M&A Deal Summary

GIPHY Acquires imoji

On March 7, 2017, GIPHY acquired internet software and services company imoji

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GIPHY’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is GIPHY’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is GIPHY’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-07
Target imoji
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) GIPHY
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

imoji

San Francisco, California, United States
imoji is a web platform for creators to build and distribute custom-made stickers and emoji to the messaging communities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GIPHY

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

GIPHY is a search engine that allows users to search, share and discover animated graphics on the internet. The content on GIPHY's website, app, and API includes the most popular GIFs on the web, along with content created by talented GIF artists and world-class brands. GIPHY was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-19 Nutmeg

United States

Nutmeg is an online platform that offers user to send GIFs for text messages.

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