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Medal is the #1 platform to record gaming clips and videos. Start a game, press a button, get a link. Clips are stored in the cloud for free and sync between mobile devices and PC. Plays.tv users are now on Medal.tv.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Redwood City
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$15M
Founded date
2015
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Apr 21, 2018 | Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong on competitive gaming, then and now | Back when he was known as “Thresh,” Dennis Fong was the original professional gamer. He’s also the CEO of game video sharing site Plays.tv, and so he has decades of visibility into esports, which has become one of the hottest sectors of gam... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, February 17 | IT’s TIME TO TAKE AI SERIOUSLY The following is from the latest print edition of Fortune, where I write a regular column about technology and startups called “💥Boom with a View💥.” Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraH... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Plays.tv Secures $15M in Series A | REDWOOD CITY, CA, Leading platform for players to record, replay, and relive their games has become an independent startup company and raised $15 million in Series A funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Plays.tv >>... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Plays.tv Raises $15m in Series A Funding | Plays.tv, a Redwood City, CA-based platform for players to record, replay, and relive their games, raised $15m in Series A funding. The round was led by Shasta Ventures with participation from an investment fund associated with the owners a... |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Overwatch’s Plays.tv integration makes it easier to capture your highlights | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Ever have a cool moment in Overwatch that you wish you could show your friends? Doing that is now easier than it was before. Plays.tv, ... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Plays tv touts growth that’s better than Instagram and Snapchat after its first year of PC gaming recording | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Sometimes, people just want to watch a highlight of an esports match instead of a whole tournament. Plays.tv, a site that enables peopl... |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Plays tv touts growth that’s better than Instagram and Snapchat after its first year of PC gaming recording | Sometimes, people just want to watch a highlight of an esports match instead of a whole tournament. Plays.tv, a site that enables people to easily record and view replays of PC games, announced today that it has crossed 10 million monthly a... |
| Sep 3, 2015 | Raptr’s Plays.tv makes it easy to make highlight videos from League of Legends matches | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Dennis Fong wishes he were an esports player again, with the huge crowds and big prizes that professional gamers are getting these days... |
| Sep 3, 2015 | Raptr’s Plays.tv makes it easy to make highlight videos from League of Legends matches | Dennis Fong wishes he were an esports player again, with the huge crowds and big prizes that professional gamers are getting these days. But the chief executive of Raptr is doing the next best thing. Raptr is announcing today that its Plays... |
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FAQ about Plays.tv
When was Plays.tv founded?
Plays.tv was founded in 2015.
How much funding has Plays.tv raised?
Plays.tv has raised $15M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Plays.tv?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Plays.tv, among them “Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong on competitive gaming, then and now” (Apr 21, 2018) and “Term Sheet — Friday, February 17” (Feb 17, 2017).
Is Plays.tv still active?
Yes, Plays.tv is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 21, 2018.