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 an angel investors in 1 startup.

How many employees does Bitmovin have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Bitmovin is 175.

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.

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.

Where does Bitmovin rank among its competitors?

Bitmovin ranks 3rd amongst 247 active competitors, of which 22 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

Bitmovin is a series C company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Christopher Mueller and Stefan Lederer. It operates as a Cloud-based unstructured video analytics solutions provider. Bitmovin has raised $69.1M in funding from investors like Y Combinator, Atomico and Swisscom. The company has 247 active competitors, including 22 funded and 46 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Avid Technology, TVU Networks and Telestream.

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, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 16 more

Ranked

3^rd among 247 active competitors

Employee Count

175 as on Jun 30, 2026

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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	4221492	Conventional Debt	2661524	8082265	7571347	3334159
Apr 20, 2021	5433195	Series C	3976925	1883152	2328169	Climb Ventures & 3 more
Nov 12, 2019	8807479	Conventional Debt	5487744	3064534	4189461	European Investment Bank

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

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

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

Bitmovin's Board of Directors

Bitmovin's board has 9 active members. Fergal Mullen, Christopher Mueller, Stefan Lederer, 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 2m
lnlsxvb	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m
bkmchri	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 4m
gcuuclh	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 9m
qtfyyhu	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 1m
rjqbdyg	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 9m
hduikuy	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 7m
voqylck	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 5m
qvszena	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m

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Bitmovin's employee count trend

Bitmovin has 175 employees as of Jun 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, Herald Investment Management ... & 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 & 4 others	69/100
3rd	Bitmovin 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud-based unstructured video analytics solutions provider	$69.1M	Dawn Capital, Zillionize & 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 & 2 others	68/100
6th	V-Nova 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Video and image processing software and embedded solutions provider	$67.3M	Global Capital Holdings, Finalto & 71 others	67/100
7th	Imagine Communications 2005, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital video processing and edge multiplexing solutions	$34.2M	Viola Group, Columbia Capital & 2 others	67/100
8th	ATEME 1991, Paris (France), Public	Provider of video compression solutions for live content delivery and VOD platforms	$13.8M	Herald Investment Management, Siparex & 7 others	64/100
9th	Beamr 2009, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Video compression software provider	$28.5M	Verizon, Disruptive & 3 others	63/100
10th	Planetcast 1996, Noida (India), Acquired	Provider of content management & distribution service	$11.9M	Kubera Cross-Border Fund, Veena Investment ... & 8 others	61/100