KLIPY

Software

Overview

KLIPY provides GIF, sticker, meme and mini-game content through APIs that apps embed in their messaging experiences. Developers get a moderated, monetisable media library without licensing each source themselves. The platform positions itself as an alternative to the incumbent GIF providers.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$3.8M
1 round on record
Latest round
$3.8M
Venture round · Sep 2026 · 1 mo ago
Backers
1
Red Swan Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
1 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 25 Raised a round Venture round $3.8M Feb 17, 2025 Launched on Hacker News Show HN: Klipy – AI GIFs, Clips, GIFs, Memes and Stickers API with Monetization 2022 Founded Dec 16, 2021 Released an app KLIPY: Games, GIFs & More · App Store
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.04%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
4.0 ★
45 ratings
Launched on Hacker News
Feb 2025
6 points
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Sep 2026 $3.8M — itkey.media
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Red Swan Ventures fund
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Financials

Total raised
$3.8M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 $3.8M Details

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Red Swan VenturesVia a fund
62 portfolio companies: Zo Computer, VTS, Warby Parker and 59 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ
© KLIPY. All rights reserved.
Address: 505 Montgomery St. STE 1100, San Francisco, 94111
company site