Instagram

company

About

Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take photos, apply filters, and share them on social networks.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$50M
Industries
Mobile,Photo Sharing,Photography,Social Media
Founded date
Oct 6, 2010
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take photos, apply filters, and share them on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr, and Posterous.

The app allows its users to capture and customize their photos and videos with several custom-built filter effects. It is also compatible with iOS and Android devices

Instagram was founded by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in 2010 in San Francisco, California. It was acquired by Facebook in April 2012.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$50M
Instagram has raised a total of $50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 5, 2012 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 5, 2012 Series B $50M 1 Sequoia Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Instagram is funded by 1 investors. Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Yes Series B