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Who invested in Gyft?
Gyft's investors include Google Ventures, Founder Collective, Canyon Creek Capital, 500 Global and Social Capital, and 8 more on record.
2013
$1.3MSeed?Seed?Seed$5.0MSeries A
United States · Series A startup
Who invested in Gyft
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$6.3Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources
$1.3MSeed$5.0MSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $5.0MSept 2013
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- Investors
- 13
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.3M Sept 2012
- Biggest round
- $5.0M Series A · Sept 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 4 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Sept 2013Series A$5.0M7 new3 returning
500 Global
Google Ventures
Founder Collective
Social Capital
Haystack- The Social+Capital Partnership
Karlin Ventures- David Sacks
Canyon Creek Capital- Haas Portman
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $5.7M sold, first sale Sept 2013
- Apr 2013
- Dec 2012
- Sept 2012
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- CJ MacDonaldExecutive Officer, Directori
- Vinny LinghamExecutive Officer, Directori
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.
The exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
The Social+Capital PartnershipVC firm1round
David SacksVC firm1round
Haas PortmanFamily office1round
Jeff AndersonAngel1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Gyft 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 Gyft
How much has Gyft raised?
Gyft has raised $6.3M across 4 rounds since 2012. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Gyft last raise?
Gyft's most recent round was a Series A of $5.0M in Sept 2013.
What was Gyft's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $5.0M in Sept 2013, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Gyft first?
Gyft's first round on record, in Sept 2012, was backed by Google Ventures, Founder Collective and Romulus Capital.
What stage is Gyft at?
Gyft's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2013.
Where is Gyft based?
Gyft is based in the United States.
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