Vuclip
| Vuclip Logo | |
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2008 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| No. of locations | Beijing, New Delhi, Mumbai, Shenzhen |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO and co-founder Zhigang Chen, CTO and co-founder |
| Industry | Mobile video entertainment |
| URL | vuclip.com |
Vuclip is a mobile video company that allows users to search for and watch web videos on any video-enabled mobile device.[2] According to data from Opera, it is one of the top 30 mobile sites globally[3] and one of the top ten mobile sites in India.[4]
Vuclip has partnerships with carriers throughout India including Bharti Airtel, Tata DoCoMo, and Vodafone. The company also has deals in Southeast Asia with Maxis Communications, XL Axiata, and Telkomsel.[5]
The company dynamically transcodes, optimizes and delivers videos to mobile devices in real-time.[6] They have served up over 2 billion video views to users worldwide. It took the company 31 months from its inception to serve up 1 billion video views and it served up its 2 billionth video view eight months later.[7]
The company is private and has received funding[8] from NEA[9] and Jafco Ventures.[10] The company closed a Series C round of funding in May 2011 and raised $8 million from previous investors NEA and Jafco.[11] The company closed a Series D round of funding in November 2012 and raised $13 million with SingTel Innov8 as the lead investor. Existing investors NEA and Jafco also participated in Vuclip's Series D.[12]
It also lets online publishers and content owners make their video content available on mobile devices through a white-label API program.[13]
Founded in 2004, the company was formerly known as blueapple.mobi, before launching as Vuclip in the summer of 2008.[14] The company is located in Milpitas, CA with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing, and Shenzhen.
References
- ^ "Vuclip.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ http://www.vuclip.com/About.html
- ^ http://www.opera.com/smw/2010/11/
- ^ http://telecomyatra.afaqs.com/news/?sid=2636_Top+mobile+sites+in+India
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19/mobile-video-search-engine-vuclip-raises-8-million/
- ^ http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/18/vuclip-mobile-video-search-can-make-any-video-format-play-on-your-phone/
- ^ http://www.intomobile.com/2011/05/21/mobile-video-service-vuclip-raises-8-million-series-c-funding/
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/09/21/daily29.html
- ^ http://www.nea.com/Portfolio/CompanyDetail.aspx?id=1535
- ^ http://jafco.com/portfolio.php?type=allcompanies
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19/mobile-video-search-engine-vuclip-raises-8-million/
- ^ http://www.zdnet.com/singtel-invests-in-mobile-video-services-startup-vuclip-7000007503/
- ^ http://partners.vuclip.com/
- ^ http://newteevee.com/2008/08/18/vuclip-the-secret-mobile-video-phenom/