When was Green Hippo founded?

Green Hippo was founded in 2000.

Where is Green Hippo located?

Green Hippo is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Green Hippo have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Green Hippo is 28.

Where does Green Hippo rank among its competitors?

Green Hippo ranks 3rd amongst 23 active competitors, none of which are funded.

Who are the top competitors of Green Hippo?

Green Hippo's top competitors include Vivotek, GDC Technology and Omneon. Among them, BCDVideo secured the most recent funding round in June, 2021.

Green Hippo - 2026 Company Profile, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Green Hippo is a manufacturer of the media server. The company offers a wide range of media server and video tools. The media servers offered by the company are Montane+, Taiga+, Boreal+, karst+, and Amba+. Video tools offered by the company are Par4Keet, BlueBird, and 2Kan. The products offered by the company provides a solution for creating video solutions for live entertainment. Customers include Nike, Samsung, NEC Technologies, BBC, and John Lewis.

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Founded Year

2000

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

3^rd among 23 active competitors

Employee Count

28 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

GDC Technology & 13 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Spitfire Creative Technologies (Oct 01, 2018)

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Green Hippo is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
GREEN HIPPO LTD CIN: 4098189 , Germany, Active	Oct 23, 2000	-	24 (As on Dec 31, 2019)

Green Hippo got acquired by Spitfire Creative Technologies on Oct 01, 2018.

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Green Hippo has not raised any funding rounds yet.

Green Hippo's employee count trend

Green Hippo has 28 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Green Hippo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Green Hippo include Vivotek, GDC Technology and Omneon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Green Hippo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Vivotek 2000, Taipei (Taiwan), Public	Maniufacturer of integrated video surveillance solutions	-	-	60/100
2nd	GDC Technology 1999, Hong Kong (China), Acquired	Digital cinema solutions provider and Operator of movie screens	$84M	Prometheus Capital, Huayi Brothers Media Group	48/100
3rd	Green Hippo 2000, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Manufacturer of media server	-	-	47/100
4th	Omneon 1998, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Innovating video streaming and broadband solutions for a connected world	$100M	Meritech, Accel & 13 others	46/100
5th	SnowShore Networks 2000, Chelmsford (United States), Acquired	VoIP and network equipment provider	$27.6M	3i Group, CRV & 3 others	41/100
6th	BCDVideo 1999, Buffalo Grove (United States), Late Stage	Developer of IP video server solutions	-	High Street Capital	35/100
7th	ThinkEngine Networks 1962, Danbury (United States), Acqui-Hired	Media & application servers provider	$15M	Prism Venture Partners, VantagePoint Capital Partners ... & 1 others	32/100
8th	Teracue 1991, Odelzhausen (Germany), Acquired	Hardware and software provider of IPTV solutions	-	-	31/100
9th	Parakey 2005, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Web based operating system.	$2M	MSD Capital, Y Combinator & 6 others	31/100
10th	7thSense 2004, Upper Beeding (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Platform offering digital signage solution	-	-	30/100