Talent agency Creative Arts Agency returned to back the GIF search engine's latest round, raised at an $80m valuation.
Giphy, a US-based search engine and sharing platform for animated GIF files, secured $17m yesterday in a series B round featuring CAA Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of talent agency Creative Arts Agency.
General Catalyst, Betaworks, RRE Ventures and Lerer Hippeau Ventures also participated in the round, which was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding valued Giphy at $80m, according to Business Insider.
Giphy previously received $2.4m in a May 2014 series A round backed by CAA Ventures, Lerer…
