Steamboat Ventures

Steamboat Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000, headquartered in California with offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. It backs early through growth-stage consumer-facing technology companies operating in the United States and China, with a focus on technology, media, and consumer sectors. The firm seeks to help young companies become market leaders by providing capital and strategic guidance to support growth, scale and cross-border expansion.

John Ball

Founder and Managing Director

Perry Chui

Partner

Liping Fan

Administrative Partner and CFO

Past deals in Hong Kong

Vobile

Series C in 2013
Founded in 2005, Vobile is a global leader in video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services. Its patented core technology enables automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content with high accuracy and scalability. The company operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive database of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major media industries worldwide.

AWS Elemental

Series C in 2012
AWS Elemental, founded in 2006 and based in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. The company specializes in software-based video processing that allows for the distribution and monetization of video over IP networks. AWS Elemental's solutions are designed to offer flexibility, scalability, and performance, enabling high-quality video to be transformed into new revenue streams through cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Serving over 600 prominent media franchises globally, the company assists pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters, and enterprise clients in delivering video content seamlessly across various devices. AWS Elemental maintains a global presence with offices in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Russia, India, and Brazil.

AWS Elemental

Series B in 2010
AWS Elemental, founded in 2006 and based in Portland, Oregon, is a leading provider of software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. The company specializes in software-based video processing that allows for the distribution and monetization of video over IP networks. AWS Elemental's solutions are designed to offer flexibility, scalability, and performance, enabling high-quality video to be transformed into new revenue streams through cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Serving over 600 prominent media franchises globally, the company assists pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters, and enterprise clients in delivering video content seamlessly across various devices. AWS Elemental maintains a global presence with offices in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Russia, India, and Brazil.

Vobile

Series B in 2007
Founded in 2005, Vobile is a global leader in video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services. Its patented core technology enables automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content with high accuracy and scalability. The company operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive database of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major media industries worldwide.

Vobile

Series A in 2007
Founded in 2005, Vobile is a global leader in video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services. Its patented core technology enables automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content with high accuracy and scalability. The company operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive database of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major media industries worldwide.
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