Tech Company Financing Transactions

JW Player Funding Round

Cue Ball Group, e.ventures and Greenspring Global Partners invested in a $20 million Series D funding round for JW Player. The round was announced on 1/5/2016.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/5/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series D
Proceeds Purpose
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.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
8 West 38th St. 6th Floor
New York, NY 10018
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
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.
Profile
JW Player LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
JW Player Company Twitter Account
Company News
JW Player News
Facebook
JW Player on Facebook
YouTube
JW Player on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Otten
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Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Iappini
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Chief Operating Officer
Welby Chen
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Co-Founder
Jeroen Wijering
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Vice President
Brian Rifkin
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VP - Bus. Development
Jin Sha
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VP - Customer Service
Elad Ophir
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VP - Engineering
John Luther
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VP - Human Resources
Jillian Moulton
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VP - Sales
Ryan Beebe
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