When was Livepeer founded?

Livepeer was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Livepeer located?

Livepeer is headquartered in New York City, United States. It is registered at New York, New York.

Who is the current CEO of Livepeer?

Doug Petkanics of Livepeer. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Livepeer have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Livepeer is 27.

Is Livepeer a funded company?

Livepeer is a funded company, having raised a total of $51.2M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 16, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Livepeer?

Livepeer's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jan 05, 2022, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Livepeer rank among its competitors?

Livepeer ranks 1st amongst 8 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Livepeer, which secured $20M in Jan, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Livepeer?

Livepeer's top competitors include the402, Nucast and Ample. Among them, Livepeer secured the most recent funding round in January, 2022.

Livepeer - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Decentralized live video streaming platform. It provides video mining and transcoding solutions. It offers a token named Livepeer token.

Website: livepeer.org
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Email ID: *****@livepeer.org
Registered Address: New York, New York

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$51.2M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jan 05, 2022, $*****

Investors

Tiger Global Management & 22 more

Ranked

1^st among 8 active competitors

Employee Count

27 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Web3 Working Group & 1 more

Similar Companies

the402 & 12 more

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Livepeer is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
LIVEPEER, INC CIN: 821355745 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	12 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Livepeer has raised a total funding of $51.2M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 16, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jan 05, 2022 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Livepeer has 21 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Livepeer:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 05, 2022	3804493	Series B	9487072	5275972	4447734	6970086
Jul 2021	8528340	Series B	9385375	9092426	6964730	Northzone & 4 more
Jun 17, 2019	2489054	Series A	7456497	8753374	Northzone	Ben Rubin & 7 more

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The founders of Livepeer are Doug Petkanics and Eric Tang. Doug Petkanics is the CEO of Livepeer.

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

Doug Petkanics: Co-Founder & CEO of Livepeer and founder of 3 other companies, Livepeer, Wildcard and Hyperpublic.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Eric Tang: Founder of Livepeer and founder of 2 other companies, Livepeer and Wildcard.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

Livepeer's Board of Directors

Livepeer's board has 4 active members. Xiao Tang, Douglas Petkanics, Wendy Schadeck and Wendy Xiao are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Xiao Tang	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 6m
lozcmve	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 6m
ikfmndj	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 5m
sbwcjxu	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 1m

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Livepeer's employee count trend

Livepeer has 27 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Livepeer's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Livepeer include the402, Nucast and Ample. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Livepeer, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Livepeer 2017, New York City (United States), Series B	Decentralized live video streaming platform	$51.2M	Northzone, Compound & 21 others	57/100
2nd	the402 2022, New York City (United States), Seed	Blockchain-based live video streaming platform	$500K	Y Combinator	32/100
3rd	Nucast 2022, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Blockchain-based video-streaming platform	-	-	27/100
4th	Ample 2021, United States, Unfunded	Blockchain-based platform offering live streaming solutions	-	-	25/100
5th	Screener Copy 2015, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Unfunded	Blockchain and cloud-based platform providing live streaming solutions	-	-	24/100
6th	Stream 2017, Sunnyvale (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a decentralized live media streaming platform	-	-	16/100
7th	Bloomers Unfunded	Video sharing platform	-	-	16/100
8th	Traverse Bot 2024, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Developer of a blockchain platform with NFT game and exchange	-	-	16/100
9th	OpenStream 2021, Vietnam, Deadpooled	Decentralized live-video streaming platform	-	-	16/100
10th	Dramebase 2021, United States, Deadpooled	Blockchain-based media streaming platform	-	-	15/100