Livepeer

company

About

Livepeer develops and operates a platform for decentralized live video broadcast on the Internet.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$20M
Industries
Communities,Information Technology,Software,Video,Video Streaming
Founded date
Jan 1, 2017
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Livepeer, Inc.

Livepeer develops and operates a platform for decentralized live video broadcast on the Internet. It provides an open platform that gives broadcasters, developers, and users the ability to get content and message out.

Livepeer combines a blockchain based crypto-token protocol with economic incentives and an open media server. It provides a decentralized video live streaming platform with the peer-to-peer networks and the blockchain. Eric Tang and Douglas Petkanics founded it in 2017, with its head in New York City.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
5
$51M
Livepeer has raised a total of $51M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 5, 2022 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 5, 2022 Series B $20M 5 Detail
Jul 29, 2021 Series B $20M 11 Digital Currency Group Detail
Jun 17, 2019 Series A $8M 9 Northzone Detail
Feb 16, 2018 Seed $3M 1 Detail
May 17, 2017 Seed 3 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
0
Livepeer has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 1, 2022, when Web3 Working Group raised $2M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Seed $2M E-Learning
Aug 7, 2022 Tenderize
Seed $3M Cryptocurrency

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
23
Livepeer is funded by 23 investors. Alan Howard and Digital Currency Group are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Alan Howard Series B
Digital Currency Group Series B
Northzone Series B
Tiger Global Management Series B
Warburg Serres Investments Series B
CoinFund Series B
6th Man Ventures Series B
Animal Ventures Series B
Buck Stash Series B
Cashican People LLC Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
Livepeer has 5 current employee profiles, including Executive Doug Petkanics
Executive
Executive
Executive
Board member
Employee