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Who invested in Giphy?
Giphy's investors include RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Betaworks, CAA Ventures and Quire, and 3 more on record.
20152016
$2.4MSeries A$22MSeries B$72MSeries D
United States · Series D startup
Who invested in Giphy
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$96Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources
$2.4MSeries A$22MSeries B$72MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $72MOct 2016
- Step-upi
- 3.3×
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $2.4M May 2014
- Biggest round
- $72M Series D · Oct 2016
- Usual gap between rounds
- 21 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Oct 2016
- Jan 2015Series B$22M2 new5 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Jan 2015
- May 2014Series A$2.4M5 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $2.4M sold, first sale Apr 2014
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.
- Adam LeibsohnExecutive Officeri
- Alex ChungExecutive Officer, Directori
- Anthony JohnsonExecutive Officeri
- Brad ZeffExecutive Officeri
- Clare MacGoeyExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediBarry SchulerJeremy LiewJohn Borthwick
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.
Series A2014Series B2015Series D2016
RRE Ventures
Lerer Hippeau
Betaworks
CAA Ventures
Quire
General Catalyst
Lightspeed Venture PartnersDJF
RRE VenturesLerer HippeauBetaworksCAA VenturesQuireGeneral CatalystLightspeed Venture PartnersDJFThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
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Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Giphy as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Giphy
How much has Giphy raised?
Giphy has raised $96M across 3 rounds since 2014.
When did Giphy last raise?
Giphy's most recent round was a Series D of $72M in Oct 2016.
What was Giphy's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $72M in Oct 2016, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Giphy first?
Giphy's first round on record, in May 2014, was backed by RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Betaworks and 2 others.
What stage is Giphy at?
Giphy's latest named round is a Series D, in Oct 2016.
Where is Giphy based?
Giphy is based in the United States.
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