Where is Hotshot located?

Hotshot is headquartered in Colombia.

How many employees does Hotshot have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Hotshot is 1 - 10.

Is Hotshot a funded company?

Hotshot is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Hotshot rank among its competitors?

Hotshot ranks 2nd amongst 71 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Gif Your Game, which secured $6M in May, 2019.

Who are the top competitors of Hotshot?

Hotshot's top competitors include Crafto, Gif Your Game and Greeting Cards with Wishes. Among them, Gif Your Game secured the most recent funding round in May, 2019.

Hotshot - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Company Details

AI-powered GIF creation tool. It specializes in creating AI-generated GIFs, offering to create funny, and reaction GIFs.

Website: hotshot.co
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Email ID: *****@hotshot.co

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Founded Year

2017

Location

Colombia

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

2^nd among 71 active competitors

Employee Count

1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Gif Your Game & 99 more

Exit Details

Acquired by xAI (Mar 17, 2025)

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Hotshot is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
NATURAL SYNTHETICS INC. CIN: 6257348; , United States, Active	Jan 02, 2017	-	-	-

Hotshot got acquired by xAI on Mar 17, 2025.

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Hotshot has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Hotshot is John Mullan.

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

John Mullan: Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder of Hotshot.

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Hotshot's employee count trend

Hotshot has 1 - 10 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Hotshot's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hotshot include Crafto, Gif Your Game and Greeting Cards with Wishes. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hotshot, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Crafto 2024, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Platform for personalized quotes, wishes, messages, shayari, and images	-	-	47/100
2nd	Hotshot 2017, Colombia, Acquired	AI-powered GIF creation tool	-	-	46/100
3rd	Gif Your Game 2018, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	GIF creation software for gamers	$10.5M	Draft Ventures	46/100
4th	Greeting Cards with Wishes 2023, Tarnow (Poland), Unfunded	Platform offering solutions to create greetings card	-	-	43/100
5th	Bycro 2014, France, Unfunded	Developer of mobile-based photo editing and warping tool	-	-	42/100
6th	Animatic 2013, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Animated GIFs creation app	-	-	42/100
7th	Kulfy App 2016, New York City (United States), Seed	Online platform for creating and sharing GIFs	$60K	VentureOut	41/100
8th	MARS: Gif Maker 2022, Montreal (Canada), Unfunded	Online GIF creation platform	-	-	40/100
9th	VidAvatar 2021, Anguilla, Unfunded	AI-based platform for the creation of an animated video from photos	-	-	39/100
10th	Revive 2022, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	App-based GIF creation platforms	-	-	38/100