JW Player is the New York-based startup that pioneered video on the web and is now innovating for the future. Started in 2008 as the world’s first open source video player, today the company’s customers span the globe across 193 countries and range from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers. The company’s flagship product, JW Player, is live on more than 2 million sites with 17 billion video streams to a billion monthly unique viewers across all devices — phones, tablets, and desktops. Nearly five percent of all video streams worldwide are delivered through JW Player. In addition to the player, the company’s services include video hosting and streaming, advertising, and analytics. For more information, see www.jwplayer.com.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 201-500
Phone: +1 212-244-0140
Total raised: $140M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | e.ventures | eventures.... |
| - | 7 Global C... | 7globalcap... |
| 25.06.2021 | LLR Partne... | llrpartner... |
| - | Runway Gro... | runwaygrow... |
| - | Greycroft | greycroft.... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 29.06.2021 | Series E | $100M | - |
| 05.01.2016 | Series D | $20M | - |
| 17.09.2014 | Series C | $20M | - |
Mentions in press and media 31
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 16.01.2024 | JW Player Suffers Severe Traffic Loss After Dynamic Piracy B... | JW Player was born around 2005 as an open source project, taking its name from the initials of main ... | torrentfre... |
| 30.01.2023 | 50 recently-funded startups to watch in 2023 | With the ongoing economic downturn and fear of a recession, tech startups have been hit hard as inve... | techstartu... |
| 19.01.2023 | JW Player Buys InPlayer | JW Player, a NY-based SaaS video platform for broadcasters, publishers, and other video-driven compa... | finsmes.co... |
| 29.06.2021 | JW Player Raises $100M in Series E Funding | JW Player, a NYC-based provider of a video software and data insights platform, raised $100M in Seri... | finsmes.co... |
| 25.06.2021 | Daily funding roundup - June 24th, 2021 | Figma raised $200M; SmartAsset landed $110M; ShipHero secured $50M; Lessen picks up $35M Illumio: I... | vator.tv/n... |
| 24.06.2021 | Video streaming and analytics platform JW Player raises $100... | Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. JW Playe... | venturebea... |
| 24.06.2021 | JW Player raises $100M to build subscriptions and other mone... | JW Player, a very early mover in the market for online video technology — it powered YouTube’s first... | techcrunch... |
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| 24.06.2021 | Andreessen Horowitz gears up for more mega crypto bets | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
| 24.06.2021 | JW Player Raises $100M in Series E To Help Fuel Growth in th... | NEW YORK, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JW Player, the leading video software and data insights ... | marketscre... |
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