Corporate information
Company type
Make the world happier.Overview
9GAG is the global cross-platform entertainment media network. It is a place for fun, conversation, and engagement. Founded in 2008, 9GAG’s mission is to make the world happier. 9GAG has a total of 150 million global audience with 39 million followers on Facebook, 44 million on Instagram and 15 million on Twitter. Being #1 ranked global social media platform in entertainment & gaming, #1 ranked US's cross-platform video creators, we distribute 2.2 billion social video views on a monthly basis (source: tubular labs). 9GAG.com is #6 most followed brand on Instagram and is a top 200 website globally. 9GAG is backed by: Freestyle Capital, True Ventures, First Round Capital, Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups, Y Combinator and a group of great angel investors in the United States. eg Anthony Soohoo, Benjamin Ling, BoxGroup, Gary Vaynerchuk, James Hong, Kevin Rose, Karl Jacob, Lowercase Capital, Maneesh Arora, Naval Ravikant, Othman Laraki, Philip Kaplan, Rich Chen, Rich Lefurgy, Scott and Cyan Banister, Tim Ferriss.
Funding rounds
Seed USD 2,800,000
USD 2,800,000 ( )
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Box Group (BoxGroup) | Initial investment. | ||
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Freestyle Capital | Early stage venture capital firm. | Initial investment. | |
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | Initial investment. | |
| Philip Kaplan | Individual investor. | Initial investment. | ||
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Scott Banister | Individual investor. | Initial investment. |
Seed
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| Investor | Profile | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
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500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) | Seed fund and startup accelerator. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | Initial investment. |
Team
| Employee | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chan (founder) | |||
| Derek Chan (founder) | Head
Engineering |
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| Ray Chan (founder) | |||
| Marco Fung (founder) | |||
| Brian Yu (founder) |