Leader in video technology.
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Leader in video technology.
201-500 employees
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201-500 employees
To power clients worldwide to accelerate strategy, engage audiences, and maximize monetization.
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To power clients worldwide to accelerate strategy, engage audiences, and maximize monetization.
23% employee growth in 12 months
Online video is an integral part of almost every business' website, from advertisement publishing and sports to eLearning and podcasting. However, whilst video can be hosted through traditional video players that can be embedded on webpages, this technology is not optimized for omnichannel viewing, lacks a viewer analytic structure, and above all, cannot engage audiences on the same level as video platform giants.
JW Player provides a video streaming platform designed to be optimized for omnichannel viewing for any business using video to engage their audience. In addition to providing a high-quality and consistent video player, the company also provides innovative video player bidding technology, ad revenue optimization tools, and real-time viewer engagement analytics.
Whilst the company certainly faces competition from other video engagement platforms, most of these integrate with external video players, whilst JW Player has unified its video player with comprehensive engagement tools. In 2023, JW Player entered the subscription, payments, and identity management game through the acquisition of InPlayer. This indicates the continued growth of JW Player at a time when online customer engagement for businesses is at an all-time high.
Steph
Company Specialist
Jun 2021
$100m
SERIES E
Jan 2016
$20m
SERIES D
This company has top investors
Founders
Dave Otten
(CEO)Experience as Vice President of Operations for About.com from 1998 to 2001. Director of Corporate Development for Nielsen from 2002 to 2004.
Brian Rifkin
(Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships)Experience as Vice President of Sales for About.com. President of A Simple Internet from 2001 to 2007.
Jeroen Wijering
(Co-founder)Graduated from the Design Academy of Eindhoven in 2006. Co-founded JW Player in 2007.