JW Player
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JW Player - overview
Established
2008
Location
New York, NY, US
Primary Industry
Media
About
Founded in 2008 and based in New York, US, LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc. , doing business as JW Player, develops and operates an online media player that enables users to publish and stream content. CEO Dave Otten, Adam Fawer, Brian Rifkin, and Jeroen Wijering co-founded the company and raised venture capital financing from private equity investors, including Cue Ball Capital, Greycroft Partners, and Headline. In June 2021, LLR Partners led a USD 100 million series E funding for LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc.
The company's development team provides a PaaS (platform-as-a-service)-based online media player that offers video hosting, publishing, advertising, and analytics solutions for a network of viewers, companies, and individual bloggers. The platform also offers audience engagement solutions to help improve business video revenue. The company generates revenue by providing subscription-based audience engagement services for various business applications. The June 2021 funding will help LongTail Ad Solutions, Inc.
to accelerate product innovation, grow the team, and expand its global footprint across sales, marketing, and channel partnerships.
Current Investors
LLR Partners, Greycroft, Cue Ball Capital
Primary Industry
Media
Sub Industries
eMarketing/Digital Marketing, Music & Video Streaming Software, Digital Media
Website
www.jwplayer.com
Verticals
AdTech, Cloud Computing
Company Stage
Merged
Total Amount Raised
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JW Player - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merger | Announced | Connatix Holdings Inc., JW Player | - |
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