Speedinvest
Speedinvest is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, with offices in Berlin, Paris, London, Munich, and San Francisco, that focuses on early-stage technology investments across Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe. The firm backs seed to early growth rounds in areas including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, software-as-a-service, and network effects, with a platform philosophy and hands-on support via an in-house Platform+ team that provides growth marketing, human resources, US business development, and networking assistance from day one. Typical investments range from a few hundred thousand euros up to about three million euros, with a preference for minority stakes up to around 20% and for taking co-entrepreneurial operational roles for six months to a year. Speedinvest was founded in 2011 and is known for combining capital with hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies scale.
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Past deals in Video on Demand
Pikd
Seed Round in 2017
Pikd GmbH, established in 2014 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, specializes in developing software that utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and filter video content. The company's technology leverages sensor and image data to identify significant moments within videos, facilitating targeted searches for specific content. Pikd offers a range of tools, including the Content Categorizer for video classification, the Content Sourcing Tool to assist editors in locating relevant material, and a Video Editing Tool for content creation. Their platform employs machine learning to automate various tasks, enhancing productivity across different sectors by enabling users to efficiently manage and edit video content.
Bitmovin
Series A in 2016
Bitmovin provides online streaming infrastructure and encoding solutions for OTT video. It offers a cloud-based transcoding service that enables adaptive streaming for MPEG-DASH and Apple HLS, along with a suite of optimized DASH clients and a reference open-source library to access DASH. The company's products include an encoding API, a video player, and analytics to help optimize viewer engagement and quality. Bitmovin partners with other technology providers to extend its platform. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco with an office in Klagenfurt, Bitmovin originated as a spin-off from the Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt and continues to engage in standards work related to ISO/IEC MPEG. Its platform focuses on cloud-native video encoding and delivery to reduce loading times and buffering for end users.
Bitmovin
Seed Round in 2014
Bitmovin provides online streaming infrastructure and encoding solutions for OTT video. It offers a cloud-based transcoding service that enables adaptive streaming for MPEG-DASH and Apple HLS, along with a suite of optimized DASH clients and a reference open-source library to access DASH. The company's products include an encoding API, a video player, and analytics to help optimize viewer engagement and quality. Bitmovin partners with other technology providers to extend its platform. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco with an office in Klagenfurt, Bitmovin originated as a spin-off from the Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt and continues to engage in standards work related to ISO/IEC MPEG. Its platform focuses on cloud-native video encoding and delivery to reduce loading times and buffering for end users.
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