Gfycat
| Gfycat logo | |
| Founded | 2015 |
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| Founder |
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| Defunct | 1 September 2023  |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Services | Create, discover, and share GIFs and short videos |
| Website | gfycat |
Gfycat is a user-generated short video hosting company founded by Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, and Jeff Harris. It was a pioneer of the video alternative to GIF revolution in 2013. Gfycat incorporated in 2015 and has since raised $10 million in seed funding.[1] Currently, Gfycat offers a web platform for uploading and hosting short video content, as well as an iMessage GIF keyboard [2][3] and the GIF Brewery macOS application for GIF and video creation.[4] The site currently ranks within the top 75 in the U.S,[5] with over 75 million monthly active users.[6][7] Gfycat has offices in Edmonton, Alberta and Mountain View, California.
References
- ^ Kolodny, Lora (September 22, 2016). "Gfycat raises $10 million to help creatives fire up the memes". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Gfycat Loops - Product Hunt". Product Hunt. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (October 28, 2016). "Gfycat brings its higher quality GIFs and DIY creation tools to iMessage". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (November 2, 2016). "Gfycat snaps up Mac app GIF Brewery to expand its GIF creation capabilities to the desktop". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Top Sites in United States - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Snowdon, Wallis (October 6, 2016). "GIFs are big business for Edmonton's Gfycat start-up". CBC News. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Kokalitcheva, Kia (November 7, 2016). "Here's How Gfycat Hopes to Stand Out From Other Social Media Apps". Fortune. Retrieved November 25, 2016.