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Who invested in 9GAG

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Entertainment

Y Combinator: S12

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.8Mraised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources

Latest round
Seed, $2.8MJul 2012
Investors
8
See who backed them

The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2012
?Seed$2.8MSeed
First round
Seed
May 2011
Biggest round
$2.8M
Seed · Jul 2012
Between rounds
14 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jul 2012
  2. May 2011
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
500 GlobalAngel1round
BoxGroupVC firm1round
Bling CapitalVC firm1round
Freestyle CapitalVC firm1round
Scott BanisterAngel1round
James HongAngel1round
Philip KaplanVC firm1round

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Quick answers about 9GAG

Who invested in 9GAG?

9GAG's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, BoxGroup, Bling Capital and Freestyle Capital, and 3 more on record.

How much has 9GAG raised?

9GAG has raised $2.8M across 2 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did 9GAG last raise?

9GAG's most recent round was a Seed of $2.8M in Jul 2012.

What was 9GAG's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.8M in Jul 2012, is also its largest on record.

Who backed 9GAG first?

9GAG's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by 500 Global.

What stage is 9GAG at?

9GAG's latest named round is a Seed, in Jul 2012.

Where is 9GAG based?

9GAG is based in Hong Kong SAR China.

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