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Ooyala
Ooyala (pronounced /uːˈjɑːlə/ "oo-YAH-la") was a privately owned company focusing on video content workflow management systems. It began in 2007 as a venture-backed, privately held company founded by brothers Bismarck Lepe and Belsasar Lepe, and their colleague and friend from Google, Sean Knapp. It was acquired by Australian Telecom giant Telstra in 2012, which sold it to Ooyala management in October 2018 writing off all its investment. In Feb 2019 Ooyala sold its OVP business to Brightcove.
In July 2019, Dalet, a provider of solutions[buzzword] and services for broadcasters and content professionals, acquired the Ooyala Flex Media Platform business. The asset deal included the Ooyala Flex Media Platform and brand, as well as Ooyala personnel across sales, marketing, engineering, professional services, and support.
The word ooyala means 'cradle' or 'swing' in Kannada or Telugu (ఊయల).
In January 2007, Bismarck Lepe was working for Google. While developing new monetization techniques for YouTube, he came up with the idea of using computer vision techniques to deliver targeted advertising on TV shows recorded on TiVo. He contacted his brother Belasar and a friend, Sean Knapp, to discuss his idea.
In its first round of funding, Ooyala raised money from a number of angel investors and businesspeople, including Scott Flanders, CEO of Playboy Enterprises; Tim Koogle, Former CEO of Yahoo!; and Oliver Grace, Kip Hagopian, Fred Warren, and Ron Conway. Eight months later, Ooyala raised an additional $8.5 million from Sierra Ventures.
By August 2009, Ooyala was providing video technology and services for over 500 companies under the direction of new CEO Jay Fulcher, formerly of Agile, PeopleSoft, and SAP.
Two more rounds of fund-raising followed in 2010 and 2011. Ooyala had raised $42 million from Sage Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures, Rembrandt Ventures, CID Group (a Shanghai-based private equity fund), Hitochu and Panasonic.
In April 2019, the Online Video Platform business was sold to Brightcove. Ooyala focused all its business and GTM strategy on further growing the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, a content supply chain solution.[buzzword]
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Ooyala
Ooyala (pronounced /uːˈjɑːlə/ "oo-YAH-la") was a privately owned company focusing on video content workflow management systems. It began in 2007 as a venture-backed, privately held company founded by brothers Bismarck Lepe and Belsasar Lepe, and their colleague and friend from Google, Sean Knapp. It was acquired by Australian Telecom giant Telstra in 2012, which sold it to Ooyala management in October 2018 writing off all its investment. In Feb 2019 Ooyala sold its OVP business to Brightcove.
In July 2019, Dalet, a provider of solutions[buzzword] and services for broadcasters and content professionals, acquired the Ooyala Flex Media Platform business. The asset deal included the Ooyala Flex Media Platform and brand, as well as Ooyala personnel across sales, marketing, engineering, professional services, and support.
The word ooyala means 'cradle' or 'swing' in Kannada or Telugu (ఊయల).
In January 2007, Bismarck Lepe was working for Google. While developing new monetization techniques for YouTube, he came up with the idea of using computer vision techniques to deliver targeted advertising on TV shows recorded on TiVo. He contacted his brother Belasar and a friend, Sean Knapp, to discuss his idea.
In its first round of funding, Ooyala raised money from a number of angel investors and businesspeople, including Scott Flanders, CEO of Playboy Enterprises; Tim Koogle, Former CEO of Yahoo!; and Oliver Grace, Kip Hagopian, Fred Warren, and Ron Conway. Eight months later, Ooyala raised an additional $8.5 million from Sierra Ventures.
By August 2009, Ooyala was providing video technology and services for over 500 companies under the direction of new CEO Jay Fulcher, formerly of Agile, PeopleSoft, and SAP.
Two more rounds of fund-raising followed in 2010 and 2011. Ooyala had raised $42 million from Sage Venture Partners, Sierra Ventures, Rembrandt Ventures, CID Group (a Shanghai-based private equity fund), Hitochu and Panasonic.
In April 2019, the Online Video Platform business was sold to Brightcove. Ooyala focused all its business and GTM strategy on further growing the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, a content supply chain solution.[buzzword]