Mux specializes in online video infrastructure, providing tools that allow developers to seamlessly integrate video into their products. The company initially developed Mux Data, a performance analytics tool widely utilized by major organizations such as Vimeo and CBS Interactive. Following this, Mux introduced Mux Video, a straightforward API that facilitates video hosting, encoding, and streaming for both recorded and live content. This platform enhances video playback across devices by incorporating features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding. Mux focuses on critical performance metrics, including rebuffering, startup time, and video quality, offering an intuitive dashboard that enables users to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Through capabilities such as A/B testing and detailed analytics on video views, Mux empowers developers and publishers to deliver high-quality video experiences without needing extensive technical expertise.
Mux specializes in online video infrastructure, providing tools that allow developers to seamlessly integrate video into their products. The company initially developed Mux Data, a performance analytics tool widely utilized by major organizations such as Vimeo and CBS Interactive. Following this, Mux introduced Mux Video, a straightforward API that facilitates video hosting, encoding, and streaming for both recorded and live content. This platform enhances video playback across devices by incorporating features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding. Mux focuses on critical performance metrics, including rebuffering, startup time, and video quality, offering an intuitive dashboard that enables users to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Through capabilities such as A/B testing and detailed analytics on video views, Mux empowers developers and publishers to deliver high-quality video experiences without needing extensive technical expertise.
Mux specializes in online video infrastructure, providing tools that allow developers to seamlessly integrate video into their products. The company initially developed Mux Data, a performance analytics tool widely utilized by major organizations such as Vimeo and CBS Interactive. Following this, Mux introduced Mux Video, a straightforward API that facilitates video hosting, encoding, and streaming for both recorded and live content. This platform enhances video playback across devices by incorporating features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding. Mux focuses on critical performance metrics, including rebuffering, startup time, and video quality, offering an intuitive dashboard that enables users to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Through capabilities such as A/B testing and detailed analytics on video views, Mux empowers developers and publishers to deliver high-quality video experiences without needing extensive technical expertise.
Mux specializes in online video infrastructure, providing tools that allow developers to seamlessly integrate video into their products. The company initially developed Mux Data, a performance analytics tool widely utilized by major organizations such as Vimeo and CBS Interactive. Following this, Mux introduced Mux Video, a straightforward API that facilitates video hosting, encoding, and streaming for both recorded and live content. This platform enhances video playback across devices by incorporating features like automatic thumbnails and data-driven encoding. Mux focuses on critical performance metrics, including rebuffering, startup time, and video quality, offering an intuitive dashboard that enables users to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Through capabilities such as A/B testing and detailed analytics on video views, Mux empowers developers and publishers to deliver high-quality video experiences without needing extensive technical expertise.
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions tailored for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. Established in 2010 and located in Redwood City, California, the company offers a platform called Open Edge Cloud, which enhances streaming experiences through a managed system and open APIs for content delivery networks (CDNs) and publishers. Its Open Caching technology enables service providers to integrate their content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN, facilitating seamless video delivery without disrupting existing network operations. Qwilt's solutions also include video intelligence and quality of experience tools aimed at improving service for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. The company partners with leading content publishers and service providers worldwide to deliver high-performance media and applications at the edge of networks, thereby enhancing reliability and user experience. Qwilt is recognized as a leader in the Open Caching movement and is a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
Pond5 is the world’s largest, most vibrant video-first content marketplace, providing filmmakers, creators, and producers of all kinds with the content, inspiration, and tools they need to improve their projects. As the only content marketplace that meaningfully shares licensing revenue with its contributing artists, Pond5 is driven by a commitment to its passionate and growing global community of more than 60,000 professional visual and audio creators, providing a platform where their creative work can flourish, and helping them to make a sustainable living. With groundbreaking features like visual search for video and integrations into all major video-editing software, Pond5 is innovating daily, making it easier to find and use the content that creatives need to bring their vision to life. Pond5 is a venture-backed company funded by Accel Partners and Stripes Group with offices in New York, Dublin, Prague, London, and LA.
PandoDaily
Series A in 2014
PandoDaily is an online publication based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in technology news, analysis, and commentary, with a particular emphasis on Silicon Valley and startup companies. Founded in 2011, the company provides a range of content, including published articles, monthly events, live video streams, and an extensive video archive. Additionally, PandoDaily features PandoTicker, a service that delivers daily news updates related to the startup ecosystem. Through its various offerings, PandoDaily aims to inform and engage its audience on developments within the technology sector.
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions tailored for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. Established in 2010 and located in Redwood City, California, the company offers a platform called Open Edge Cloud, which enhances streaming experiences through a managed system and open APIs for content delivery networks (CDNs) and publishers. Its Open Caching technology enables service providers to integrate their content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN, facilitating seamless video delivery without disrupting existing network operations. Qwilt's solutions also include video intelligence and quality of experience tools aimed at improving service for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. The company partners with leading content publishers and service providers worldwide to deliver high-performance media and applications at the edge of networks, thereby enhancing reliability and user experience. Qwilt is recognized as a leader in the Open Caching movement and is a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions tailored for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. Established in 2010 and located in Redwood City, California, the company offers a platform called Open Edge Cloud, which enhances streaming experiences through a managed system and open APIs for content delivery networks (CDNs) and publishers. Its Open Caching technology enables service providers to integrate their content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN, facilitating seamless video delivery without disrupting existing network operations. Qwilt's solutions also include video intelligence and quality of experience tools aimed at improving service for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. The company partners with leading content publishers and service providers worldwide to deliver high-performance media and applications at the edge of networks, thereby enhancing reliability and user experience. Qwilt is recognized as a leader in the Open Caching movement and is a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions tailored for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. Established in 2010 and located in Redwood City, California, the company offers a platform called Open Edge Cloud, which enhances streaming experiences through a managed system and open APIs for content delivery networks (CDNs) and publishers. Its Open Caching technology enables service providers to integrate their content delivery infrastructure into a global CDN, facilitating seamless video delivery without disrupting existing network operations. Qwilt's solutions also include video intelligence and quality of experience tools aimed at improving service for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. The company partners with leading content publishers and service providers worldwide to deliver high-performance media and applications at the edge of networks, thereby enhancing reliability and user experience. Qwilt is recognized as a leader in the Open Caching movement and is a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.
Brightcove
Series D in 2010
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
RayV is a stealth company specializing in delivering live television and video-on-demand content to personal computers and connected devices through cloud-based technology. The company focuses on enabling communication service providers, television channels, and content owners to offer high-quality video experiences while minimizing infrastructure investments. Users are expected to create video playlists and broadcast them online at high video quality, similar to existing platforms that require downloads. RayV has garnered significant funding from notable investors, indicating strong interest in its innovative approach to video broadcasting.
Brightcove
Series C in 2007
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Brightcove
Series B in 2005
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Brightcove
Series A in 2005
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Omneon
Venture Round in 2004
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. provides digital content storage and processing systems for media companies to enable production and distribution of digital video and audio. It develops, markets, and sells a range of video servers, active storage systems, and related software applications to ingest, process, store, manage, and deliver digital media in various formats. The company's products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and related software applications. Its Spectrum video server is optimized for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout. The company's MediaGrid active storage system is used for file-based content storage and provides high-bandwidth simultaneous multi-user access to content, as well as incorporates grid computing capabilities, enabling integrated digital media processing functions, such as format conversion and quality control. Omneon Video Networks' products are integrated with complementary technologies and applications, and offers application programming interfaces. Its products are used by media companies, including multi-national media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast television networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. The company sells its products indirectly through system integrators and directly to end user customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Omneon Video Networks was founded in 1998 and 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 developer based in San Francisco, California, specializing in streaming media technology for content distribution and internet service providers. Established in 1998, the company focuses on transforming the internet into a broadcast medium through its innovative networking platform. By providing advanced software solutions, FastForward Networks enables efficient content delivery and enhances the overall streaming experience for users and providers alike.
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. provides digital content storage and processing systems for media companies to enable production and distribution of digital video and audio. It develops, markets, and sells a range of video servers, active storage systems, and related software applications to ingest, process, store, manage, and deliver digital media in various formats. The company's products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and related software applications. Its Spectrum video server is optimized for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout. The company's MediaGrid active storage system is used for file-based content storage and provides high-bandwidth simultaneous multi-user access to content, as well as incorporates grid computing capabilities, enabling integrated digital media processing functions, such as format conversion and quality control. Omneon Video Networks' products are integrated with complementary technologies and applications, and offers application programming interfaces. Its products are used by media companies, including multi-national media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast television networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. The company sells its products indirectly through system integrators and directly to end user customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Omneon Video Networks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.