San Francisco: A fast growing Facebook application startup, Fanzy has raised $500,000 in the second round of seed funding. The investors in the current round of funding includes founder and CEO of media buying agency Libre & Change, Georges Chryssostallis, Gary Stiffelman who is a partner at the Los Angeles entertainment law firm of Ziffren Brittenham and also serves as an advisor to Fanzy, and Roland Swenson, founder and CEO of the SXSW interactive and music festival.

Earlier the company has raised $320,000 in the first round of seed funding from Gary Stiffelman. The financing brings the total capital raised by the company to over $820,000. “We are grateful for the support of our fantastic group of investors and look forward to increasing the pace of our growth in the months ahead. Our team is very excited to be creating the world’s first social influencer marketing network,” said Jeff Marois, co-founder and CEO, Fanzy.

Founded in February 2011 by Tuhin Roy and Jeff Marois, Fanzy gives brands, recording artists, TV shows, films and others a tool for enlisting fans in promoting their brand while rewarding them for doing so. Tuhin also plays the role at Investment Advisory board at PINK, and Strategy Consultant at Consulting. Prior to Fanzy, he was the Chief Strategy Officer, Corporate Director at Digital Music Group. He was also the founder and CEO at Digital Rights Agency, and the founding team of First on Mars. Tuhin holds a JD, Law from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and a BA in Anthropology from University of California, Berkeley.