SV Angel

Founded in 2009, SV Angel is a San Francisco-based angel investment firm and service organization that backs early-stage startups, particularly in software and technology, by providing business development support, financing, strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions, and other resources. It leverages a broad network to assist founders at critical inflection points, helping with market strategy, partnerships, and access to capital to build durable companies across the United States.

Topher Conway

Partner

Ronald Conway Sr.

Managing Partner

Ron Conway

Managing Partner

Sourav Gupta

Principal

Steven Lee

Partner

Robert Pollak

Partner

Beth Turner

General Partner

Past deals in Video

HeyGen

Venture Round in 2024
HeyGen operates an artificial intelligence video platform that converts text into realistic spokesperson videos using digital avatars. The browser-based solution enables users to create videos without actors, cameras, or traditional editing, simply by inputting a narrative. The platform supports voice replication, avatar customization, and multilingual output, allowing content to be produced efficiently for diverse audiences. By removing production complexity, HeyGen helps organizations generate engaging video content at scale for marketing, training, and communications purposes.

Pika

Series A in 2023
Pika is a startup that is developing an AI-powered platform for editing and generating films from captions and still images. The company aims to revolutionize the video creation and editing process through the integration of AI, offering a user-friendly and easily accessible tool for users.

EyeTell

Seed Round in 2023
EyeTell is a Stealth AI Startup that provides artificial intelligence to generate short-form video scripts and content.

Captions

Series B in 2023
Captions is an AI-driven creative studio specializing in video creation and editing software. It streamlines content production by offering features such as automatic subtitle generation, eye contact correction, language dubbing, and video clip extraction.

Daily.co

Series A in 2021
Pluot is the easiest way to video conference. A complete hardware + software solution for video conferencing and screen sharing. Dedicated hardware that easily connects to your TV. Free software so anyone can join your meetings.

General Galactic Corporation

Seed Round in 2020
General Galactic generates software for use with video conferencing and video streaming, specifically software for accessing, customizing, and sharing video effects, visual effects, audio effects, filters, and augmented reality effects, allowing its users to improve human connection and communicate in web3.

Daily.co

Seed Round in 2020
Pluot is the easiest way to video conference. A complete hardware + software solution for video conferencing and screen sharing. Dedicated hardware that easily connects to your TV. Free software so anyone can join your meetings.

Multi

Seed Round in 2019
Multi is a collaboration software company that specializes in enhancing remote team dynamics through effective video communication. Its platform facilitates live video chats, allowing users to communicate in real-time rather than relying on typing or scheduled meetings. By fostering face-to-face interactions, Multi helps teams collaborate more naturally and build rapport effectively. Additionally, Multi offers remote desktop software that supports stable remote control and latency-free desktop sharing, ensuring fast and secure data transmission between devices. This enables businesses and clients to engage in productive work from any location, thereby optimizing remote collaboration and enhancing overall efficiency.

Recount Media

Seed Round in 2019
Recount Media, Inc. is a media company based in New York that focuses on delivering political news through high-quality journalism and short-form video content. Founded in 2018, Recount Media publishes The Daily Recount, a flagship show that summarizes significant political events and distills television news into concise, engaging narratives. The company's approach emphasizes clarity and accessibility, aiming to inform viewers in under five minutes without compromising on substance. In addition to The Daily Recount, Recount Media also features curated content such as interviews and Recap 2020, which creatively remixes political news stories. By leveraging mobile apps and web platforms, Recount Media seeks to transform the way audiences consume news, prioritizing straightforward, honest reporting.

Powder

Seed Round in 2019
Powder is a startup that provides a video editing platform specifically designed for gamers and content creators. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to automatically identify and clip highlight moments from video streams, streamlining the editing process. By enabling users to share their favorite game clips and connect with others who share similar interests, Powder fosters a community for interaction and engagement. This innovative approach allows creators to save time on editing, thereby allowing them to concentrate more on content creation and enhancing their gaming experiences.

Dreams

Series A in 2018
Dreams is a New York City-based company that specializes in a mobile-only television platform, focusing on a modern, mobile-first news experience. Founded in 2016 by Tom Bender and Greg Hochmuth, Dreams employs patent-pending computer vision technology to transform live television news into a vertical video format in real-time. This innovative approach allows for the creation of the first-ever live, 24/7 vertical video news channels. The Dreams app is available for free in the United States on both the App Store and Google Play, and it does not require any login or registration, making it accessible to a wide audience.

Vidme

Series A in 2016
Vidme is a startup video lab that operates a video-sharing platform aimed at fostering a community for expressing and sharing ideas. The platform allows users to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Users can share their content within relevant community sections, and notably, Vidme enables uploads without requiring users to create an account. This accessibility encourages broader participation and engagement within its community, making it a versatile space for video content creators.

Mux

Seed Round in 2016
Mux specializes in online video infrastructure. Initially known for Mux Data, its performance analytics tool trusted by prominent companies, it later launched Mux Video, offering a simple API for video hosting, encoding, and streaming. Mux focuses on key viewer metrics like rebuffering, startup time, video quality, and errors to ensure optimal video experiences across devices.

Frisbee

Seed Round in 2016
Frisbee builds mobile video products that enable people to intimately and authentically communicate with one another through video. We want to help people feel close to one another even when apart in a way that builds deeper relationships. We're looking for motivated engineers who can bring their skills and ideas to building mobile products that help people connect. We're a small scrappy team of former Facebookers and startup vets, and looking for A players to bring on! ------- Previous products: Alively (iOS) makes it easy to capture & share everyday moments privately with your friends through live or recorded video: https://alive.ly/ and App Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alively/id1143273512

Mux

Seed Round in 2016
Mux specializes in online video infrastructure. Initially known for Mux Data, its performance analytics tool trusted by prominent companies, it later launched Mux Video, offering a simple API for video hosting, encoding, and streaming. Mux focuses on key viewer metrics like rebuffering, startup time, video quality, and errors to ensure optimal video experiences across devices.

Nom

Series A in 2016
Nom is a live and interactive video community platform that enables users to host professional cooking, creative, and DIY shows. It provides an application tailored for food enthusiasts, allowing them to create, share, and watch their favorite culinary stories in real-time. By tapping into a network of makers, creators, and chefs, Nom empowers individuals to direct, produce, and host their own food shows, fostering a vibrant community centered around culinary exploration and creativity.

Vidme

Seed Round in 2015
Vidme is a startup video lab that operates a video-sharing platform aimed at fostering a community for expressing and sharing ideas. The platform allows users to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Users can share their content within relevant community sections, and notably, Vidme enables uploads without requiring users to create an account. This accessibility encourages broader participation and engagement within its community, making it a versatile space for video content creators.

Highfive Technologies

Series B in 2015
Highfive Technologies, Inc. is a developer of video and web conferencing solutions, offering both software and hardware designed to enhance communication and collaboration for businesses. Founded in 2012 and based in Redwood City, California, the company provides browser-based devices that facilitate video, audio, and screen sharing across various platforms, including laptops, tablets, and phones. Highfive’s offerings include high-fidelity audio and 4K video capabilities, ensuring clear and effective connections during meetings. The company operates under a Hardware-as-a-Service model, allowing clients to access high-quality conferencing solutions with minimal upfront investment. In May 2013, Highfive Technologies changed its name from Parlay Labs, Inc., and as of September 2020, it functions as a subsidiary of Dialpad, Inc.

Kamcord

Series A in 2014
Kamcord is a social media platform based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in mobile game streaming. The company offers an online gaming platform that enables users to record and share video content of their gameplay. By utilizing a mobile gameplay software development kit, Kamcord facilitates interaction among users through video, allowing them to engage with and showcase their gaming experiences.

Storehouse

Seed Round in 2014
Storehouse is a developer of an online multimedia story-sharing platform that enables users to create and share their narratives through a combination of photos, videos, and text. The company's application provides a user-friendly interface for storytelling, allowing individuals to express their experiences visually and engage with a broader audience. Storehouse has received recognition for its innovative approach, winning the TechCrunch 2015 Crunchie for Best Mobile App and the 2014 Apple Design Award.

Mindie

Seed Round in 2014
Mindie is an online entertainment platform based in San Francisco, California, that allows users to enhance their personal videos by integrating music. The service enables individuals to select their preferred music tracks and record videos simultaneously, creating engaging content that combines visual and auditory experiences. By providing a new way to share life moments, Mindie aims to elevate the quality of user-generated videos through the power of music.

GoPoP

Seed Round in 2014
Zeega is a cloud-based platform to create and share interactive videos. It curates music, pictures, GIFs, and more from a range of websites to help its users create their own interactive and engaging stories. The platform allows its users to express themselves by combining personal moments with popular culture. Zeega was launched in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Vungle

Series A in 2013
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.

Tapstack

Seed Round in 2013
Tapstack, originally founded in 2014 as Taptalk, specializes in developing an innovative communication application that allows users to share personalized short videos and photos effortlessly. The app bridges the gap between traditional messaging and social media, enabling users to maintain a regular presence in the lives of their contacts. With a simple interface, users can send messages, location information, and multimedia content with a single tap on a profile picture from their contact grid. This functionality provides a unique way to share everyday moments that might otherwise go uncommunicated, fostering deeper connections among friends and family.

Tubular Labs

Series A in 2012
Tubular Labs is a leading video measurement and analytics platform that serves broadcasters, publishers, and brands by providing insights into video consumption patterns. The platform tracks over 4 billion videos and 1 trillion views, analyzing a vast array of data that includes 10 million influencers and 90,000 brands. It offers a comprehensive view of the social video ecosystem, allowing businesses to create effective content and scale their audiences more rapidly. Tubular Labs delivers valuable ratings and context for digital video, helping companies refine their content strategies, enhance distribution, and optimize paid media campaigns. The platform is trusted by several top global media companies, who rely on its analytics to make informed strategic decisions in the dynamic landscape of video content.

Highfive Technologies

Series A in 2012
Highfive Technologies, Inc. is a developer of video and web conferencing solutions, offering both software and hardware designed to enhance communication and collaboration for businesses. Founded in 2012 and based in Redwood City, California, the company provides browser-based devices that facilitate video, audio, and screen sharing across various platforms, including laptops, tablets, and phones. Highfive’s offerings include high-fidelity audio and 4K video capabilities, ensuring clear and effective connections during meetings. The company operates under a Hardware-as-a-Service model, allowing clients to access high-quality conferencing solutions with minimal upfront investment. In May 2013, Highfive Technologies changed its name from Parlay Labs, Inc., and as of September 2020, it functions as a subsidiary of Dialpad, Inc.

Couple

Seed Round in 2012
Couple is an app just for the two of you. It helps you stay connected, and feel close to each other. Whether it's texting, sharing videos, photos, sketching together and more, Couple let's your partner know that you're thinking about them. Couple was part of the YCombinator W2012 batch, and was formerly named Pair until they renamed to Couple on January 31st, 2013.

Vungle

Seed Round in 2012
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.

Socialcam

Angel Round in 2012
Socialcam is a mobile application developer, creating platforms for iPhone and Android users to capture, edit, and share high-quality videos with friends and family. The company's service enables users to easily record and share life's moments, making video sharing convenient and fun.

Vidyard

Seed Round in 2011
Vidyard is a business-focused video platform that enhances engagement and converts views into action. It offers video hosting, management, and analytics features, helping global companies like Honeywell and Lenovo drive revenue through online video strategies.

Meetings.io

Seed Round in 2011
Meetings.io is an enterprise meeting and video communication platform delivered through a web browser. It enables face-to-face meetings with clients, colleagues, and project teams by generating reusable meeting room links that participants can join without signups or software installation. Users can drop in and out of a session, making it suitable for ad hoc discussions or structured presentations. The platform emphasizes ease of access and collaboration by avoiding downloads and registrations, while supporting real-time video and the sharing of updates, performance highlights, and issues within the meeting context. It is designed to simplify scheduling and conducting meetings, enabling productive conversations with remote participants and teams regardless of location.

Videopixie

Seed Round in 2011
Videopixie is an online marketplace that connects users with video production professionals, offering services across various price points to accommodate different budgets. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including retailers who require weekly product videos, game companies looking to create national television trailers from in-game footage, and newlyweds who wish to edit extensive wedding footage into concise highlights. By facilitating connections between clients and top video professionals, Videopixie streamlines the video production process for a wide array of projects, ensuring quality and efficiency.

NOWBOX

Angel Round in 2010
Nowmov is an endless stream of videos recommended to users based on their interests, friends and what's trending around the world.

Funny or Die

Series B in 2007
Funny or Die, Inc. is a comedy video website that launched in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Japan, Madagascar, and Bahn. The platform allows a diverse array of users, including celebrities, established and emerging comedians, as well as regular individuals, to upload humorous content such as videos, articles, and images. It aims to provide a curated experience by enabling users to vote on the content, distinguishing what is considered funny from what should be disregarded. The website utilizes a proprietary player that can be embedded on other sites, enhancing its reach and accessibility.

Revision3

Series A in 2006
Revision3 Corporation is a media company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in creating and producing original Internet video shows. Founded in 2005, it caters to an Internet-savvy audience by providing high-quality content on niche subjects such as technology, comedy, music, and cooking. Revision3 leverages a quick production cycle to deliver tailored, on-demand video that appeals to viewers seeking in-depth information on specific topics. The company maintains flexibility in content distribution, utilizing multiple platforms such as iTunes, Odeo, and Bittorrent, and supports various video formats to ensure broad accessibility across devices, including computers, smartphones, and Internet-connected televisions. As a subsidiary of Discovery, Inc., Revision3 continues to innovate in the digital entertainment landscape.
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