Steamboat Ventures

Steamboat Ventures, established in 2000, is a California-based venture capital firm with additional offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The firm invests in early to growth-stage companies operating at the intersection of technology, media, and consumer sectors, both in the United States and China. It typically allocates $2 million to $15 million per investment, with a maximum of $20 million per company. Steamboat Ventures aims to support young businesses in overcoming market challenges and becoming leaders in their respective fields.

John Ball

Founder and Managing Partner

Perry Chui

General Partner

Liping Fan

Administrative Partner and CFO

Past deals in DRM

Vobile

Series C in 2013
Vobile is a leading provider of video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Japan and Hong Kong. The company specializes in automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content through its patented VDNA technologies, which ensure high accuracy and scalability. Vobile operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive collection of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major movie studios, television networks, and record labels. Its product offerings include VideoTracker, ReClaim, TV Ad Tracking, Online TVOD PPT, and MediaWise, which comprise a transaction-based SaaS business model that supports revenue-sharing and the distribution of digital content assets.

Vobile

Series B in 2007
Vobile is a leading provider of video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Japan and Hong Kong. The company specializes in automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content through its patented VDNA technologies, which ensure high accuracy and scalability. Vobile operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive collection of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major movie studios, television networks, and record labels. Its product offerings include VideoTracker, ReClaim, TV Ad Tracking, Online TVOD PPT, and MediaWise, which comprise a transaction-based SaaS business model that supports revenue-sharing and the distribution of digital content assets.

Vobile

Series A in 2007
Vobile is a leading provider of video and audio content protection, measurement, and monetization services, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Japan and Hong Kong. The company specializes in automated identification, tracking, and management of digital content through its patented VDNA technologies, which ensure high accuracy and scalability. Vobile operates the VDNA Database, the most comprehensive collection of authorized video fingerprints, metadata, and business rules from major movie studios, television networks, and record labels. Its product offerings include VideoTracker, ReClaim, TV Ad Tracking, Online TVOD PPT, and MediaWise, which comprise a transaction-based SaaS business model that supports revenue-sharing and the distribution of digital content assets.
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