tvScientific
Series A in 2022
TvScientific is a performance advertising platform that specializes in connected TV (CTV) advertising, making it accessible and measurable for brands and applications of all sizes. The company utilizes data-driven insights to demonstrate the value of TV advertising while simplifying and automating the CTV buying process. TvScientific offers real-time reporting, allowing users to monitor campaign performance confidently. Its Always-On Incrementality testing feature provides businesses with valuable information about the incremental impact of CTV campaigns, ensuring they achieve their desired outcomes. By combining efficient media buying with digital-like measurement and attribution, TvScientific enables companies to leverage CTV as a scalable performance channel.
Xumo, LLC is a technology company based in Irvine, California, specializing in digital content delivery solutions. Founded in 2011, Xumo provides an advanced platform for over-the-top (OTT) and video-on-demand (VOD) content, enabling consumers to access premium digital and broadcast media directly through smart TVs, mobile devices, and desktop applications. The company's offerings include content discovery, recommendation services, and dynamic ad insertion capabilities, which enhance user engagement and monetization potential. Through its innovative applications, Xumo delivers a seamless viewing experience, allowing users to easily navigate a variety of free channels and curated programs.
Sky UK
Acquisition in 2018
Sky UK is a leading entertainment company based in Isleworth, United Kingdom, serving 22 million customers across satellite, over-the-top (OTT) services, and broadband in five countries: the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, and Austria. The company provides a diverse range of content, including sports, news, movies, and arts, through various channels such as Sky Sports and Sky Atlantic. Sky prioritizes customer service and leverages innovative technology to enhance the viewing experience, allowing customers to access content whenever and wherever they choose. Additionally, Sky Media UK represents the company’s advertising interests, managing sales for its various channels and platforms.
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates live news networks aimed at delivering fresh perspectives on business, technology, culture, and innovation. With a monthly viewership exceeding 6.5 million, Cheddar broadcasts its content across various platforms, including SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. The company runs two primary networks: Cheddar, which focuses on business news highlighting innovative executives and technologies, and Cheddar Big News, a general news network catering to a younger audience. Broadcasting from notable locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and a street-level studio in New York's Flatiron Building, Cheddar seeks to provide an authentic voice that reflects the diverse interests and intellectual curiosity of its viewers, enabling them to access live and on-demand news. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar aims to redefine news consumption in a post-cable era.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2018
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides a platform for audiences to watch, share, and support a diverse array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers access to full-length movies, TV shows, and various genres including comedy, drama, documentaries, and horror, among others. Users can stream and download content on multiple devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions. SnagFilms aims to make film viewing accessible by offering thousands of films for free, including multi-lingual options to cater to a wider audience.
SundaySky
Series D in 2017
SundaySky Ltd. is a provider of dynamically generated video solutions tailored for e-businesses and online retailers, aimed at enhancing brand presence and driving website traffic. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and Tokyo, the company utilizes a Software-as-a-Service platform that creates high-quality, personalized video content from existing web data. SundaySky's offerings include SmartVideo, a marketing cloud that produces billions of personalized video experiences annually, and Videolet, a versatile video template generator. The firm also employs a proprietary XML-based markup language for multimedia synchronization and InstantStreaming technology for immediate video delivery. By focusing on personalized video engagement, SundaySky helps brands transform consumer interactions into meaningful experiences that foster loyalty and drive measurable value.
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates live news networks aimed at delivering fresh perspectives on business, technology, culture, and innovation. With a monthly viewership exceeding 6.5 million, Cheddar broadcasts its content across various platforms, including SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. The company runs two primary networks: Cheddar, which focuses on business news highlighting innovative executives and technologies, and Cheddar Big News, a general news network catering to a younger audience. Broadcasting from notable locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and a street-level studio in New York's Flatiron Building, Cheddar seeks to provide an authentic voice that reflects the diverse interests and intellectual curiosity of its viewers, enabling them to access live and on-demand news. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar aims to redefine news consumption in a post-cable era.
Houseparty
Series C in 2016
Houseparty is an internet company that operates a social networking platform focused on enhancing online communication through empathy. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in video chat and live video streaming. Its mobile application allows users to engage in group video calls, facilitating real-time interaction and connection with friends. By integrating with social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, Houseparty enables users to share and influence live video content, making it a unique offering in the realm of social networking.
Cheddar is a media and entertainment company that operates live news networks aimed at delivering fresh perspectives on business, technology, culture, and innovation. With a monthly viewership exceeding 6.5 million, Cheddar broadcasts its content across various platforms, including SlingTV, Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. The company runs two primary networks: Cheddar, which focuses on business news highlighting innovative executives and technologies, and Cheddar Big News, a general news network catering to a younger audience. Broadcasting from notable locations, including the New York Stock Exchange and a street-level studio in New York's Flatiron Building, Cheddar seeks to provide an authentic voice that reflects the diverse interests and intellectual curiosity of its viewers, enabling them to access live and on-demand news. Founded by Jon Steinberg, Cheddar aims to redefine news consumption in a post-cable era.
NextVR, Inc. is a technology company based in Laguna Beach, California, founded in 2009, specializing in the development of video capture technology for virtual reality experiences. The company focuses on enabling the transmission of live and on-demand virtual reality content in high-definition quality, primarily for sporting events, concerts, and cinematic productions. NextVR's platform captures, compresses, and transmits immersive VR content, allowing users to experience events as if they were physically present. With over 26 patents granted or pending, the company aims to make virtual reality a mainstream medium, leveraging strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Samsung and Oculus. As a subsidiary of Apple Inc., NextVR continues to innovate in the realm of virtual reality, enhancing accessibility and engagement for audiences worldwide.
SundaySky
Series D in 2016
SundaySky Ltd. is a provider of dynamically generated video solutions tailored for e-businesses and online retailers, aimed at enhancing brand presence and driving website traffic. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and Tokyo, the company utilizes a Software-as-a-Service platform that creates high-quality, personalized video content from existing web data. SundaySky's offerings include SmartVideo, a marketing cloud that produces billions of personalized video experiences annually, and Videolet, a versatile video template generator. The firm also employs a proprietary XML-based markup language for multimedia synchronization and InstantStreaming technology for immediate video delivery. By focusing on personalized video engagement, SundaySky helps brands transform consumer interactions into meaningful experiences that foster loyalty and drive measurable value.
LiveNinja
Venture Round in 2016
LiveNinja is a Miami-based company founded in 2011 that specializes in providing a video chat marketplace platform. The company connects users with experts across various fields, facilitating direct learning and assistance. LiveNinja's communication tools, particularly the LiveNinja Messenger app, streamline customer interactions by consolidating conversations into a single message thread, enhancing the overall customer experience. The company is dedicated to empowering individuals globally by making expert advice and services accessible anytime and anywhere.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2016
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides a platform for audiences to watch, share, and support a diverse array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers access to full-length movies, TV shows, and various genres including comedy, drama, documentaries, and horror, among others. Users can stream and download content on multiple devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions. SnagFilms aims to make film viewing accessible by offering thousands of films for free, including multi-lingual options to cater to a wider audience.
Cut.com
Venture Round in 2016
Cut is a content production service company that specializes in creating digital video content. The company focuses on producing a variety of engaging materials, including videos and stories, tailored for both entertainment and serious purposes. By leveraging its expertise in digital media, Cut aims to provide viewers with enjoyable experiences while also offering financial and related assistance through the sharing of its content.
NextVR, Inc. is a technology company based in Laguna Beach, California, founded in 2009, specializing in the development of video capture technology for virtual reality experiences. The company focuses on enabling the transmission of live and on-demand virtual reality content in high-definition quality, primarily for sporting events, concerts, and cinematic productions. NextVR's platform captures, compresses, and transmits immersive VR content, allowing users to experience events as if they were physically present. With over 26 patents granted or pending, the company aims to make virtual reality a mainstream medium, leveraging strategic partnerships with industry leaders like Samsung and Oculus. As a subsidiary of Apple Inc., NextVR continues to innovate in the realm of virtual reality, enhancing accessibility and engagement for audiences worldwide.
YouNow, Inc. is a New York-based company established in 2011 that operates a live social networking platform allowing users to broadcast themselves in real-time to a global audience. Its application enables users to discover talented broadcasters, watch live streams, and engage in video chats. Accessible on iOS, Android, and web platforms, YouNow fosters a community where users can create and interact with diverse content. The company also operates PROPS, a blockchain-based platform that supports a decentralized economy for video applications, allowing users to buy virtual currency while content creators earn revenue through audience engagement. Additional offerings include Rize, which connects broadcasters with engaged viewers, and the WTF game show application, where contestants participate in live game shows through video chat. By blending broadcasting, gaming, and social networking, YouNow empowers individuals to express their creativity and forge meaningful connections.
AudienceXpress
Acquisition in 2015
AudienceXpress, the leading programmatic TV sales platform, automates the planning, audience buying, optimization, and daily reporting for TV campaigns across a national footprint. AudienceXpress optimizes media buying based on the efficiency of reaching aspecific audience, using connected TV and leading 3rd party data and analytics to deliver clear, quick results. Since its launch in 2013, AudienceXpress has delivered hundreds of advertiser campaigns across all major verticals, and billions of TV audience impressions. - See more at: http://www.audiencexpress.com/about/#sthash.1JOuMUyP.dpuf
Vessel Group, Inc., established in 2013 and led by CEO Jason Kilar (ex-Hulu, Amazon), operates an online video platform. The platform offers a wide range of video content, categorized into over 20 genres such as comedy, gaming, music, and news. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Vessel is backed by prominent investors including Benchmark, Greylock Partners, and Bezos Expeditions.
FreeWheel Media
Acquisition in 2014
FreeWheel Media is a company that specializes in managing the economics of content for the entertainment industry. It provides a comprehensive platform designed for video advertising analytics and management, offering technical infrastructure that supports revenue rights management and business operations. FreeWheel Media's services include advertising sales rights, contract management, ad serving, and analytics, as well as support for programmatic and linear online advertising. The company also delivers advisory services to assist clients in optimizing their advertising strategies and operations, enabling them to effectively manage and monetize their content across various platforms.
CreativeLive
Series B in 2013
CreativeLive, Inc. is an online education platform established in 2010, based in Seattle, Washington. It specializes in offering live streaming classes across various creative disciplines, including photography, video, design, business, audio, music, crafting, and software training. The platform allows users to access free live classes taught by renowned instructors, including bestselling authors and award-winning professionals. Users can also purchase classes to view on-demand. Since its inception, CreativeLive has attracted over ten million students and has seen three billion minutes of video consumed. The company has been profitable from the start and is led by co-founder and CEO Chase Jarvis, with a mission to empower creative entrepreneurs.
SundaySky
Series C in 2013
SundaySky Ltd. is a provider of dynamically generated video solutions tailored for e-businesses and online retailers, aimed at enhancing brand presence and driving website traffic. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in Tel Aviv and Tokyo, the company utilizes a Software-as-a-Service platform that creates high-quality, personalized video content from existing web data. SundaySky's offerings include SmartVideo, a marketing cloud that produces billions of personalized video experiences annually, and Videolet, a versatile video template generator. The firm also employs a proprietary XML-based markup language for multimedia synchronization and InstantStreaming technology for immediate video delivery. By focusing on personalized video engagement, SundaySky helps brands transform consumer interactions into meaningful experiences that foster loyalty and drive measurable value.
Videology
Series D in 2013
Videology is a digital media advertising technology company that specializes in providing solutions for connecting advertisers with consumers. The company develops software that enables converged and addressable advertising across both television and digital video platforms. By utilizing consumer data and advanced ad decisioning, Videology optimizes the performance of video and display advertising campaigns, ensuring that advertisements reach the most relevant audiences. Its advertising technology continually analyzes media and audience data to enhance forecasting and demand estimation, bringing the efficiencies of programmatic advertising into the traditional TV and premium video landscape. Through its offerings, Videology aims to create a more meaningful web experience for consumers while increasing accountability for advertisers.
ViewLift
Venture Round in 2013
ViewLift is a comprehensive video streaming platform designed for publishers to effectively distribute and monetize their content across various digital devices, including mobile, OTT, IPTV, and Smart TVs. The platform enables companies to connect directly with consumers by streaming video content, thereby reaching targeted audiences in a dynamic media environment. ViewLift offers a range of features, including video monetization, analytics, and content distribution, allowing creators and brands to develop successful business models around their offerings. With its focus on custom branded native applications, ViewLift simplifies the process of engaging viewers and managing content across multiple platforms.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2013
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides a platform for audiences to watch, share, and support a diverse array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers access to full-length movies, TV shows, and various genres including comedy, drama, documentaries, and horror, among others. Users can stream and download content on multiple devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions. SnagFilms aims to make film viewing accessible by offering thousands of films for free, including multi-lingual options to cater to a wider audience.
Ramp Holdings, Inc. specializes in Software-as-a-Service solutions aimed at modernizing financial operations and enhancing content delivery. The company provides a comprehensive platform that includes tools for corporate card management, expense tracking, bill payments, and accounting integrations. By leveraging advanced technologies such as speech-to-text, natural language processing, and search engine optimization, Ramp allows organizations to maximize the value of their video content and drive increased engagement. Its offerings also include various video management solutions, notably for the SharePoint ecosystem, which facilitate seamless integration, live streaming, and efficient content delivery. Founded in 1948 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Ramp operates as a subsidiary of Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation. The company serves diverse industries, including media, finance, healthcare, and technology, with a focus on creating cost-effective and insightful financial tools for organizations.
ViewLift
Debt Financing in 2012
ViewLift is a comprehensive video streaming platform designed for publishers to effectively distribute and monetize their content across various digital devices, including mobile, OTT, IPTV, and Smart TVs. The platform enables companies to connect directly with consumers by streaming video content, thereby reaching targeted audiences in a dynamic media environment. ViewLift offers a range of features, including video monetization, analytics, and content distribution, allowing creators and brands to develop successful business models around their offerings. With its focus on custom branded native applications, ViewLift simplifies the process of engaging viewers and managing content across multiple platforms.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2012
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides a platform for audiences to watch, share, and support a diverse array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers access to full-length movies, TV shows, and various genres including comedy, drama, documentaries, and horror, among others. Users can stream and download content on multiple devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions. SnagFilms aims to make film viewing accessible by offering thousands of films for free, including multi-lingual options to cater to a wider audience.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2011
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides a platform for audiences to watch, share, and support a diverse array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers access to full-length movies, TV shows, and various genres including comedy, drama, documentaries, and horror, among others. Users can stream and download content on multiple devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and televisions. SnagFilms aims to make film viewing accessible by offering thousands of films for free, including multi-lingual options to cater to a wider audience.
ViewLift
Venture Round in 2011
ViewLift is a comprehensive video streaming platform designed for publishers to effectively distribute and monetize their content across various digital devices, including mobile, OTT, IPTV, and Smart TVs. The platform enables companies to connect directly with consumers by streaming video content, thereby reaching targeted audiences in a dynamic media environment. ViewLift offers a range of features, including video monetization, analytics, and content distribution, allowing creators and brands to develop successful business models around their offerings. With its focus on custom branded native applications, ViewLift simplifies the process of engaging viewers and managing content across multiple platforms.
Ortiva Wireless
Series C in 2010
Ortiva Wireless, Inc. specializes in mobile video management solutions, catering primarily to mobile network operators and managed service providers. Founded in 2004 and based in La Jolla, California, the company offers a mobile video optimization gateway, known as mVOG, which serves as a server-based solution for asset preparation, transcoding, and streaming of both live and on-demand content. Additionally, Ortiva Wireless provides the iVOG platform, designed to enhance network efficiency and reduce bandwidth consumption for wireless operators. Through these offerings, Ortiva Wireless aims to optimize multimedia content delivery for mobile subscribers.
BNI Video
Venture Round in 2010
BNI Video is a software company founded in 2009 that specializes in developing tools and services for video service providers (VSPs) across the cable, telecommunications, and wireless sectors. The company's offerings include a video delivery platform that supports the deployment of next-generation applications, enabling VSPs to efficiently manage and deliver both linear and on-demand content. BNI Video's technology integrates seamlessly with existing infrastructures, allowing providers to enhance their video services with features such as social networking and search capabilities. This results in improved operational efficiency, expanded monetization opportunities, and richer consumer viewing experiences, making it easier for VSPs to navigate the competitive landscape of modern media consumption.
Videology
Series B in 2010
Videology is a digital media advertising technology company that specializes in providing solutions for connecting advertisers with consumers. The company develops software that enables converged and addressable advertising across both television and digital video platforms. By utilizing consumer data and advanced ad decisioning, Videology optimizes the performance of video and display advertising campaigns, ensuring that advertisements reach the most relevant audiences. Its advertising technology continually analyzes media and audience data to enhance forecasting and demand estimation, bringing the efficiencies of programmatic advertising into the traditional TV and premium video landscape. Through its offerings, Videology aims to create a more meaningful web experience for consumers while increasing accountability for advertisers.
Move Networks
Series C in 2008
Move Networks is a provider of digital media publishing and delivery services, specializing in live, multi-channel television over the Internet. The company utilizes its advanced adaptive streaming technology to create a comprehensive platform that serves as an operating system for video. This platform integrates various components, including middleware, content management, subscription packaging, billing, and digital rights management, enabling telecommunications providers and media companies to deliver a rich television experience. Additionally, Move Networks offers solutions for online broadcasters, TV studios, film companies, sports leagues, and content owners, facilitating high-resolution streaming and enhanced advertising capabilities. Its publishing services encompass online encoding, hosting, editing, organizing, streaming, and analytics, allowing clients to effectively manage and monetize their video content.
Ortiva Wireless
Series B in 2007
Ortiva Wireless, Inc. specializes in mobile video management solutions, catering primarily to mobile network operators and managed service providers. Founded in 2004 and based in La Jolla, California, the company offers a mobile video optimization gateway, known as mVOG, which serves as a server-based solution for asset preparation, transcoding, and streaming of both live and on-demand content. Additionally, Ortiva Wireless provides the iVOG platform, designed to enhance network efficiency and reduce bandwidth consumption for wireless operators. Through these offerings, Ortiva Wireless aims to optimize multimedia content delivery for mobile subscribers.
BroadLogic Network Technologies
Venture Round in 2007
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and supplying video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company provides essential technologies that enable services such as video-on-demand, digital video, voice, and high-speed data for consumers. Its flagship product, TeraPIX, is a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams, facilitating both analog and digital service tiers. This technology allows cable-ready devices, including televisions and DVRs, to access a variety of programs. Additionally, BroadLogic develops Wideband Receivers for new subscriber devices and collaborates with key industry partners, enhancing its offerings for system operators and manufacturers. The company also maintains a development center in Beijing, China.
Revver Digital
Venture Round in 2006
Revver Digital is a video sharing platform founded in 2004, notable for being one of the first to implement a revenue-sharing model for user-generated content. The company allows users to upload and share videos while offering a 50/50 revenue split, attracting a diverse range of creators and content, including popular series like Ask a Ninja and LonelyGirl15. Revver provides a suite of tools and services, including peer-to-peer technology and an API, enabling the creation of video portals with user accounts, sharing capabilities, and access to a vast library of videos. Users can embed videos in blogs and social media, as well as utilize features like RSS feeds and podcasting. Revver's content spans various categories such as entertainment, sports, technology, and lifestyle, catering to a broad audience while competing against other platforms like YouTube and Veoh. Despite facing stiff competition, Revver continues to grow its viewership and maintain relevance in the evolving digital landscape.
Arroyo Video Solutions
Series B in 2005
Arroyo Video Solutions is a video on demand company based in the United States that specializes in developing innovative video platforms. These platforms enable operators to deliver a range of video applications effectively. The company was acquired by Cisco Systems on August 21, 2006, further enhancing its capabilities and reach within the video services market. Arroyo Video Solutions plays a significant role in streamlining the delivery of video content, catering to the growing demand for on-demand media services.
Arroyo Video Solutions
Series A in 2004
Arroyo Video Solutions is a video on demand company based in the United States that specializes in developing innovative video platforms. These platforms enable operators to deliver a range of video applications effectively. The company was acquired by Cisco Systems on August 21, 2006, further enhancing its capabilities and reach within the video services market. Arroyo Video Solutions plays a significant role in streamlining the delivery of video content, catering to the growing demand for on-demand media services.
Entropic provides delivery, processing, and distribution of traditional HDTV broadcasts and IP-based streaming video content to the home. In addition to their next-generation STB, System-on-a-Chip, and connectivity solutions, entropic allows Pay-TV operators to provide consumers with engaging whole-home entertainment by transforming how digital entertainment is delivered, connected, and consumed at home.
V-Span
Venture Round in 2000
V-Span is a prominent provider of video-oriented collaboration and conferencing services, offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes audio, video, web, and streaming solutions tailored for enterprise and channel markets. The company enables effective electronic meetings, events, and training through its online self-service tools, experienced full-service call centers, and a diversified global network. V-Span's services cater to various business applications, including human resources, training, marketing, product development, and sales.