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Tenor
Consumer Services · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2014
Search engine helps you find the perfect GIFs to express your thoughts & feelings in mobile messaging conversations MoreLess
Tenor operates as a leading GIF search engine, allowing users to express their emotions through animated content. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including individual users, digital marketers, and large corporations. Operating in the digital content and social media market, Tenor's business model revolves around providing a platform for GIF searches and integrations with various messaging and social media applications. The company generates revenue through partnerships, advertising, and data analytics services. Tenor's extensive global reach is highlighted by its partnerships with major brands like Warner Bros., Samsung, and LinkedIn, and its acquisition by Google further solidifies its market position. The platform processes billions of GIF searches monthly, showcasing its significant user engagement and market penetration.
Keywords: GIF search engine, animated content, digital marketing, social media, partnerships, data analytics, global reach, user engagement, Google acquisition, messaging integration.
Company overview
Tenor company information
The essential company record, classifications and operating signals in one place.
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 64
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 76.9
Valuation & funding
Tenor funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Mar 2018 | — | — | Alphabet | Google | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Sep 2017 | $17M | $68M | Tenaya Capital · Redpoint · OCA Ventures · Cowboy Ventures | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Aug 2014 | $10M | $40M | Signia Venture Partners · Menlo Ventures · Redpoint · Cowboy Ventures | — |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Nov 2013 | $5M | $20M | Roger McNamee · Cowboy Ventures · Signia Venture Partners · Redpoint | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2020 | 34 |
Growth signals
Tenor website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Tenor is 33M monthly website visits, down 5.7% over the last three months. Tenor's team grew 60% over the past year.
Comparisons
Tenor compared with similar companies
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Talent graph
Tenor's talent
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Global footprint
Where Tenor has talent and traffic
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In the news
Latest news about Tenor
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Tenor
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Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
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