JW Player Secures $20,000,000 Series D Funding Round

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    1/5/2016
  • Company Name
    JW Player
  • Mailing Address
    8 West 38th Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA
  • Company Description
    We’re the New York-based startup that pioneered video on the web. Now, we’re busy innovating for the future. Our flagship product, JW Player, is live on more than 2 million sites and streams billions of videos each month, across all devices — phones, tablets, and desktops.
  • Website
    http://www.jwplayer.com
  • Transaction Type
    Venture Equity
  • Transaction Amount
    $20,000,000
  • Transaction Round
    Series D
  • Proceeds Purposes
    The company will use the investment to accelerate the introduction of data-informed SaaS products, drive international sales and marketing expansion, and execute on its vision of creating the “Independent Video Ecosystem,” which provides publishers, content creators and advertisers with actionable insights to maximize audience, engagement and monetization.
  • M&A Terms
  • Venture Investor
    Greycroft Partners
  • Venture Investor
    Greenspring Global Partners
  • Venture Investor
    Cue Ball Group
  • Venture Investor
    e.ventures