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Gfycat
Makes sharing video moments easy
About Gfycat
Gfycat is a digital platform that specializes in the creation, editing, and sharing of high-quality GIFs and short videos. It serves a diverse range of clients, including content creators, social media users, and digital marketers, who seek to enhance their visual content. Operating in the digital media and entertainment market, Gfycat offers both free and premium services. The free version allows users to upload and share GIFs, while the premium 'Gfycat Pro' service provides an ad-free experience and additional features such as HD quality and advanced editing tools. The company generates revenue through its subscription-based model for Gfycat Pro, as well as through advertising partnerships. By providing a seamless and high-quality user experience, Gfycat aims to be the top destination for GIFs and short videos.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Employees
- 13
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 86.5/100
- Industry
- Media
- Sub-industry
- Social media
- Sector
- Consumer Services, Search Engine
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 2 companies, latest Jan 2018
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Sep 2016 | $10M | $40M | Streamlined Ventures · Tekton Ventures · Alsop Louie Partners · Partech | — |
| SEEDEquity / VC | Jul 2015 | $2M | $8M | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Gfycat is 870K monthly website visits, down 1.1% over the last three months. Gfycat's team grew 62.5% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed7 investors entered at this stage
Alsop Louie Partners
Streamlined Ventures
Tekton Ventures
Partech
Pear Ventures
Great Oaks Venture Capital
Keval Desai
Other known investors3 additional known investors
Jim Moloshok- LPLong Venture Partners
Sina Afra
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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