Imgur - About the company
Imgur is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2009 by Alan Schaaf. It operates as an Online viral image hosting and sharing service. Imgur has raised $60.1M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Coil. The company has 318 active competitors, including 49 funded and 21 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Instagram, Tenor and Yubo.
Company Details
Imgur is an online viral image hosting and sharing service. It offers free image hosting and a comment-based social community. It has a user-submitted gallery, which allows users to submit directly to the Imgur gallery for public view, comments and votes. The company generates revenue from ad sales, commercial hosting and merchandise. Imgur released its first content creation tool, the Imgur Meme Generator, which offers simple image macro creation as well as a public gallery of popular meme templates. Has more than 150 million monthly active users as of Mar 2015. Won the 2015 Webby awards for Best Social Media and Best Community Website.
- Website
- imgur.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$60.1M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 318 active competitors
Employee Count
25 as on Mar 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by MediaLab (Sep 27, 2021)
Legal entities associated with Imgur
Imgur is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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IMGUR, INC. CIN: 465332736 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 6 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | - |
Imgur's acquisition details
Imgur got acquired by MediaLab on Sep 27, 2021.
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Imgur's funding and investors
Imgur has raised a total funding of $60.1M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 22, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 27, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Imgur has 4 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Imgur:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 27, 2019 | 3823451 | Series A | 2264826 | 1147263 | 7203883 | 1258695 |
Apr 22, 2014 | 9556822 | Series A | 5434528 | 8379985 |
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Imgur's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Imgur is Alan Schaaf.
Here are the details of Imgur's key team members:
- Alan Schaaf: Founder of Imgur.
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Imgur's employee count trend
Imgur has 25 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Imgur's employee count trend over the years:
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Imgur's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Imgur include Instagram, Tenor and Yubo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Imgur, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Instagram 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Garage Doors, Sectional, Roller, Retractable, Canopy / Earby Door Services Lancashire | $57M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Tenor 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | GIF keyboard platform bringing personality to conversations through animated content | $32M | 73/100 | |
3rd | Imgur 2009, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Online viral image hosting and sharing service | $60.1M | 70/100 | |
4th | Online platform to connect and ,meet new people | $59.8M | 61/100 | ||
5th | Giphy 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Online search engine for GIFs and stickers | $152M | 60/100 | |
6th | Image and video sharing social platform | $3.92M | 56/100 | ||
7th | Online platform offering solutions for creation of memes | $1.64M | 54/100 | ||
8th |  Locket Labs 2021, Los Angeles (United States), Seed | Online social platform for sharing photos | $12.5M | 52/100 | |
9th |  Lapse 2021, London (United Kingdom), Late Stage | Provider of photography solutions for creating social photo journals | $42.4M | 50/100 | |
10th | Cheezburger 2007, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Humor website offering memes, fails, and relatable content across various categories | $48.1M | 50/100 |
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Imgur's Investments and acquisitions
Imgur has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Imgur
Filter this listMedia has covered Imgur for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates.
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UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children's personal data practicesThe Star Online•Mar 03, 2025•TikTok, Reddit, Imgur
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True Adds to Gaming, Entertainment, Media & Sports PracticeBusiness Wire•Jan 19, 2022•True Platform, Imgur, Hasbro
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Cashierless Checkout Startup Imagr Expanding into Europe, Says Pilots Cost €65,000The Spoon•Mar 23, 2021•Imgur
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Imgur launches an ad-free subscription service, powered by micropaymentsThe Verge•Aug 19, 2020•Imgur
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