When was Hypno founded?

Hypno was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Hypno located?

Hypno is headquartered in Brooklyn, United States.

How many employees does Hypno have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Hypno is 10.

Is Hypno a funded company?

Hypno is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.75M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 19, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Hypno?

Hypno's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Nov 19, 2015, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Online Photos. In United States, the Online Photos sector has seen $1.16B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Hypno rank among its competitors?

Hypno ranks 12th amongst 56 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 MemeChat, which secured $431K in Aug, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Hypno?

Hypno's top competitors include Tenor, Giphy and Imgur. Among them, MemeChat secured the most recent funding round in August, 2022.

Hypno - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Hypno is a seed company based in Brooklyn (United States), founded in 2012 by Champ Bennett, Russell Armand and Omar Elsayed. It operates as a GIF motion photo group sharing app. Hypno has raised $1.75M in funding from Eniac Ventures. The company has 56 active competitors, including 3 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Tenor, Giphy and Imgur.

Company Details

Phhhoto, a GIF motion photo group sharing app which enables users to capture motion photos and share it either in private groups of friends and family ("Party") or to the Phhhoto community. Users create a feed of their captured pictures and other users can view it. Created Phhhoto Pro for as an enterprise product for social marketing through their public channels. Users can see the latest trending "Phhhotos" on the "wow" section. 40 million Phhhotos have been posted till November 19,2015. App has over a million registered users as of March,2015.

Website: phhhoto.com
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Founded Year

2012

Location

Brooklyn, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.75M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Nov 19, 2015, $*****

Investors

Eniac Ventures & 2 more

Ranked

12^th among 56 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Tenor & 77 more

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Hypno is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
PHHHOTO INC CIN: 470988992 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2011	-	-	-

Hypno has raised a total funding of $1.75M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 19, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Nov 19, 2015 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Hypno has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hypno:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 19, 2015	2896709	Seed	3495906	5264653	9686807	9221312
Aug 19, 2014	5320495	Seed	7730703	1461165	8964395	5458438

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The founders of Hypno are Champ Bennett, Russell Armand and Omar Elsayed.

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

Champ Bennett: Co-Founder of Hypno and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Russell Armand: Co-Founder & CCO of Hypno.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Omar Elsayed: Co-Founder of Hypno.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Hypno's employee count trend

Hypno has 10 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Hypno's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hypno include Tenor, Giphy and Imgur. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hypno, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Tenor 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	GIF keyboard platform bringing personality to conversations through animated content	$32M	Tenaya Capital, Redpoint Ventures & 7 others	74/100
2nd	Giphy 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online search engine for GIFs and stickers	$152M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, DFJ Growth & 15 others	67/100
3rd	Imgur 2009, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online viral image hosting and sharing service	$60.1M	Andreessen Horowitz, Coil & 2 others	60/100
4th	MemeChat 2019, Mumbai (India), Series A	Online platform offering solutions for creation of memes	$1.64M	Beenext, 500 Global & 48 others	54/100
5th	Pintafarm 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Funding Raised	Limited information available	-	Index Ventures, Banana Capital & 3 others	45/100
6th	theCHIVE 2008, Austin (United States), Unfunded	Funny photos, memes, and videos for entertainment, community, and charity	-	-	43/100
7th	MemeMe 2023, Unfunded	Platform for creating and sharing memes for entertainment purposes	-	-	42/100
8th	Memes Today 2021, New York City (United States), Unfunded	App-based platform offering GIFs and memes	-	-	41/100
9th	The Codevil 2020, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Humor-based social platform for connecting with friends	-	-	41/100
10th	Thunder Dungeon 2017, Toronto (Canada), Unfunded	App-based platform offering memes	-	-	40/100
12th	Hypno 2012, Brooklyn (United States), Seed	GIF motion photo group sharing app	$1.75M	Eniac Ventures, Maveron & 1 others	36/100