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JW Player Funding Round

LLR Partners invested in a $100 million Series E funding round for JW Player. The round was announced on 6/25/2021.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/25/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$100,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors

LLR Partners (David Reuter)

Proceeds Purpose
Capital will help accelerate JW Player's growth and expand its already robust platform, empowering customers with independence and control in the Digital Video Economy

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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