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 Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Livepeer is 28.

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 10 active competitors, of which 3 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 10 active competitors

Employee Count

28 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Web3 Working Group & 1 more

Similar Companies

the402 & 14 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	9530723	Series B	5451184	9211897	7223742	1349920
Jul 2021	6290257	Series B	3077242	9989661	1721343	Northzone & 4 more
Jun 17, 2019	7985217	Series A	4217501	8563617	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 5m
njbpuiz	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 7m
scomixl	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 4m
niuot{i	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 5m

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Livepeer's employee count trend

Livepeer has 28 employees as of Aug 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	Tiger Global Management, 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	Ghostcast 2019, California City (United States), Seed	App based streaming platform provider	$31.7K	-	23/100
7th	Booke 2012, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Provider of blockchain-based book distribution solution	-	-	18/100
8th	Stream 2017, Sunnyvale (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a decentralized live media streaming platform	-	-	16/100
9th	Bloomers Unfunded	Video sharing platform	-	-	16/100
10th	Popkon Kochi (India), Unfunded	Live streaming platform enabling content creators to earn	-	-	16/100