Alex Chung

Alex Chung

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Co-Founder & CEO

Bio

Alex Chung is currently the founder and CEO of GIPHY. His latest startups include Artspace, a leading ecommerce destination for contemporary art, The Fridge, a private social network acquired by Google, and General Displays a GE venture developing GE's next generation of HDTVs.

He has also directed media technology for MTV, NBC, Comcast, Charter, and managed future technologies for Paul Allen's R&D lab. He was one of the early architects of interactive television and started his career as a hardware engineer at Intel.

He was named on Business Insider's Top 25 most influential technologists in New York and has degrees in philosophy, electrical/computer engineering, and graphic design.

Location

New York, New York, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Giphy

Giphy

Founded

2013

Employees

101-250

Industry

Publishing, Internet, Search Engine, Media and Entertainment, Photo Sharing

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Profile Resume

Alex Chung is the Co-Founder & CEO at Giphy, based in New York, New York, United States, North America. With a background in Publishing, Alex Chung has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Alex Chung has made 18 investments. Their Latest investment was Series B - Pika on Jun 05, 2024

Number of investment

18

Number of exits

4

Personal investment

18

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Sep 29, 2022
Along Along
Pre Seed Round - Along
982.9K
Mar 15, 2023
Ghost Message Ghost Message
Seed Round - Ghost Message
8.0M
Nov 28, 2023
Pika Pika
Series A - Pika
35.0M
Jun 05, 2024
Pika Pika
Series B - Pika
80.0M

Partner investment

0

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Exits

4

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