Gregg Spiridellis is an American media and technology entrepreneur, writer, and producer. He co-founded the digital entertainment studios JibJab and StoryBots with his brother Evan Spiridellis.[1] Their company JibJab gained prominence in 2004 for the viral political parody This Land.[2][3][4]They sold JibJab to Catapult Capital in 2018 and they sold StoryBots to Netflix in 2019.[5][6][7]
He graduated from Rutgers University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in finance. While at Rutgers, he ran the campus concert organization and booked acts including the Beastie Boys and Chris Rock.[10]
After working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns,[11] Spiridellis earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1999.[10][1]
In 1999, Gregg and Evan Spiridellis founded JibJab in Brooklyn.[10] The company gained widespread attention in 2004 with This Land, an animated parody of the U.S. presidential election featuring George W. Bush and John Kerry set to Woody Guthrie's This Land Is Your Land.[12] The video prompted a copyright dispute with Ludlow Music that was settled with the Electronic Frontier Foundation representing JibJab.[13][14] The company introduced a greeting card line with personalization features in 2007 that reached 1 million subscribers.[15][16] The company also produced ElfYourself for OfficeMax.[17][18] In February 2019, JibJab was acquired by the private equity firm Catapult Capital.
In 2012, the Spiridellis brothers launched StoryBots, an educational media brand for children.[19] The brand launched on YouTube and expanded to Netflix with the series Ask the StoryBots, which launched in August 2016.[20] Netflix acquired the StoryBots company in May 2019.[21][22] Spiridellis voiced the character Boop.[23][24]
Spiridellis authored two children's books: Are You Grumpy, Santa? and The Longest Christmas List Ever!, both published by Disney-Hyperion.[29][30]
In 2020, he founded HiHo, an asynchronous video conversation platform.[31]
In 2023, Spiridellis founded Moments Journal, an AI-driven clinical documentation platform for therapists.[32]
Awards and recognition
In 2004, ABC News named Gregg and Evan Spiridellis People of the Year.[33]
Ask the StoryBots was a finalist for the 76th Peabody Awards[34] and won the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children at the 47th Annie Awards.[35]StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with Bo won the 2024 Kidscreen Award for Best Web/App Series, Branded.[36]
↑companies, Paresh Dave; Industry, The Digital Media; e-sports; Games, Video; system, occasionally cybersecurity Dave previously covered the criminal courts; Tragedies, National; California; Diego, grew up in San (2014-10-01). "15 things to know about JibJab as L.A. start-up turns 15". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
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