When was Chute founded?

Chute was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Chute located?

Chute is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Chute have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Chute is 13.

Is Chute a funded company?

Chute is a funded company, having raised a total of $16.9M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 16, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Chute?

Chute's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jan 24, 2017, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is MarketingTech. In United States, the MarketingTech sector has seen $3.16B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Chute rank among its competitors?

Chute ranks 10th amongst 198 active competitors, of which 33 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Noise, which secured $5.5M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Chute?

Chute's top competitors include Noise, Billo and Stackla. Among them, Noise secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Chute - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Chute provides visual media solutions for brands which enable them to discover audience content and influencers. Provides tools for the ideation, production, and amplification of visual material through its visual marketing automation platform, Chute Insights and Chute Workspace. Offers tools to discover content, moderate and publish User Generated Content. Major brands Benefit Cosmetics, NBCUniversal, adidas, Brown-Forman, Condé Nast, NBA, United Nations, New York Times, and Ford. Jai Choi of Tekton Ventures is a seed investor.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$16.9M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jan 24, 2017, $*****

Investors

Freestyle & 14 more

Ranked

10^th among 198 active competitors

Employee Count

13 as on May 31, 2026

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Noise & 255 more

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Chute has raised a total funding of $16.9M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 16, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jan 24, 2017 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Chute has 12 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Chute:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 24, 2017	8438206	Series B	3609187	4905971	5437714	7780294
Nov 18, 2014	5458689	Series A	6086713	8930313	1315235	7658087
May 07, 2013	8324483	Series A	6935939	8550371	Foundry	USVP & 1 more

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The founders of Chute are Ranvir Gujral, Gregarious Narain and Gaurav Sharma. Hans Weggelaar is the CEO of Chute.

Here are the details of Chute's key team members:

Ranvir Gujral: Co-Founder of Chute and founder of 1 other company.
Gregarious Narain: Co-Founder of Chute and founder of 2 other companies, Social Roots and lil'grams.
Gaurav Sharma: Co-Founder of Chute.

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Chute's employee count trend

Chute has 13 employees as of May 26. Here is Chute's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Chute include Noise, Billo and Stackla. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Chute, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Noise 2025, St. Louis (United States), Seed	Platform providing user-generated content creation and distribution for brands	$7.2M	M25, Grishin Robotics & 3 others	56/100
2nd	Billo 1993, Kaunas (Lithuania), Series A	Platform offering user generated content for brands	$3.42M	Alchemist Accelerator, SOSV & 11 others	52/100
3rd	Stackla 2012, Sydney (Australia), Acquired	Social content curation tool	$9.33M	Bailador, Macdoch Ventures & 5 others	51/100
4th	Fomo 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Social platform for boosting and marketing	-	Right Side Capital Management, Forum Ventures ... & 1 others	50/100
5th	Flowbox 2014, Stockholm (Sweden), Series A	Provider of AI based user generated content platform	$8.29M	Viking Venture, Subvenio Invest & 9 others	49/100
6th	Sozie 2017, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Platform providing user-generated content and product reviews for brands and retailers	-	Springboard Enterprises, Techstars & 2 others	49/100
7th	Hypergro 2022, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Content marketing solutions for businesses	$1.76M	Eternal Capital, Silverneedle Ventures & 21 others	48/100
8th	Tagbox 2016, Walnut (United States), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based content marketing and social media aggregator tool	-	-	47/100
9th	Olapic 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	AI-driven platform connecting brands with creators for authentic social content	$22.3M	Felix Capital, Fung Capital & 14 others	46/100
10th	Chute 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Visual Content Marketing Solution	$16.9M	Salesforce Ventures, Evolution VC Partners ... & 13 others	45/100