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Shadow (service)
Shadow.tech is a cloud computing service developed by the French company Blade that was acquired by OVHcloud founder Octave Klaba in 2021. Its technology is based on Windows 10 servers executing video games or other Windows software applications remotely. Unlike many other cloud services such as Boosteroid, Nvidia GeForce Now, or Amazon Luna, Shadow is not limited to running video games, as Shadow.tech provides remote access to a complete PC infrastructure.
In 2015, Emmanuel Freund, Stéphane Héliot and Asher Kagan-Criou created a start-up called Blade to propose a cloud-gaming service called Shadow.
At the start of 2016, they raised 3 million euros of capital, then 10 million, followed in 2017 by 51 million, with several investors.
In 2019, Blade further raised 30 million euros, following the arrival of Google in the Cloud gaming sector with Stadia.
In October 2019, Shadow had more than 70000 users. In November 2020, They announced having more than 100000 active users.
In September 2020, Blade CEO and CTO change for Mike Fischer and Jean-Baptiste Kempf (one of the major contributors of the VLC media player project).
In March 2021, it was announced that Blade had filed for Chapter 11 Protection in the United States, as well as filing for bankruptcy in Europe.
In May 2021, it was announced that Blade had been bought after its insolvency by Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloud. Before he bought the service however, Octave Klaba announced that he was not interested in Cloud Gaming but intended to develop a European alternative to Office 365.
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Shadow (service)
Shadow.tech is a cloud computing service developed by the French company Blade that was acquired by OVHcloud founder Octave Klaba in 2021. Its technology is based on Windows 10 servers executing video games or other Windows software applications remotely. Unlike many other cloud services such as Boosteroid, Nvidia GeForce Now, or Amazon Luna, Shadow is not limited to running video games, as Shadow.tech provides remote access to a complete PC infrastructure.
In 2015, Emmanuel Freund, Stéphane Héliot and Asher Kagan-Criou created a start-up called Blade to propose a cloud-gaming service called Shadow.
At the start of 2016, they raised 3 million euros of capital, then 10 million, followed in 2017 by 51 million, with several investors.
In 2019, Blade further raised 30 million euros, following the arrival of Google in the Cloud gaming sector with Stadia.
In October 2019, Shadow had more than 70000 users. In November 2020, They announced having more than 100000 active users.
In September 2020, Blade CEO and CTO change for Mike Fischer and Jean-Baptiste Kempf (one of the major contributors of the VLC media player project).
In March 2021, it was announced that Blade had filed for Chapter 11 Protection in the United States, as well as filing for bankruptcy in Europe.
In May 2021, it was announced that Blade had been bought after its insolvency by Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloud. Before he bought the service however, Octave Klaba announced that he was not interested in Cloud Gaming but intended to develop a European alternative to Office 365.