# Giphy funding: rounds and investors > Giphy has raised $96M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Betaworks. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/giphy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Giphy* 3 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$96M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$2.4M** Series A **$22M** Series B **$72M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $72M Oct 2016 - **Step-up i:** 3.3× - **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. 2015 2016 **$2.4M** Series A **$22M** Series B **$72M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $2.4M - **Biggest round:** $72M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2016** Series D **$72M** *1 new* DJF Reported by FinSMEs - **Jan 2015** Series B **$22M** *2 new* *5 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) [Quire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quire) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Jan 2015 - **May 2014** Series A **$2.4M** *5 new* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) [Quire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quire) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.4M sold, first sale Apr 2014 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team. - **Adam Leibsohn** Executive Officer i - **Alex Chung** Executive Officer, Director i - **Anthony Johnson** Executive Officer i - **Brad Zeff** Executive Officer i - **Clare MacGoey** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Barry Schuler* *Jeremy Liew* *John 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 A** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Series D** 2016 [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) [Quire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quire) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) DJF ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) $400M May 2020 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=giphy). ## Everyone who backed them [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **2** rounds [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) VC firm **2** rounds [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Quire](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quire) VC firm **2** rounds [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round DJF no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=giphy). ## 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. [Glynn Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glynn-capital) VC firm Per its own site [NIST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nist) Government Per its own site [Odyssey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/odyssey) Hedge fund Per its own site ## Quick answers about Giphy ### Who invested in Giphy? Giphy's investors include RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Betaworks, CAA Ventures and Quire, and 3 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Giphy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**1World Online** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1world-online)[**Luminary** $194M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app