Triller - About the company
Triller is an acquired company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2015 by Sammy Rubin and David Leiberman. It operates as a Mobile-based music video creation and social sharing platform. Triller has raised $400M in funding from investors like Carnegie Technologies, Global Emerging Markets and Proxima, with last known valuation of $1.25B. The company has 690 active competitors, including 54 funded and 33 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kuaishou Technology, YouTube and TikTok.
Sectors and market segments that Triller operate in
Triller serves in the Media & Entertainment market segments.The primary business model of Triller are:Company Details
Mobile-based music video creation and social sharing platform. It allows users to create music videos and share them with friends. Users can select a song from the platform and from their devices, and add filters such as slow-motion, speed-up, tempo, and more, to share them with others. It also allows users to share created music videos on multiple social media platforms. The application is available for both Android and iOS devices. It generates revenue through in-app purchases.
- Website
- triller.co
- Email ID
- *****@triller.co
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Founded Year
2015
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$400M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$1.25B as on Oct 10, 2025
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 690 active competitors
Employee Count
96 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Denali Therapeutics (Sep 01, 2017)
Legal entities associated with Triller
Triller is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
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TRILLER, INC. CIN: 30311905 , Belgium, Active | Mar 10, 2015 | - | 86 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
Triller's acquisition details
Triller got acquired by Denali Therapeutics and Carnegie Technologies on Sep 01, 2017.
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Triller's funding and investors
Triller has raised a total funding of $400M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 29, 2022 for $200M. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Triller has 37 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Triller:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 29, 2022 | $200M | Series B | $3B | - | ||
Aug 29, 2022 | Undisclosed | Conventional Debt | - | - | - | - |
Oct 23, 2019 | $28M | Series B | $130M | - |
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Triller's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Triller are Sammy Rubin and David Leiberman.
Here are the details of Triller's key team members:
- Sammy Rubin: Former Co-Founder of Triller and founder of 4 other companies, including Triller, Triller and Triller Fight Club.
- David Leiberman: Former Co-Founder of Triller.
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Triller's employee count trend
Triller has 96 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Triller's employee count trend over the years:
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Triller's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Triller include Kuaishou Technology, YouTube and TikTok. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Triller, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Kuaishou Technology 2011, Beijing (China), Public | Social platform for sharing short videos | $4.79B | 86/100 | |
2nd | Triller 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Mobile-based music video creation and social sharing platform | $400M | 80/100 | |
3rd | YouTube 2005, San Bruno (United States), Acquired | Online video-sharing and streaming platform | $11.5M | 80/100 | |
4th | TikTok 2016, Los Angeles (United States), Funding Raised | Mobile-based social networking platform for sharing short videos | - | 72/100 | |
5th | Developer of technology platforms for local language content and video | $1.9B | 71/100 | ||
6th | Operator of social media platform hosting short videos and content | $1.23B | 70/100 | ||
7th | Dailymotion 2005, Paris (France), Acquired | Video sharing platform | $148M | 68/100 | |
8th | Vine 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Video sharing platform | - | 64/100 | |
9th | Video creator monetization platform | - | 62/100 | ||
10th | Mobile-first photo and video based social sharing application | $42.7M | 58/100 |
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Triller's Investments and acquisitions
Triller has not made any investments yet. Triller has made 7 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Apr 25, 2022 | Acquisition | 2016 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | |
Mar 28, 2022 | Acquisition | 2016 | New York City (United States) | |
Apr 14, 2021 | Acquisition | 2012 | Uniondale (United States) |
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Reports related to Triller
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News related to Triller
Media has covered Triller for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
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Triller Joins Forces with Baron Davis' BIG and Influencer Platform REACH for NBA All-Star WeekendPR Newswire•Feb 14, 2025•Triller, AGBA
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Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the US ban deadlineTechCrunch+•Jan 08, 2025•Triller
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TikTok rival Triller says Kevin McGurn won’t be joining the company as CEO after allMBW•Nov 28, 2024•Triller
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Former Vevo President Kevin McGurn named Triller CEO following TikTok rival’s NASDAQ debutMBW•Oct 22, 2024•Triller
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