[13][14][15][16] Steve Ballmer gave the first public demo of Graphicly during Microsoft’s keynote presentation at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.

[17][18][19] The company raised a $1.2 million seed round in January 2010, led by DFJ Mercury, with additional investments from Starz Media, David Cohen, Dave McClure, Paige Craig, Jake Nickell, and Chris Sacca.

[2][4][7] In addition to the established angel investors, Graphicly's advisors included Tim Ferriss, Jay Adelson, and Gary Vaynerchuk.

[27] The company allowed comic book creators to distribute their content digitally through Graphicly's native app, which is available for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

[30] In January 2012, the company unveiled an all-in-one self-publishing platform with automated tools that can convert, distribute and promote image-based content.

[6][28][31][32][33] The platform also offers real-time analytics integration, allowing creators to track their content across all the marketplaces.

[3] Graphicly hosted an active social community which allowed users to comment within the pages of the digital books on the story, artwork, cover art, and overall experience.

[2][9] The discussion allowed creators and fans to connect directly, and greatly increased Graphicly's reader engagement.