When was Vilynx founded?

Vilynx was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Vilynx located?

Vilynx is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Vilynx?

Juan Carlos Riveiro of Vilynx. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Vilynx have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at Vilynx is 11 - 50.

Is Vilynx a funded company?

Vilynx is a funded company, having raised a total of $8.34M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Sep 29, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Vilynx?

Vilynx's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Feb 26, 2017, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is Business Intelligence. In United States, the Business Intelligence sector has seen $8.29B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Vilynx rank among its competitors?

Vilynx ranks 138th amongst 1038 active competitors, of which 201 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cloudastructure, which secured $3M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Vilynx?

Vilynx's top competitors include Confluent, Egnyte and Atlan. Among them, Cloudastructure secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Vilynx - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Vilynx an acquired company?

Vilynx got acquired by Apple on Jun 01, 2020.

Company Details

Vilynx is a tool that enhances the number of views of a video for publishers. Its technology can automatically pull an engaging clip and will continue responding to data, changing the clip over time to maximize viewer engagement. Vilynx claims, it can triple video play rates and improve engagement by 6x. Its approach is comparable to Facebook and Twitter, which can also adjust ad placement and frequency to respond to user engagement. It adds a new revenue stream for publishers with its in-line ad solution for browsing videos.

Website: vilynx.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$8.34M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Feb 26, 2017, $*****

Investors

Kibo Ventures & 5 more

Ranked

138^th among 1038 active competitors

Employee Count

11 - 50 as on Mar 01, 2026

Similar Companies

Confluent & 1152 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Apple (Jun 01, 2020)

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Vilynx got acquired by Apple on Jun 01, 2020 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Vilynx has raised a total funding of $8.34M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 29, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Feb 26, 2017 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Vilynx has 3 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vilynx:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 26, 2017	2159594	Series A	1790589	4812078	7563171	5356798
Jun 07, 2016	5289835	Conventional Debt	7180361	1444893	7534413	9143904
Sep 29, 2015	6292543	Seed	6574982	2125989	Ridgewood Capital	1350345

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The founders of Vilynx are Juan Carlos Riveiro, Adam Talcott, Oscar Chabrera, Hendrik Van Der Meer and Elisenda Bou-Balust.

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

Juan Carlos Riveiro: Co-Founder & CEO of Vilynx and founder of 1 other company.
Adam Talcott: Co-Founder of Vilynx.
Oscar Chabrera: Co-Founder of Vilynx.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Hendrik Van Der Meer: Co-Founder, President and VP of Business Development of Vilynx.
Elisenda Bou-Balust: Co-Founder of Vilynx.

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Vilynx's employee count trend

Vilynx has 11 - 50 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Vilynx's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vilynx include Confluent, Egnyte and Atlan. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vilynx, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Confluent 2014, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Provider of a platform for data streaming and event processing	$456M	Benchmark, Index Ventures & 22 others	76/100
2nd	Egnyte 2006, Mountain View (United States), Series F	Platform that offers data governance and file sharing solutions	$136M	Northgate Capital, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners ... & 13 others	75/100
3rd	Atlan 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Developer of AI-driven data governance and metadata management platform	$206M	WaterBridge, Insight Partners & 35 others	74/100
4th	Collibra 2008, Brussels (Belgium), Series G	Provider of a platform for data intelligence, governance, and AI management	$596M	ICONIQ Growth, Sofina & 13 others	71/100
5th	Cloudastructure 2013, San Mateo (United States), Public	Provider of cloud and AI-based integrated video analytics systems	$31.3M	Alchemist Accelerator, Root Ventures & 9 others	70/100
6th	Solink 2009, Ottawa (Canada), Series C	Provider of cloud-based video security and analysis solution for loss prevention and security	$98.2M	Goldman Sachs, Generation Ventures & 10 others	67/100
7th	OneTrust 2016, Atlanta (United States), Series D	Provider of software for data privacy risk and compliance management	$1.13B	Insight Partners, Generation Investment Management ... & 14 others	67/100
8th	Veritas Technologies 1983, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management and cyber resilience solutions for enterprises	$18.6M	Point Financial, Thecarlylegroup.fr & 9 others	67/100
9th	Oosto 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Developer of video analytics solutions for security, safety, and operations	$352M	Qualcomm Ventures, DFJ Growth & 8 others	66/100
10th	Exterro 2004, Portland (United States), Series E	Platform that offers data risk management solutions	$100M	Leeds Equity Partners, Coller Capital & 1 others	65/100
138th	Vilynx 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Video engagement tool	$8.34M	Kibo Ventures, Ridgewood Capital & 4 others	40/100