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Gfycat

Logo: Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, Jeff Harris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American video hosting company

Gfycat ( JIF-ee-kat) was a user-generated short video hosting company founded by Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, and Jeff Harris.2 It is part of Snap Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2013Founded1

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Gfycat ( JIF-ee-kat) was a user-generated short video hosting company founded by Richard Rabbat, Dan McEleney, and Jeff Harris.2

Corporate structure

Gfycat is part of a group headed by Snap Inc.. 14 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Snap Inc. Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Gfycat Palo Alto
    • Bitstrips Subsidiary · Toronto
    • Lens Studio Subsidiary
    • Oleander LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Snap Aus Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Snap Camera GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Snap Group Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Snap Intermediate Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • SNAP INTERNATIONAL I LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • SNAP INTERNATIONAL II LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • SNAP CAMERA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai City, India
      • SNAP GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Wave Optics Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2023Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. May 2020Acquired Acquired by Snap Inc.1
  3. 2013Founded Founded1

Sources

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