | Series C |
CMC Capital Group | — | Series D |
Glynn Capital Management | — | Series D |
GV | — | Series D |
IVP | — | Series D |
Betaworks | — | Series C |
CAA Ventures | — | Series C |
General Catalyst | — | Series C |
Lerer Hippeau | — | Series C |
Giphy has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Nutmeg on Mar 19, 2015. They acquired Nutmeg for 0.
Date
Company Name
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Industry | Acquisition Type | Price | |
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Mar 19, 2015
Nutmeg
|
Content Discovery | acquihire | — | Detail |
Apr 10, 2016
Giphy Capture
|
Apps | acquisition | — | Detail |
Mar 7, 2017
imoji
|
Apps | acquisition | — | Detail |
Jun 1, 2017
Electric Objects
|
Computer | acquisition | — | Detail |
Jan 1, 2018
Slash Keyboard
|
Apps | — | — | Detail |