The new meme trading platform Giggles has completed a $1.2 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from 1kx Capital and others

According to TechCrunch, the short video + meme trading platform Giggles completed a $1.2 million Pre-Seed funding round in 2025, with investors including 1kx Capital, Virtuals Protocol, Social Graph Ventures, Noar Ventures, Night Capital, and angel investors from organizations such as OpenAI and Bain Capital.

Reportedly, Giggles was created by 19-year-old Canadian founder Justin Jin and is a TikTok-style short video social application, with the core mechanism being "all content is tradable." Users can discover prices and trade trending videos and memes. The project combines social video browsing with prediction markets, allowing users to profit if early investments in content go viral. It is currently in an invitation-only testing phase and has attracted a large waiting list of users, reflecting the integration of content economy and crypto trends.