When was Bitmovin founded?

Bitmovin was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Bitmovin located?

Bitmovin is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

Who is the current CEO of Bitmovin?

Stefan Lederer of Bitmovin. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Bitmovin have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Bitmovin is 179.

Is Bitmovin a funded company?

Bitmovin is a funded company, having raised a total of $69.1M across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 12, 2014.

How much is Bitmovin worth?

The latest valuation of Bitmovin is $***** as of Jan 01, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Bitmovin?

Bitmovin's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Dec 22, 2022, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is OTT Video. In United States, the OTT Video sector has seen $54.1M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Bitmovin rank among its competitors?

Bitmovin ranks 3rd amongst 272 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Bitmovin, which secured $5M in Dec, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Bitmovin?

Bitmovin's top competitors include Avid Technology, TVU Networks and Telestream. Among them, Bitmovin secured the most recent funding round in December, 2022.

Bitmovin - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Bitmovin is a cloud-based unstructured video analytics solutions provider. It provides end-to-end adaptive bitrate transcoding services, video encoding, HTTP-based delivery, and caching infrastructure. It also offers MPEG-DASH and Apple HLS video player, which can be used to offer live as well as on-demand content. It also provides solutions with DRM capabilities to its bit dash MPEG-DASH player for HTML5 and Flash. The clients of the company include Hulu, Youtube, Netflix, BBC, and more.

Website: bitmovin.com
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Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$69.1M in 9 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Dec 22, 2022, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 01, 2015

Investors

Y Combinator & 16 more

Ranked

3^rd among 272 active competitors

Employee Count

179 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

ATEME & 166 more

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Bitmovin is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BITMOVIN, INC. CIN: 5113984 , United States, Active	Apr 04, 2017	-	-	-
Bitmovin, Inc. CIN: 383976981 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2011	-	14 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Bitmovin has raised a total funding of $69.1M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 12, 2014. Bitmovin has 16 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bitmovin:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 22, 2022	9177029	Conventional Debt	3855855	4068045	9382086	2307565
Apr 20, 2021	5351898	Series C	6563079	7838527	8213822	Climb Ventures & 3 more
Nov 12, 2019	9321524	Conventional Debt	8486251	9933253	7312108	European Investment Bank

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The founders of Bitmovin are Stefan Lederer and Christopher Mueller. Stefan Lederer is the CEO of Bitmovin.

Here are the details of Bitmovin's key team members:

Stefan Lederer: Co-Founder & CEO of Bitmovin and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Christopher Mueller: Former Co-Founder of Bitmovin and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

Bitmovin's Board of Directors

Bitmovin's board has 9 active members. Fergal Mullen, Stefan Lederer, Christopher Mueller, Kenneth Carter, Teddie Wardi, Ben Blume, Christopher Meuller, Benjamin Blume and Patrick Dodd are independent board members.

Here is the list of Bitmovin's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Fergal Mullen	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 4m
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Bitmovin's employee count trend

Bitmovin has 179 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Bitmovin's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Bitmovin include Avid Technology, TVU Networks and Telestream. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bitmovin, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Avid Technology 1987, Burlington (United States), Acquired	Provider of software to manage, distribute, and monetize content	-	Morningside, Blum Capital & 5 others	71/100
2nd	TVU Networks 2005, Mountain View (United States), Series B	Provider of IP-based video solutions for live media production workflows	$13.6M	SBVA, NAV.VC & 5 others	69/100
3rd	Bitmovin 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud-based unstructured video analytics solutions provider	$69.1M	Atomico, Highland Europe & 15 others	69/100
4th	Telestream 1998, Nevada City (United States), Acquired	Live and on-demand video streaming solutions provider	$59.3M	Ares Capital Corporation, Hallador & 4 others	68/100
5th	Vizrt 1997, Bergen (Norway), Acquired	Cloud-based media production and management tools provider	$12.1M	FSN Capital, Concord Ventures & 3 others	67/100
6th	Imagine Communications 2005, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital video processing and edge multiplexing solutions	$34.2M	Columbia Capital, Viola Group & 2 others	67/100
7th	ATEME 1991, Paris (France), Public	Provider of video compression solutions for live content delivery and VOD platforms	$13.8M	Herald Investment Management, Phitrust Impact Investors ... & 7 others	64/100
8th	Haivision 2004, Montreal (Canada), Public	Provider of video networking and video wall solutions for industries	-	-	60/100
9th	Beamr 2009, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Video compression software provider	$28.5M	Verizon, Disruptive & 3 others	59/100
10th	Planetcast 1996, Noida (India), Acquired	Provider of content management & distribution service	$11.9M	Kubera Cross-Border Fund, Veena Investment ... & 8 others	57/100