Gjirafa, Inc., is one of the fastest growing Internet Services company in the Central Europe (Deloitte Fast 50 2021 in CE - #11), and to this day Gjirafa continues to grow exponentially year on year. Gjirafa is an e-commerce, online marketing, video content platform, and a production studio, for the South East Europe. Gjirafa is also one of the most well-funded tech startup in Europe.
Gjirafa main portal platform, includes search, vertical search, classified, news, and bus schedule.
https://gjirafa.com
Gjirafa's video streaming service.
https://gjirafavideo.com
Gjirafa's video streaming service for Kids.
https://gjirafaKids.com
Gjirafa's electronics e-commerce store.
https://gjirafa50.com
https://gjirafa50.al
https://gjirafa50.mk
Gjirafa's e-commerce marketplace.
https://gjirafamall.com
Gjirafa's business directory, maps, street view, and chat.
https://gjirafa.biz
Gjirafa's online marketing self service tool AdNetwork (DSP, SSP, and DMP)
http://gj.al/AdNetwork
Gjirafa main portal platform, includes search, vertical search, classified, news, and bus schedule.
https://gjirafa.com
Gjirafa's video streaming service.
https://gjirafavideo.com
Gjirafa's video streaming service for Kids.
https://gjirafaKids.com
Gjirafa's electronics e-commerce store.
https://gjirafa50.com
https://gjirafa50.al
https://gjirafa50.mk
Gjirafa's e-commerce marketplace.
https://gjirafamall.com
Gjirafa's business directory, maps, street view, and chat.
https://gjirafa.biz
Gjirafa's online marketing self service tool AdNetwork (DSP, SSP, and DMP)
http://gj.al/AdNetwork
Location: Kosovo, Pristina
Employees: 201-500
Phone: +383 44 991 206
Total raised: $8.7M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Rockaway V... | rockawayve... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 25.03.2019 | Series B | $6.7M | - |
| 10.02.2016 | - | $2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.05.2025 | Rockaway Ventures: A New Dawn for Tech Investment in Central and Eastern Europe | In the heart of Europe, a financial phoenix is rising. Rockaway Ventures, a Czech-based investment fund, has closed its second fund, Rockaway Ventures II, at nearly €55 million. This isn’t just a number; it’s a signal. A signal that the win... |
| 16.05.2025 | Czech investment fund Rockaway Ventures targets game-changing tech with new €55 million raise | Prague-based Rockaway Ventures, the investment fund of Rockaway Capital, has announced the final close of its second fund Rockaway Ventures II, raising €55 million to support early-stage startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and othe... |
| 16.05.2025 | Rockaway Ventures closes €55M Fund to back transformative tech in CEE and beyond | Rockaway Ventures, a European investment fund under the Rockaway Capital group, has closed its second fund, Rockaway Ventures II, at nearly €55 million. The fund targets late-Seed and Series A tech startups with the potential to drive innov... |
| 14.05.2025 | Prague-Based Rockaway Ventures Closes Second Fund at Nearly €55M | Czech Republic ~ Company: Czech-based Rockaway Ventures, a European investment fund under the Rockaway Capital group, has announced the closing of its second fund, Rockaway Ventures II, at nearly €55 million. The fund targets late-seed and ... |
| 31.03.2025 | The Fastest-Growing Tech Company in the Balkans ft. Mergim Cahani | Company: Mergim Cahani is the visionary founder of Gjirafa, which he describes as the fastest-growing tech company in the Balkans. Founded by Mergim in 2013, Gjirafa is an internet company providing services such as e-commerce, video stream... |
| 13.09.2022 | Dušan Zábrodský for Forbes.cz: A Decline is an Opportunity | The year 2021 was a truly an exceptional one for the entire European venture capital ecosystem. Fundraising for growth funds set a new record of EUR 20 billion and venture capital one of EUR 18 billion. Roughly 5300 companies were on the re... |
| 06.06.2022 | How a former refugee from Kosovo built the fastest-growing company in the Western Balkans? | Pristina, Kosovo ~ Company: Entrepreneurs have a nose for untapped opportunities and unrealized market potential. Some of them are driven by the rate of return. While others discover underdogs. Mergim Cahani, the founder and CEO of the Alba... |
| 11.04.2022 | Alpha Wolves Spotlight: Western Balkans – Unexplored Investment Destination | A presentation of the entire region of the Western Balkans was among the most insightful sections at Alpha Wolves Local startup enthusiast Igor Madzov is proactively helping the local emerging startup scene to reach its full potential at an... |
| 22.09.2021 | Rockaway Ventures launches a fund focused on ESG investment in startups and announces its first two acquisitions | The investment team behind the Rockaway Capital’s successful investments in start-ups like Productboard, Brand Embassy, Gjirafa, or Storyous is launching a new venture capital fund, the Rockaway Ventures Fund, with a target size of EUR 100 ... |
| 05.04.2021 | “Everything started from a university dorm”: How Kosovo startup Gjirafa became the Western Balkan’s Amazon | The Western Balkans were very much neglected by tech giants like Google and Amazon, when Mergim Cahani, founder of Gjirafa, started his company in 2011. His goal – to utilize Albanian language (his mother tongue) into the digital market and... |
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