When was DaCast founded?

DaCast was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is DaCast located?

DaCast is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does DaCast have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at DaCast is 40.

Is DaCast a funded company?

DaCast is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Jan 31, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of DaCast?

DaCast's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jan 31, 2008, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does DaCast rank among its competitors?

DaCast ranks 70th amongst 275 active competitors, of which 29 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Synamedia, which secured $460M in Dec, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of DaCast?

DaCast's top competitors include Broadpeak, Synamedia and Net Insight. Among them, Synamedia secured the most recent funding round in December, 2023.

DaCast - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

End-to-end live streaming platform and online video hosting solutions. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for businesses and organizations to stream live video, manage video on demand (VOD), and monetize their content. The platform provides secure video hosting, video CMS, privacy and security features, video analytics, and video marketing solutions. It supports live events streaming, sports broadcasting, fitness classes, and video for enterprises, marketing, sales, churches, governments, education, entertainment, and musicians. The platform includes a video API, player API, SDK tools, video transcoding, pay-per-view streaming, and secure video upload. It is a SaaS platform that offers subscription-based pricing and supports features like all-device video player, pay-per-view streaming, and video content management.

Website: www.dacast.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$650K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jan 31, 2008, $*****

Investors

stephaneniel.com

Ranked

70^th among 275 active competitors

Employee Count

40 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Vzaar

Similar Companies

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DaCast is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
DACAST, INC. CIN: 814856598 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

DaCast has raised a total funding of $650K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 31, 2008 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. DaCast has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of DaCast:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 31, 2008	2844449	Seed	7952277	3868989	1037664	1089657

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The founders of DaCast is Stephane Roulland.

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

Stephane Roulland: Founder & CEO of DaCast.

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DaCast's employee count trend

DaCast has 40 employees as of Aug 26. Here is DaCast's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of DaCast include Broadpeak, Synamedia and Net Insight. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DaCast, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Broadpeak 2010, Rennes (France), Public	Provider of content delivery network solutions for video streaming services	$11.3M	Eutelsat, Europa & 2 others	66/100
2nd	Synamedia 2018, Staines-upon-thames (United Kingdom), Acquired	Cloud-based platform providing video distribution solutions	-	Adams Street Partners, Sky & 3 others	61/100
3rd	Net Insight 1997, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Media transportation service provider	-	Allegro Investment Fund, Briban Invest	55/100
4th	Brightcove 2004, Boston (United States), Acquired	Provider of video hosting and streaming platform solutions for businesses	$103M	AllianceBernstein, Brookside Capital & 17 others	55/100
5th	BoxCast 2013, Cleveland (United States), Series A	Professional live video streaming and production made simple for everyone	$22M	Updata, Jumpstart & 6 others	54/100
6th	Caton Technology 1997, Kowloon (China), Series B	Video distribution service provider	$56.4M	Pasaca Capital, Guoxin Guotou Fund Management ... & 1 others	54/100
7th	Livestream 2007, New York City (United States), Acquired	Live streaming platform and website	$14.7M	Abundance Partners, Thyra Global Management ... & 1 others	53/100
8th	Impartus 2013, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of online virtual classes platform for schools and colleges	$6.21M	Kaizenvest & 11 others	53/100
9th	Quortex 2018, Cesson Sevigne (France), Acquired	AI-based content delivery solutions provider	$2.81M	Elaia, GO CAPITAL & 1 others	52/100
10th	Class 2020, Washington, DC (United States), Series B	Provider of virtual classroom solutions for online learning and training	$164M	Salesforce Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund ... & 24 others	52/100
70th	DaCast 2008, San Francisco (United States), Seed	End-to-end live streaming platform and online video hosting solutions	$650K	stephaneniel.com	30/100