Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Woodside, California, with additional offices in Beijing and Shanghai, China. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments, primarily in technology, media, and alternative energy sectors. Redpoint Ventures focuses on a broad range of industries, including consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, e-commerce, and digital media. The firm typically invests between $1 million to $50 million, with a preference for being a lead or co-lead investor in its portfolio companies. With a strong track record, Redpoint has backed over 465 companies, achieving 140 IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. The firm manages around $4 billion across multiple funds and seeks to partner with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. Redpoint also operates Redpoint China Ventures, which focuses on early investments in the technology and media sectors within China.

Kwesi Acquay

Principal

Alex Bard

Managing Director

Urvashi Barooah

Principal

Logan Bartlett

Managing Director

Erica Brescia

Managing Director

Travis Bryant

Operating Partner

Patrick Chase

Partner

Meera Clark

Principal

Satish Dharmaraj

Managing Director

Tom Dyal

Managing Director

Jacob Effron

Vice President, Principal

Timothy Haley

Co-Founder and Partner

Adele Li

Investor

Kyle Liu

Vice President

Louis Lv

Managing Director

Lars Pedersen

Partner and CFO

Grace Ping

Partner

Scott Raney

Partner / Venture Capitalist

Jordan Segall

Principal

Sai Senthilkumar

Partner

Nancy Shi

Partner and CFO

John Walecka

Co-Founder and Partner

Yuan Wenda

Managing Partner

Geoffrey Y. Yang

Co-Founder and Partner

David Yuan

Founder and Partner, Redpoint China

Han Zhang

Partner

Past deals in Video Streaming

Tangdou

Series B in 2016
Tangdou is a Chinese company specializing in dance lessons for senior citizens. Headquartered in China, the firm operates a mobile application that facilitates online dance instruction. The platform allows users to watch and upload dance videos, providing an accessible way for individuals to learn various dance styles from the comfort of their homes. By focusing on senior citizens, Tangdou aims to promote physical activity and social engagement through dance, catering specifically to the needs and interests of this demographic.

Wochit

Series C in 2016
Wochit Inc. operates an online video creation platform tailored for publishers, media companies, and brands seeking to enhance audience engagement through social videos. Founded in 2012 and based in Yehud, Israel, Wochit's platform allows users to produce short-form videos using a vast collection of real-time, license-cleared media. It offers cloud-based editing tools that simplify video creation, versioning, automation, and publishing across various digital platforms. Wochit provides access to pre-licensed assets from leading sources such as Getty and Reuters, making video production accessible to organizations of all sizes. The company has garnered support from prominent investors and has expanded its presence with offices in New York and London, serving clients globally.

Victorious

Series B in 2016
Victorious empowers creators to distribute all of their multimedia content in their own apps, interact more deeply and directly with their fan communities, and unlock new revenue streams. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Qwilt

Series D in 2015
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions designed for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers an Edge Cloud Platform that addresses the increasing demand for streaming media, enabling low-latency content delivery within service provider networks. Its Open Edge Cloud and Open Caching solutions facilitate a seamless streaming experience for consumers by integrating content delivery infrastructure into a global content delivery network while maintaining compatibility with existing network setups. Qwilt's products are designed to enhance video quality and user experience for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Qwilt is supported by a team of industry veterans and has garnered backing from notable investors.

Machinima

Series E in 2015
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Miaopai

Series C in 2014
Miaopai develops a mobile based application for sharing short videos. Its service now has 70 million daily active users. Miaopai produces mobile device applications. It offers software products that allow users to customize videos and pictures. Chan Sheng and Han Kun founded Xuanyixia Technology in 2011 that later became Yixia Tech and then Miaopai. Its headquarters is in Beijing in China.

Victorious

Series A in 2014
Victorious empowers creators to distribute all of their multimedia content in their own apps, interact more deeply and directly with their fan communities, and unlock new revenue streams. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Wochit

Series B in 2014
Wochit Inc. operates an online video creation platform tailored for publishers, media companies, and brands seeking to enhance audience engagement through social videos. Founded in 2012 and based in Yehud, Israel, Wochit's platform allows users to produce short-form videos using a vast collection of real-time, license-cleared media. It offers cloud-based editing tools that simplify video creation, versioning, automation, and publishing across various digital platforms. Wochit provides access to pre-licensed assets from leading sources such as Getty and Reuters, making video production accessible to organizations of all sizes. The company has garnered support from prominent investors and has expanded its presence with offices in New York and London, serving clients globally.

Machinima

Series D in 2014
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Miaopai

Series B in 2013
Miaopai develops a mobile based application for sharing short videos. Its service now has 70 million daily active users. Miaopai produces mobile device applications. It offers software products that allow users to customize videos and pictures. Chan Sheng and Han Kun founded Xuanyixia Technology in 2011 that later became Yixia Tech and then Miaopai. Its headquarters is in Beijing in China.

Qwilt

Series C in 2013
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions designed for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers an Edge Cloud Platform that addresses the increasing demand for streaming media, enabling low-latency content delivery within service provider networks. Its Open Edge Cloud and Open Caching solutions facilitate a seamless streaming experience for consumers by integrating content delivery infrastructure into a global content delivery network while maintaining compatibility with existing network setups. Qwilt's products are designed to enhance video quality and user experience for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Qwilt is supported by a team of industry veterans and has garnered backing from notable investors.

Tapstack

Seed Round in 2013
Tapstack, originally founded as Taptalk in 2014, has developed an innovative application that facilitates deeper connections among users by enabling them to share personalized short videos and photos with a simple tap. The app merges elements of messaging and social media, allowing individuals to maintain a consistent presence in the lives of their contacts. Users can send messages, locations, and multimedia content, including videos and photos of up to ten seconds in duration, directly by tapping on a friend's or family member's profile picture. This approach encourages the sharing of everyday moments that might otherwise go unnoticed, enhancing interpersonal communication in a user-friendly manner.

Wochit

Series A in 2013
Wochit Inc. operates an online video creation platform tailored for publishers, media companies, and brands seeking to enhance audience engagement through social videos. Founded in 2012 and based in Yehud, Israel, Wochit's platform allows users to produce short-form videos using a vast collection of real-time, license-cleared media. It offers cloud-based editing tools that simplify video creation, versioning, automation, and publishing across various digital platforms. Wochit provides access to pre-licensed assets from leading sources such as Getty and Reuters, making video production accessible to organizations of all sizes. The company has garnered support from prominent investors and has expanded its presence with offices in New York and London, serving clients globally.

MobiTV

Venture Round in 2013
MobiTV, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-enabled streaming video platform that allows operators to launch fully branded, compliant, and feature-rich pay TV services within 90 days. The company offers an end-to-end solution that delivers live and on-demand television content across various devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. MobiTV's technology supports a multi-screen experience, enabling users to seamlessly shift between live and on-demand content on mobile devices, tablets, and personal computers. The platform also manages the complexities of delivering video across different networks and devices, optimizing for varying network conditions. MobiTV's services cater to IPTV operators, mobile TV, and over-the-top customers, including major telecommunications providers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV was previously known as Idetic, Inc. before rebranding in 2005.

Victorious

Seed Round in 2013
Victorious empowers creators to distribute all of their multimedia content in their own apps, interact more deeply and directly with their fan communities, and unlock new revenue streams. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Miaopai

Series A in 2012
Miaopai develops a mobile based application for sharing short videos. Its service now has 70 million daily active users. Miaopai produces mobile device applications. It offers software products that allow users to customize videos and pictures. Chan Sheng and Han Kun founded Xuanyixia Technology in 2011 that later became Yixia Tech and then Miaopai. Its headquarters is in Beijing in China.

Machinima

Series C in 2012
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Qwilt

Series B in 2011
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions designed for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers an Edge Cloud Platform that addresses the increasing demand for streaming media, enabling low-latency content delivery within service provider networks. Its Open Edge Cloud and Open Caching solutions facilitate a seamless streaming experience for consumers by integrating content delivery infrastructure into a global content delivery network while maintaining compatibility with existing network setups. Qwilt's products are designed to enhance video quality and user experience for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Qwilt is supported by a team of industry veterans and has garnered backing from notable investors.

Chill

Angel Round in 2011
Chill, a Los Angeles, CA-based social video discovery platform. Co-founded in early 2012 by Dan Gould and Brian Norgard, Chill is a platform for social video that helps premium content partners such as TMZ, Jimmy Kimmel Live and PUMA find and engage new audiences through social discovery. It has over 19 million registered users.

Adap.tv

Series C in 2011
Adap.tv, now part of ONE by AOL, specializes in programmatic video advertising, providing tools and services that enhance how video publishers utilize online advertising. The company offers the Adap.tv OneSource platform, which allows publishers to manage and serve advertisements from both their own sales teams and third-party advertising networks through a unified interface. This innovation facilitates a more streamlined approach for marketers and media brands to engage consumers across various platforms, including desktop, mobile, and television. By focusing on performance-driven campaigns, Adap.tv positions itself as a key partner for leading publishers, advertisers, and agencies aiming to optimize their brand value in the digital landscape.

Auditude

Series B in 2011
Auditude is a prominent video management and monetization technology company focused on enhancing video revenues for content owners and aggregators. Its proprietary system, Auditude Connect, serves as an advanced ad management platform that addresses the needs of premium video websites and content providers. By facilitating effective ad serving and management, Auditude has partnered with major players in the online video industry, including Comcast, Major League Baseball, MTV Networks, MySpace Music and Video, Universal Music Group, and Yahoo!. The company employs a team of experts with backgrounds in leading technology firms such as DoubleClick, eBay, Google, and PayPal. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Auditude also maintains offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

Qwilt

Series A in 2010
Qwilt Inc. specializes in online video delivery and open video caching solutions designed for cable, telecom, and mobile service providers. The company offers an Edge Cloud Platform that addresses the increasing demand for streaming media, enabling low-latency content delivery within service provider networks. Its Open Edge Cloud and Open Caching solutions facilitate a seamless streaming experience for consumers by integrating content delivery infrastructure into a global content delivery network while maintaining compatibility with existing network setups. Qwilt's products are designed to enhance video quality and user experience for fixed and mobile operators, as well as educational institutions. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Qwilt is supported by a team of industry veterans and has garnered backing from notable investors.

Machinima

Series B in 2010
Machinima produces and distributes video content for young males and video gamers. Its network provides various shows that include scripted series, original content, weekly and daily shows, official publisher pop culture content, and game-play videos, as well as animation, movies, and TV shows. Machinima offers its services through global distribution platforms that include YouTube, Xbox One, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows, Facebook, Twitter, Google< and Instagram, as well as other devices and networks. It began operation in January 2000, with its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. It operates as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment as of November 30, 2016.

Clicker

Series B in 2010
Clicker is the ultimate guide to Internet television. As massive amounts of programming move online, consumers are entering a world of infinite choices, all on-demand. Great! Finding the show you want to watch? Painful. Thousands of episodes from thousands of shows are housed on thousands of different sites, mixed amongst billions of random videos. Clicker culls all broadcast programming, and TV-quality Web originals, from these silos and delivers them in one seamless, organized experience so you can easily find, save, share and even contribute content for any show or episode online.

Clicker

Series A in 2009
Clicker is the ultimate guide to Internet television. As massive amounts of programming move online, consumers are entering a world of infinite choices, all on-demand. Great! Finding the show you want to watch? Painful. Thousands of episodes from thousands of shows are housed on thousands of different sites, mixed amongst billions of random videos. Clicker culls all broadcast programming, and TV-quality Web originals, from these silos and delivers them in one seamless, organized experience so you can easily find, save, share and even contribute content for any show or episode online.

Auditude

Series B in 2009
Auditude is a prominent video management and monetization technology company focused on enhancing video revenues for content owners and aggregators. Its proprietary system, Auditude Connect, serves as an advanced ad management platform that addresses the needs of premium video websites and content providers. By facilitating effective ad serving and management, Auditude has partnered with major players in the online video industry, including Comcast, Major League Baseball, MTV Networks, MySpace Music and Video, Universal Music Group, and Yahoo!. The company employs a team of experts with backgrounds in leading technology firms such as DoubleClick, eBay, Google, and PayPal. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Auditude also maintains offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

Adap.tv

Series B in 2008
Adap.tv, now part of ONE by AOL, specializes in programmatic video advertising, providing tools and services that enhance how video publishers utilize online advertising. The company offers the Adap.tv OneSource platform, which allows publishers to manage and serve advertisements from both their own sales teams and third-party advertising networks through a unified interface. This innovation facilitates a more streamlined approach for marketers and media brands to engage consumers across various platforms, including desktop, mobile, and television. By focusing on performance-driven campaigns, Adap.tv positions itself as a key partner for leading publishers, advertisers, and agencies aiming to optimize their brand value in the digital landscape.

Vuze

Series C in 2007
Vuze is a BitTorrent client used to find, download, share, play, view, and read content on digital devices. Its portfolio of products includes Vuze Free, Vuze Plus, Vuze Torrent Downloader app for Android, Vuze Remote, and Vuze Web extension for Google Chrome Webstore. The Vuze BitTorrent Client is an end-to-end software application for various torrent needs. The Vuze torrent downloader for Windows or Mac enables users to find torrents online. Once the torrent is found the Vuze BitTorrent Client facilitates the download of torrents and automatically optimizes torrent download speeds. The built-in Vuze torrent download manager lets users view the status of each of their BitTorrent downloads. Vuze is operated from San Mateo, California.

Adap.tv

Series A in 2007
Adap.tv, now part of ONE by AOL, specializes in programmatic video advertising, providing tools and services that enhance how video publishers utilize online advertising. The company offers the Adap.tv OneSource platform, which allows publishers to manage and serve advertisements from both their own sales teams and third-party advertising networks through a unified interface. This innovation facilitates a more streamlined approach for marketers and media brands to engage consumers across various platforms, including desktop, mobile, and television. By focusing on performance-driven campaigns, Adap.tv positions itself as a key partner for leading publishers, advertisers, and agencies aiming to optimize their brand value in the digital landscape.

Zing Systems

Series C in 2007
In a world with ZING, you can listen, bookmark, and collect songs from live digital streams. Mix playlists from your CD and MP3 libraries with fresh content. Discover new entertainment and share playlists with friends. And get updates on what's happening with your favorite artists. ZING brings you the joy of music discovery, simplifies how you collect and manage your playlists, and gives you the freedom to enjoy it all on the go. Imagine all this seamlessly integrated into one device that's always on and ready to play. ZING is your way to stay tuned.

Vuze

Series B in 2006
Vuze is a BitTorrent client used to find, download, share, play, view, and read content on digital devices. Its portfolio of products includes Vuze Free, Vuze Plus, Vuze Torrent Downloader app for Android, Vuze Remote, and Vuze Web extension for Google Chrome Webstore. The Vuze BitTorrent Client is an end-to-end software application for various torrent needs. The Vuze torrent downloader for Windows or Mac enables users to find torrents online. Once the torrent is found the Vuze BitTorrent Client facilitates the download of torrents and automatically optimizes torrent download speeds. The built-in Vuze torrent download manager lets users view the status of each of their BitTorrent downloads. Vuze is operated from San Mateo, California.

MobiTV

Series C in 2006
MobiTV, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-enabled streaming video platform that allows operators to launch fully branded, compliant, and feature-rich pay TV services within 90 days. The company offers an end-to-end solution that delivers live and on-demand television content across various devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. MobiTV's technology supports a multi-screen experience, enabling users to seamlessly shift between live and on-demand content on mobile devices, tablets, and personal computers. The platform also manages the complexities of delivering video across different networks and devices, optimizing for varying network conditions. MobiTV's services cater to IPTV operators, mobile TV, and over-the-top customers, including major telecommunications providers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV was previously known as Idetic, Inc. before rebranding in 2005.

AirPlay Network

Series B in 2006
AirPlay creates and produces games that allow consumers to use their cell phones to play along with their favorite television programs. Merging 110 million US television households with 200 million mobile handsets, AirPlay offers consumers a fun and unique way to interact with live television while competing against their friends, family or a national television audience. For its wireless and television industry partners, AirPlay offers a proprietary platform and service infrastructure which enables incremental revenue streams without partner capital investment

MobiTV

Series C in 2006
MobiTV, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-enabled streaming video platform that allows operators to launch fully branded, compliant, and feature-rich pay TV services within 90 days. The company offers an end-to-end solution that delivers live and on-demand television content across various devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. MobiTV's technology supports a multi-screen experience, enabling users to seamlessly shift between live and on-demand content on mobile devices, tablets, and personal computers. The platform also manages the complexities of delivering video across different networks and devices, optimizing for varying network conditions. MobiTV's services cater to IPTV operators, mobile TV, and over-the-top customers, including major telecommunications providers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV was previously known as Idetic, Inc. before rebranding in 2005.

AirPlay Network

Series A in 2005
AirPlay creates and produces games that allow consumers to use their cell phones to play along with their favorite television programs. Merging 110 million US television households with 200 million mobile handsets, AirPlay offers consumers a fun and unique way to interact with live television while competing against their friends, family or a national television audience. For its wireless and television industry partners, AirPlay offers a proprietary platform and service infrastructure which enables incremental revenue streams without partner capital investment

MobiTV

Series B in 2004
MobiTV, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-enabled streaming video platform that allows operators to launch fully branded, compliant, and feature-rich pay TV services within 90 days. The company offers an end-to-end solution that delivers live and on-demand television content across various devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. MobiTV's technology supports a multi-screen experience, enabling users to seamlessly shift between live and on-demand content on mobile devices, tablets, and personal computers. The platform also manages the complexities of delivering video across different networks and devices, optimizing for varying network conditions. MobiTV's services cater to IPTV operators, mobile TV, and over-the-top customers, including major telecommunications providers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, MobiTV was previously known as Idetic, Inc. before rebranding in 2005.

MetaTV

Series B in 2001
MetaTV was founded in 1999 to define technology and services which would forever change the way people look at television.

MetaTV

Series A in 2000
MetaTV was founded in 1999 to define technology and services which would forever change the way people look at television.

Musicmatch

Series B in 2000
Musicmatch provides users with unlimited access to a vast library of over 800,000 songs and 40,000 albums through a subscription model. The monthly fee can be as low as $7.95 when billed annually. Established as a significant player in the music streaming industry, Musicmatch was acquired by Yahoo in 2004.
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