A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.
TechCrunch·1h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Nineteen-year-old Justin Jin raised $1,234,567 for Giggles, a meme prediction market combining TikTok and trading features. Jin created the app after a viral TikTok joke in 2023. The platform lets users post videos and invest "aura points," with future cryptocurrency investment options. The invite-only beta has 450,000 signups. Jin co-founded the company with Edwin Wang, whom he met through YouTube. The fundraise was led by 1k(x).
Key Entities
Justin JinGigglesEdwin Wang1k(x)TikTokMinecraftMeme trading market