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Giphy

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

New York City, United StatesFounded 2012eCommerce & Marketplaces
Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2016
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Giphy

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.

Source: Dealroom company data

At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2012
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Employees
134
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
65.8/100
Industry
Telecom
Sector
eCommerce & Marketplaces, Advertising, Search Engine, Deal Comparison, Arts & Culture, horizontal marketplaces
Business model
Marketplace & ecommerce
Client focus
b2c
Investment activity
1 company, latest Jun 2017
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

Funding history

6 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing May 2023 $0 — Shutterstock ↗
ACQUISITIONOther financing May 2020 $400M — Meta —
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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%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Investors

13 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series A5 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage

Other known investors2 additional known investors

  • Meta
  • Shutterstock
Team profiled 45 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 2 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
20 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States70.5%
🇧🇷 Brazil4.8%
🇺🇦 Ukraine3.8%
🇦🇷 Argentina1.9%
🇳🇱 Netherlands1.9%
Top 5 of 20 shown

Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Giphy on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

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

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