Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Past deals in Video on Demand

Framedrop.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Framedrop is a video editing software that transforms longer content into engaging, shareable clips in a matter of minutes. Targeting various types of media such as podcasts, interviews, and gaming streams, Framedrop utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically identify highlights within the video. Users can easily import videos from platforms like YouTube and Twitch or upload them manually. The software also features an automatic transition from horizontal to vertical viewing, catering to modern viewing preferences. Additionally, Framedrop supports subtitle customization in over 25 languages and offers a karaoke mode for enhanced viewer interaction.

Qwilt

Series D in 2015
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Pond5

Series A in 2014
Founded in 2006, Pond5 operates a global online marketplace for royalty-free digital content. It offers a vast collection of videos, photos, music, sound effects, and other creative assets, serving filmmakers, creators, and producers worldwide. With offices across North America, Europe, and the UK, Pond5 is committed to supporting its community of over 60,000 contributors while innovating in visual search technology and software integrations.

Qwilt

Series C in 2013
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Qwilt

Series B in 2011
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Qwilt

Series A in 2010
Qwilt Inc., established in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in online video delivery solutions for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers two primary products: Open Edge Cloud, a content and application delivery platform that enables seamless streaming experiences via managed platforms and open APIs; and Open Caching, a platform that federates content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN with open APIs for content publishers. Qwilt's solutions allow carriers to create a universal video fabric, improving network efficiency and enhancing user experience without disrupting existing infrastructures. The company serves fixed operators, mobile operators, universities, and leading content publishers worldwide, including BT, Telecom Argentina, and Verizon.

Mode Media

Series D in 2008
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.

RayV

Series B in 2007
RayV is a stealth company focused on delivering live television and video-on-demand (VOD) content to personal computers and connected devices via cloud technology. By offering its innovative platform to communication service providers, television channels, and content owners, RayV enables these entities to minimize infrastructure investments while enhancing their content delivery capabilities. The company is also rumored to be developing a peer-to-peer live broadcasting service that allows users to create and share high-quality video playlists online, requiring a download similar to other video sharing platforms.

Mode Media

Series C in 2006
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.

Mode Media

Series B in 2005
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.

Omneon

Venture Round in 2004
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. specializes in providing digital content storage and processing systems tailored for media companies, facilitating the production and distribution of digital video and audio. The company develops and markets a variety of products, including Spectrum video servers and MediaGrid active storage systems, along with related software applications. Spectrum video servers are designed for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout, while MediaGrid systems support file-based content storage, offering high-bandwidth, simultaneous multi-user access and integrated digital media processing capabilities. Omneon's products are compatible with various complementary technologies and include application programming interfaces for enhanced functionality. Their offerings cater to a diverse clientele, including multinational media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. Omneon sells its products both directly to end users and indirectly through system integrators across regions such as the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1998, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Maven Networks

Series B in 2004
Maven Networks is an online video platform provider with end-to-end video syndication, content management and advertising solution. Maven helps media companies create, distribute and profit from direct-to-consumer Internet TV channels and networks. The Maven Internet TV Platform(TM) is used by organizations such as CanWest, CBS Sports, CBC, CNET, Gannett, The Financial Times, Fox Business Network, Fox News, Hearst, MediaNews Group, Ogilvy, Scripps Networks, Sony BMG, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Guide.

FastForward Networks

Venture Round in 2000
FastForward Networks is a software company based in San Francisco, California, established in 1998. It specializes in developing streaming media technology and internet broadcasting software, aimed at enhancing content distribution for internet service providers. The company's innovative networking platform transforms the internet into a broadcast medium, facilitating efficient content delivery and improving user experiences.

Omneon

Series B in 1999
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. specializes in providing digital content storage and processing systems tailored for media companies, facilitating the production and distribution of digital video and audio. The company develops and markets a variety of products, including Spectrum video servers and MediaGrid active storage systems, along with related software applications. Spectrum video servers are designed for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout, while MediaGrid systems support file-based content storage, offering high-bandwidth, simultaneous multi-user access and integrated digital media processing capabilities. Omneon's products are compatible with various complementary technologies and include application programming interfaces for enhanced functionality. Their offerings cater to a diverse clientele, including multinational media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. Omneon sells its products both directly to end users and indirectly through system integrators across regions such as the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1998, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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