Gfycat - About the company
Gfycat is a deadpooled company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2015 by Jeff Harris. It operates as an Online community to share GIFs and short videos. Gfycat has raised $12M in funding from Alsop Louie Partners. The company has 115 active competitors, including 5 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Tenor, Imgur and Giphy.
Company Details
Gfycat is an online community where users can connect with other users by creating and sharing GIFs and short videos. Users can share the GIFs with other social networking sites. The app is available for iOS and Android.
- Website
- gfycat.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@gfycat.com
- Registered Address
- Palo Alto, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Deadpooled
Total Funding
$12M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
24th among 115 active competitors
Employee Count
9 as on Apr 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Gfycat
Gfycat is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GFYCAT, INC CIN: 474156053 , United States, Active | May 25, 2015 | - | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2019) | - |
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Gfycat's funding and investors
Gfycat has raised a total funding of $12M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 28, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Sep 22, 2016 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Gfycat has 9 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gfycat:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2016 | 2450572 | Seed | 6939382 | 2844662 | 2546414 | 3985322 |
Jul 28, 2015 | 8584347 | Seed | 4234005 | 7904979 | 9703070 | 5336033 |
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Gfycat's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Gfycat is Jeff Harris.
Here are the details of Gfycat's key team members:
- Jeff Harris: Co-Founder of Gfycat. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Gfycat's employee count trend
Gfycat has 9 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Gfycat's employee count trend over the years:
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Gfycat's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Gfycat include Tenor, Imgur and Giphy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gfycat, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Tenor 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | GIF keyboard platform bringing personality to conversations through animated content | $32M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Imgur 2009, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Online viral image hosting and sharing service | $60.1M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Giphy 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Online search engine for GIFs and stickers | $152M | 61/100 | |
4th | Online platform offering solutions for creation of memes | $1.64M | 54/100 | ||
5th | Platform for personalized quotes, wishes, messages, shayari, and images | - | 53/100 | ||
6th |  Pintafarm 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Funding Raised | Limited information available | - | 47/100 | |
7th |  Gif Your Game 2018, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired | GIF creation software for gamers | $10.5M | 45/100 | |
8th |  Greeting Cards with Wishes 2023, Tarnow (Poland), Unfunded | Platform offering solutions to create greetings card | - | - | 44/100 |
9th | theCHIVE 2008, Austin (United States), Unfunded | Funny photos, memes, and videos for entertainment, community, and charity | - | - | 43/100 |
10th | Animatic 2013, New York City (United States), Unfunded | Animated GIFs creation app | - | - | 42/100 |
24th | Gfycat 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Deadpooled | Online community to share GIFs and short videos | $12M | 35/100 |
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Gfycat's Investments and acquisitions
Gfycat has acquired 2 companies including MovieLaLa and GIF Brewery. Gfycat has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Gfycat
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News related to Gfycat
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Gfycat Hits 2.5 Million Creators And 40 Million Gifsthebreakingnewsheadlines.com•Jun 26, 2018•Gfycat
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Gfycat Launches ‘Gfycat for Gaming’ — a Platform Just for Gaming GIFstechygoogle.com•Apr 25, 2018•Gfycat
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Gfycat ramps up its focus on game clips and highlights as it hits 180M monthly userstechnewsuniverse.com•Apr 25, 2018•Gfycat
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Gfycat looks to be a hub of content for AR experience developmentX Tech News•Mar 21, 2018•GoMeta Inc, Gfycat
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Facial recognition has a race problem — here’s how Gyfcat is fixing thatDigital Trends•Jan 25, 2018•Gfycat
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Gfycat Strengthens Movie Marketing Capabilities with MovieLaLa AcquisitionBusiness Wire•Jan 25, 2018•Gfycat, MovieLaLa
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