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Tasty Labs funding, valuation and investors
Consumer mobile apps studio behind Aviary photo-editing SDK (acquired by Yahoo 2014).
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
Amount not disclosed · Date not disclosed
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · New York, NY
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Tasty Labs was a New York-based startup that created Aviary, a popular photo-editing SDK and consumer apps used by thousands of mobile applications. Andreessen Horowitz led its Series A. In January 2014, Yahoo acquired Aviary to bolster Flickr and mobile imaging capabilities. Terms were not fully disclosed; the team and technology integrated into Yahoo's mobile photo products.
Why Tasty Labs is interesting
Aviary's embeddable photo SDK powered thousands of apps before mobile editing was commoditized — a16z Series A bet exited via Yahoo acquisition.
Product & use cases
Aviary provided an embeddable photo-editing SDK and consumer apps — filters, effects, and editing tools developers integrated into mobile applications.
- Mobile apps embedding photo filters and editing
- Consumer photo editing apps (Aviary app)
- Yahoo/Flickr mobile imaging enhancement post-acquisition
Key facts
- Acquired by Yahoo (Jan 2014) for Aviary photo SDK (TechCrunch)
- Series A led by a16z
- SDK used by thousands of mobile apps at peak
- Team integrated into Yahoo mobile imaging
Funding history (newest first)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Early SDK distribution to developer ecosystem before Instagram-style native editing saturated the market.
Mobile photo SDKs were a viable developer tool category pre-2014; platform-native editing and social apps compressed standalone SDK value, making Yahoo acquisition a logical exit.
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Instagram / native camera apps incumbent
Built-in editing reduced SDK demand over time.
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Adobe Creative SDK direct
Professional-grade mobile editing tools for developers.
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Snapchat lenses adjacent
Real-time filters; different use case.
Notable stories
- Yahoo bought Aviary to strengthen Flickr's mobile editing at a moment when Instagram had already reset consumer expectations for photo apps (TechCrunch, 2014).
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