Peer5, Inc. is a provider of a peer-to-peer content delivery network that enhances the distribution of video content globally. Established in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company leverages WebRTC technology to create a mesh network, allowing users to load video content from one another. By utilizing a hybrid switching algorithm, Peer5's network optimizes content delivery for both live and on-demand streams, addressing the inefficiencies faced by traditional content delivery networks, especially during peak demand periods. This innovative approach not only reduces bandwidth usage for content providers but also improves streaming quality, enabling faster loading times and minimizing re-buffering. Overall, Peer5 offers a scalable and effective solution that enhances video streaming experiences for users.
YOUtv Africa
Seed Round in 2019
YOUtv Africa is a mobile app that inculcates functions of TV Network, Video on demand for Hollywood and Nollywood movies.
Kwickie
Non Equity Assistance in 2017
Kwickie is a platform that facilitates video merging and sharing, making authentic content creation and distribution convenient and cost-effective. It produces its own TV shows across various genres, hosted by celebrities, which brands can sponsor. Alternatively, brands can create their own channels and content on the platform for wider digital distribution.
Mixer, formerly known as Beam, is a live streaming platform that focuses on creating interactive experiences for gamers. It enables viewers to actively participate in the gameplay rather than passively watching. Through Mixer, audiences can influence game dynamics by striking lightning, generating terrain, creating quests, and selecting weapons, effectively becoming part of the game world. This innovative approach fosters deeper engagement between streamers and their viewers, connecting gaming communities through truly interactive live streams.
Wand Labs
Acquisition in 2016
Wand Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in Foster City, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in developing a mobile application that enables users to share music, videos, contacts, and other files through an intuitive, chat-like interface. The platform facilitates seamless sharing among friends, enhancing the user experience by allowing for the easy exchange of various media and information.
AntStream Arcade
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Antstream Ltd, established in 2013 and based in Heathfield, United Kingdom, operates Antstream Arcade, a subscription-based game streaming platform specializing in retro games. The service offers access to over 1,000 classic arcade, console, and computer games, allowing players to enjoy them in their original form or with modern adaptations, including unique social challenges. Users can compete in global tournaments and climb leaderboards, earning gems and recognition as they engage with the platform. Antstream Arcade is designed to be accessible across multiple devices, providing a versatile gaming experience for enthusiasts of vintage video games.
Touchfone
Venture Round in 2016
Touchfone is a provider of a live video streaming platform known for its high-performance media delivery capabilities. The company's flagship platform, StrmEasy, excels in delivering video content efficiently and effectively, setting a benchmark in the industry. Touchfone's technology supports a screen-agnostic approach, allowing users to access video content across a variety of wireless devices. The company manages the entire video lifecycle, from content ingestion and transformation to seamless delivery, ensuring a comprehensive solution for its clients in the media landscape.
Videopath
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Videopath is a video technology company that specializes in enhancing the content discovery experience for viewers and content marketers. Its platform allows users to connect web content to specific moments within their videos, fostering a more interactive and engaging viewing experience. By importing videos from existing platforms such as Vimeo, Wistia, and YouTube into its cloud-based project builder, users can easily create interactive projects. These projects can be published on blogs, websites, and shared across social media and email channels. Videopath also provides performance marketers with tools to track viewer behavior through its analytics dashboard, which can be integrated with Google Analytics. This innovative approach not only empowers viewers to explore content more deeply but also presents valuable conversion opportunities for marketers.
Waqu
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Waqu is a mobile content service provider that specializes in user-generated content (UGC) video discovery. The company offers an online platform designed to help users find and watch videos that align with their interests. By focusing on UGC, Waqu facilitates a more engaging and personalized video experience, allowing users to connect with diverse content creators and explore a wide range of topics. Through its user-friendly web-based platform, Waqu aims to streamline the video discovery process, making it easier for individuals to access and enjoy relevant video content.
Stevie
Venture Round in 2014
Stevie is a platform that transforms social media feeds into a broadcast television experience, offering personalized and monetizable entertainment. By analyzing user-generated content and social interactions, Stevie curates relevant and engaging video content from various sources, including brands, artists, and celebrities. Its innovative lineup algorithm creates a continuous viewing experience through channels like The Me Show, Friends TV, and Music Non Stop, which are tailored to individual preferences. Additionally, the Stevie Guide provides access to numerous channels based on popular social media pages and hashtags, ensuring an extensive selection of content for users. The platform operates on HTML5 and is available through native applications on multiple operating systems, with current versions for web, iOS, and Windows 8, and upcoming releases for Android and Samsung TV.
Videopath
Venture Round in 2014
Videopath is a video technology company that specializes in enhancing the content discovery experience for viewers and content marketers. Its platform allows users to connect web content to specific moments within their videos, fostering a more interactive and engaging viewing experience. By importing videos from existing platforms such as Vimeo, Wistia, and YouTube into its cloud-based project builder, users can easily create interactive projects. These projects can be published on blogs, websites, and shared across social media and email channels. Videopath also provides performance marketers with tools to track viewer behavior through its analytics dashboard, which can be integrated with Google Analytics. This innovative approach not only empowers viewers to explore content more deeply but also presents valuable conversion opportunities for marketers.
Vidit
Venture Round in 2014
Vidit recreates events, allowing people to relive them. Using a unique video synchronization algorithm, Vidit collects videos taken by many people in a single event, synchronizes and edits them into one video that depicts the event from its beginning to its end, from many angles.
Stone Mountain
Non Equity Assistance in 2014
Stone Mountain is a public video cloud platform for enterprise customers.
Streami
Non Equity Assistance in 2013
Streami is an audiovisual start-up that specializes in video communication and live event broadcasting. The company operates an online platform designed for brands, agencies, and event organizers, allowing them to create, produce, and manage their events effectively. Streami's services include live streaming and enhancing viewer engagement through interactive video features, enabling clients to achieve high-quality audiovisual production for their events.
iStreamPlanet
Series A in 2013
iStreamPlanet Co., LLC is a provider of cloud-based live video streaming solutions tailored for sports, entertainment, and technology content providers. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company specializes in a comprehensive range of services, including global content acquisition for multiscreen viewing, managed and self-managed live streaming services, and live dynamic advertisement insertions. iStreamPlanet supports clients with live video encoding and multiscreen packaging, as well as offering professional and technical support services. The company has established itself as a leader in video workflow solutions, serving notable clients such as NBC, Turner Broadcasting, and Microsoft. As of August 2015, iStreamPlanet operates as a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Pando Networks
Acquisition in 2013
Pando Networks (www.pandonetworks.com) improves the delivery performance of online media assets. Pando accelerates content delivery, increases download completion and provides detailed performance data. Pando technology currently accelerates the delivery of more than 200 million media downloads around the world each year. Pando is funded by Intel Capital, BRM Capital and Wheatley Partners.
WSC Sports
Seed Round in 2013
WSC Sports Technologies Ltd specializes in creating customized short-form video content for the sports industry through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Givatayim, Israel, with additional offices in Netanya and New York, the company offers a platform that automates the generation, management, and distribution of video content. This platform analyzes live sports events, identifying key moments to create tailored video clips, which can be shared across digital platforms. WSC Sports serves various stakeholders in the sports sector, including sports organizations, media rights holders, and coaching staff, providing tools like interactive video experiences and analytics software for basketball and football. The company has established partnerships with major entities such as the NBA, ESPN, and LaLiga, allowing them to enhance fan engagement and unlock new revenue opportunities.
Vjianke
Non Equity Assistance in 2012
Vjianke is a website that allows sports fans to search, gather, and arrange live link navigation resources for football, basketball, and e-sports. They organize the current football teams, basketball teams, e-sports teams, and sportspeople in their team column for users to watch live.
VideoSurf
Acquisition in 2011
VideoSurf is a video discovery company that enables consumers to find and explore video content tailored to their preferences. Utilizing a combination of social insights and patented computer vision technology, VideoSurf enhances the video search experience across various devices. Its mobile app allows users to identify and discover TV episodes, movies, music videos, and clips through visual and audio recognition, as well as traditional text searches. Users can simply point their smartphones at screens to capture short segments of what they are watching, leading to quick identification of content, including details about episodes and celebrities. The app also offers personalized recommendations and facilitates sharing on social media platforms. Founded by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and experts in fields such as search technologies and computer vision, VideoSurf stands out by providing superior search relevancy and an engaging user experience.
Move Networks
Venture Round 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.
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.
InfoLibria
Venture Round in 2001
InfoLibria specializes in advanced content distribution and delivery solutions for Internet infrastructure. The company provides content-management and delivery systems designed to empower service providers and carriers to efficiently manage and deliver high-demand broadband and streaming media applications. By facilitating the transmission of TV-quality video and CD-quality audio, InfoLibria enables the effective operation of internet media applications, supporting the evolving needs of next-generation content-based internet services.
CinemaNow
Series B in 2000
CinemaNow Corporation is an online provider of on-demand streaming media services, primarily catering to audiences in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1999 and based in Marina Del Rey, California, the company offers a wide range of digital entertainment, including over 4,000 feature-length films, shorts, music concerts, and television programs from more than 250 licensors, such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. In addition to its streaming services, CinemaNow provides digital entertainment technology solutions that support video stores and content distribution for consumer electronics. The company also features PatchBay, a proprietary content-on-demand distribution and digital rights management system that enhances its platform. As of early 2016, CinemaNow operates as a subsidiary of FilmOn.TV Networks Inc.
Intransa
Acquisition in 1999
Intransa, Inc., established in 2001 and based in Menlo Park, California, specializes in video security solutions. The company offers a range of products, including VideoAppliance for simplified installation, EnterpriseServer for optimized performance, EnterpriseStorage for data protection, and ViewingStation for remote HD video surveillance. Intransa serves diverse sectors such as retail, banking, public safety, transportation, and healthcare, providing dependable, universal access to physical security applications. The company's products are distributed through various channels and have been recognized with numerous industry awards.
VXtreme
Acquisition in 1997
VXtreme is a software company that develops and offers streaming media solutions. Founded by Albert Wang, Rosen Sharma, Navin Chaddha, and Jamie Rapperport in 1995, the company was acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 1997. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Beam Interactive is an entertainment firm that offers interactive live streams for the gaming communities.