Givingli Raises $4M in Seed Funding

Givingli, a Los Angeles CA-based provider of a gifting app, raised $4M in seed funding.

The round was led by Alexis Ohanian with participation from Snap’s Yellow Accelerator and Harry Hurst.

The company intends to use the funds to expand its gift offerings and grow creative partnerships with its community of independent artists.

Founded by husband and wife team Nicole Emrani Green (CEO & Co-Founder) and Ben Green (COO & Co-Founder), Givingli provides a gifting app which allows users to choose from hundreds of virtual greeting cards designed by independent artists from around the world. Users can customize virtual greetings with video, text, photos, stickers, paint, and choose a virtual envelope. Greetings can be sent via text message with an optional digital gift card from over 150 brands, including Uber, Nike, Sephora, AirBnB, and Amazon.

Since its launch in 2019, Givingli has been used by over 5 Million people to send greetings and gifts and the platform licenses work from more than 40 independent artists.

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17/07/2021