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Roku - About the company

Roku is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood. It operates as a Provider of video streaming devices. Roku has raised $214M in funding from investors like Fidelity Investments, Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, with last known valuation of $19B. The company has 67 active competitors, including 5 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Google TV, Evolution Digital and Rocks Player.

Company Details

Provider of video streaming devices. It produces streaming players, streaming‑capable smart TVs, and smart‑home products, and operates the Roku OS platform as well as its streaming service. It provides a collection of movies, TV shows, live channels, and is available on Roku devices and other devices like PCs and smart TVs.
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Phone Number
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Registered Address
Los Gatos, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2002
Location
San Jose, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$214M in 10 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$19B as on Apr 25, 2026
Ranked
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
4,365 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by FOX (Jun 15, 2026)

Roku's acquisition details

Roku got acquired by FOX on Jun 15, 2026.
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Roku's funding and investors

Roku has raised a total funding of $214M over 10 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 01, 2008. Roku has 18 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Roku:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Jan 28, 2016
$45.5M
Series G
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-
Oct 22, 2014
$25M
Series G
-
-
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-
Oct 02, 2014
$700K
Series F
-
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-
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Roku's founders and board of directors

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The founders of Roku is Anthony Wood. Anthony Wood, Playgirl Bunny and Ray Ramirez are the CEOs of Roku.
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Roku's employee count trend

Roku has 4,365 employees as of May 26. Here is Roku's employee count trend over the years:
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Roku's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Roku include Google TV, Evolution Digital and Rocks Player. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Roku, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Roku
Roku
2002, San Jose (United States), Acquired
Provider of video streaming devices
$214M
85/100
2nd
Logo for Google TV
Google TV
2020, Mountain View (United States), Unfunded
Online platform providing video streaming device
-
-
57/100
3rd
Logo for Evolution Digital
Evolution Digital
2008, Centennial (United States), Unfunded
Provider of TV streaming devices
-
-
47/100
4th
Logo for Rocks Player
Rocks Player
2019, Ghaziabad (India), Unfunded
Video streaming player
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-
45/100
5th
Logo for Cloud TV
Cloud TV
2019, Mumbai (India), Unfunded
Smart TV OS provider
-
-
44/100
6th
Logo for LetsView
LetsView
2008, Hong Kong (China), Unfunded
Provider of screen mirroring tool
-
-
43/100
7th
Logo for Formuler
Formuler
2014, Unfunded
Platform providing devices for streaming videos on TV
-
-
42/100
8th
Logo for ALOYS
ALOYS
2015, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Public
OTT streaming TV devices provider
-
40/100
9th
Logo for Vadio
Vadio
2012, Portland (United States), Series A
Video platform offering diverse content, live streams, and user interaction
$11.9M
39/100
10th
Logo for CnX Player
CnX Player
2015, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (India), Unfunded
Mobile app to play videos
-
-
37/100
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Roku's Investments and acquisitions

Roku has made 1 investments in companies including tvScientific. Roku has also acquired 5 companies including This Old House and Quibi.
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Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
Feb 05, 2025
Investments
2020
Pasadena (United States)
Mar 22, 2021
Acquisition
1979
New York City (United States)
Jan 08, 2021
Acquisition
2018
Los Angeles (United States)
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News related to Roku

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