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Giphy

eCommerce & Marketplaces · New York City, United States · Founded 2012

How you search, share, and discover the world's best GIFs MoreLess

GIPHY is a dynamic digital platform that specializes in animated GIFs, clips, and stickers, enhancing online communication by making it more engaging and expressive. The company operates in the digital media and entertainment market, catering to a wide range of clients including individual users, social media enthusiasts, content creators, and businesses looking to enhance their digital marketing efforts.

GIPHY allows users to search, discover, and share a vast collection of animated content across various categories such as entertainment, sports, reactions, and more. Users can create their own GIFs from YouTube videos, personal videos, or images, and customize them with captions and stickers. These creations can then be shared on popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and through SMS.

The business model of GIPHY is primarily based on advertising and partnerships. The platform attracts a large user base by offering free access to its extensive library of animated content. This high user engagement provides valuable advertising opportunities for brands looking to reach a broad and active audience. Additionally, GIPHY partners with entertainment companies, sports leagues, and other content creators to feature exclusive GIFs, which further drives user engagement and brand visibility.

GIPHY generates revenue through sponsored content, where brands pay to have their GIFs featured prominently on the platform. It also collaborates with advertisers to create branded GIFs that users can share, thereby increasing brand exposure and engagement.

In summary, GIPHY is a leading platform in the digital media space, providing users with a fun and interactive way to communicate online while offering brands innovative advertising solutions.

Keywords: GIFs, Clips, Stickers, Digital Media, Entertainment, Social Media, Content Creation, Advertising, Partnerships, User Engagement.

Company overview

Giphy company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2012
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Employees
134
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
65.8
Investment activity
1 companies · latest Jun 2017
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
business modelMarketplace & ecommercesectorAdvertisingsectorSearch EnginesectorDeal ComparisonsectorArts & Culturesectorhorizontal marketplacesindustryTelecomclient focusb2c

Valuation & funding

Giphy funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing May 2023 $0 Shutterstock
ACQUISITIONOther financing May 2020 $400M Meta
SERIES DOther financing Oct 2016 $72M $528M General Catalyst · GV · IVP · betaworks
SERIES COther financing Feb 2016 $55M $220M RRE Ventures · betaworks · General Catalyst · Lerer Hippeau
SERIES BOther financing Jan 2015 $22M $86M General Catalyst · Lightspeed Venture Partners · RRE Ventures · betaworks
SERIES AOther financing May 2014 RRE Ventures · Lerer Hippeau · betaworks
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Growth signals

Giphy website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Giphy is 18M monthly website visits, up 0% over the last three months. Giphy's team declined 23.4% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits18M 3-month web change0% 1-year team growth-23.4%
Monthly website visits127 observations · Jun 2015–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Giphy compared with similar companies

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Capital deployed

Giphy investments and acquisitions

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Talent graph

Giphy's talent

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Team profiled 45 named & role-tagged
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Investors

13 investors on Giphy's cap table

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Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage
DFJ Growth
GV
IVP
CAA Ventures
Slow Ventures
China Media Capital
Other known 2 additional known investors
Meta
Shutterstock

Global footprint

Where Giphy has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
20 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States70.5%
🇧🇷 Brazil4.8%
🇺🇦 Ukraine3.8%
🇦🇷 Argentina1.9%
🇳🇱 Netherlands1.9%
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In the news

Latest news about Giphy

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Giphy

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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