Vuclip
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Founded | July 2008 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| No. of locations | US, Singapore, Kuala Lampur, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Dubai, Jakarta |
| Area served | Emerging markets |
| Owner | PCCW Media |
| Key people | CEO, Nickhil Jakatdar, COO and President, Arun Prakash, CTO, Bo Shen, CFO, Apurva Desai, CRO, Salman Hussain, CPO, Satheesh Kumar |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Employees | 500 |
| URL | vuclip |
Vuclip is a mobile video on demand (VOD) service for emerging markets with over 7 million subscribers per quarter in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Vuclip is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has a presence in Dubai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Delhi, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Singapore.[1]
Overview
[edit]Founders and investors
[edit]Vuclip was incorporated as a Milpitas-based mobile video search company by Nickhil Jakatdar (Founder and CEO, Vuclip) and Xinhui Niu in July 2008.[2] The company raised $13 million in Series D, led by a new investor, SingTel Innov8 as the lead investor.[3] Since inception in 2008, Vuclip has attracted more than $40 million in investment from outfits including U.S. venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates and Jafco Ventures and Singapore's SingTel Innov8.[4]
In March 2015, PCCW Media, a Hong Kong-based Media and Entertainment Group acquired a majority stake in the company to enable it to expand it’s services in the Asia Pacific region.[5]
Acquisitions
[edit]In February 2013, Vuclip made its first acquisition; the mobile video company Jigsee,[6] to expand its own premium content inventory and app capabilities in India, one of Vuclip's biggest markets.[7]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Mobby's Award for Best New App at the Mobile Digital and Marketing Summit [2013][7] Smarties India Award for the publisher/media company of the year [2013][8] Impact's Icons of India's Digital Ecosystem.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "MBC and Vuclip Expand Strategic Partnership to Bring Exclusive Premium Content on Mobile for Audiences Across the Middle East". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ^ "Name change for Milpitas mobile software firm". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Vuclip secures $13M in Series D from SingTel Innov8, existing investors". Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ "Vuclip Strikes Bollywood Content Deal With Balaji". Variety. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "PCCW Media looks beyond Hong Kong with Vuclip investment". Marketing Interactive. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (14 February 2013). "Mobile Video Startup Vuclip Buys Jigsee To Target Emerging Markets With Apps - TechCrunch".
- ^ a b "Vuclip Wins Mobbys Awards 2013 For Innovation In The Mobile Industry". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ "Vuclip wins Smarties India Award". India Infoline. Retrieved 2013-09-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Icons of India's Digital Ecosystem (Report).[permanent dead link]