JibJab
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- Founded
- 1999
- Employees
- 11-50
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About JibJab
JibJab is an American digital entertainment and animation studio creating personalized videos, animated eCards and short-form comedy for web and mobile audiences. Founded in 1999 by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis in Brooklyn, the company moved to Southern California in 2001. Its work combines cut-out animation, musical parody and personalized social expression, spanning political satire, holiday greetings and interactive campaigns.
The studio became widely known during the 2004 United States presidential election through This Land, a musical animation featuring caricatures of George W. Bush and John Kerry. Subsequent productions included political and social satires such as Good to be in DC!, Big Box Mart and What We Call the News. JibJab also produced election parodies, annual musical retrospectives and music videos for “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Personalized entertainment
In 2007, JibJab shifted its core business toward consumer eCards and personalized digital content through Starring You®. Its products let customers become part of animated performances, combining greeting-card formats with comedy and music. The company delivers subscription-based entertainment through its website and applications for iOS and Android, alongside brand licensing and sponsored interactive campaigns.
A major collaboration was ElfYourself, created with OfficeMax in 2006. The seasonal experience brought personalized dancing-elf videos to a broad consumer audience. JibJab subsequently expanded its mobile offering through its main application, messaging products and GifGab, a personalized animated GIF application. Its personalized music-video catalogue has included adaptations of songs such as Gangnam Style, Happy and All About That Bass.
Company development
JibJab launched the educational franchise StoryBots in 2012. Netflix acquired that business separately in 2019, while JibJab’s continuing eCard and consumer media operations were acquired by Catapult Capital. The founders moved into children’s television production, and JibJab continued its personalized entertainment business.
Mode Mobile acquired JibJab in August 2026. The company remains active under the JibJab public brand, with its ongoing animation and consumer media operations based in Los Angeles.
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Leadership milestone
Longtime Chief Operating Officer Paul Hanges was promoted to CEO during the 2019 ownership transition. The report does not establish a subsequent leadership appointment.
Production technology
The proprietary Starring You® technology maps users’ faces onto animated bodies, combining photo integration, dynamic compositing and personalized video rendering.
Recognition
Following the success of This Land in 2004, ABC News anchor Peter Jennings named Evan and Gregg Spiridellis “People of the Year.” The recognition was awarded to the brothers.
Acquisition terms
The August 2026 acquisition was valued at up to $29.5 million, including $15.5 million in cash at closing plus stock and escrow holdbacks.
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Current and former locations of JibJab
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: 360 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA Opened: 2019 Current Downtown Los Angeles headquarters and operational studio, following relocation from Venice / Marina del Rey in 2019. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 4121 Redwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066 Opened: 2001 Closed: 2019 Former Venice / Marina del Rey production studio and headquarters, vacated in 2019 when the company moved to Downtown Los Angeles.
- New York, United States
New York office
Former officeOpened 1999 · Closed 2001
Historical founding premises in Brooklyn; operations relocated to Southern California in 2001.
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