Cinemagram is Instagram for animated gif files basically. It has added a lot of users in just six weeks. Hit the jump to check out how popular Cinemagram is.
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The animated GIF is one of the few native art forms on the web, a delightful micro-movie which has spawned countless memes. Cinemagram combines the stylish filters and simple sharing of Instagram with a app that allows users to turn short 3 second videos into animated GIFs. In the six weeks since it was released as a free app on iOS, it has added more than one million users.
“We released it as a paid app back in February and tried to keep the community small while we worked out the kinks,†said co-founder and CEO Temo Chalasani. “We built a strong group of creative minds, figured out to flag inappropriate content, and since launching the free version in March, have just seen incredible growth.â€
Chalasani is in Silicon Valley right now raising money, we hear a round in the million dollar range. Cinemagram was created by Factyle, an app studio where Chalasani and his co-founder work. Previously they created Smartr, a social news reader, which they have since folded to focus full time on Cinemagram.
Tens of thousands of cinemagrams are created each day, and its quite a global audience. “Our biggest markets are the United States, China, and Brazil says Chalasani. “I think that speaks to what an intuatuive and web native art form this is.â€
Next up on the to do list is hiring, the company is currently just two people, and launching an Android version.
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