Report: Meme Prediction Market App Giggles Raises $1.2M as Crypto Social Apps Compete for Gen Z
By Jamie Redman
A 19-year-old Canadian entrepreneur, Justin Jin, raised $1.23 million in pre-seed funding from crypto VC firm 1kx for Giggles, a meme-driven prediction market app allowing users to bet on short video virality. The app has 450,000 waitlist sign-ups as crypto social apps vie for Gen Z users. Funding was announced on April 7, 2026.
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