When was Vive founded?

Vive was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Vive located?

Vive is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It is registered at Hanomaghof 2 30449 Hannover Germany.

Which legal entities is Vive associated with?

Vive is associated with Tripod Technology GmbH.

How many employees does Vive have?

As of Dec 31, 2021, the latest employee count at Vive is 30.

Is Vive a funded company?

Vive is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Vive?

Vive's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 08, 2014, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Vive rank among its competitors?

Vive ranks 35th amongst 238 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FRND, which secured $6.5M in Dec, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Vive?

Vive's top competitors include FRND, HyperConnect and Olive. Among them, FRND secured the most recent funding round in December, 2021.

Vive - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Vive is a live video chat app. It enables users to video chat with strangers. Instead of random connections, Vive carefully curates a community of people and use data to introduce people who have a lot to talk about with each other. So far the app has seen 150,000 signups, with over 40 percent of its members using the app to practise languages.

Website: www.vive.me
Registered Address: Hanomaghof 2 30449 Hannover Germany

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Berlin, Germany

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$1.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 08, 2014, $*****

Investors

Catagonia Capital & 6 more

Ranked

35^th among 238 active competitors

Employee Count

30 as on Dec 31, 2021

Similar Companies

FRND & 371 more

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Vive is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Tripod Technology GmbH CIN: HRB210614 , Germany, Active	Dec 29, 2013	-	30 (As on Dec 31, 2021)

Vive has raised a total funding of $1.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 08, 2014 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Vive has 2 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vive:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 08, 2014	1423739	Series A	6876554	6853041	6940801	5552314
Mar 2012	9245510	Seed	3770675	9621005	8244586	Catagonia Capital

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The founders of Vive is Arnd Aschentrup.

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

Arnd Aschentrup: Co-Founder & CEO of Vive and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Vive's employee count trend

Vive has 30 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 36.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Vive's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vive include FRND, HyperConnect and Olive. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vive, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	FRND 2019, Bengaluru (India), Series A	Online platform for connecting users with voice chat and live games	$8.68M	Elevation Capital, India Quotient & 1 others	73/100
2nd	HyperConnect 2014, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based mobile communication and social entertainment platforms	$10.6M	SBVA, Altos Ventures Management	65/100
3rd	Olive 2018, Sunny Isles Beach (United States), Unfunded	App-based platform for video calling with strangers	-	-	47/100
4th	LITI 2020, Nicosia (Cyprus), Unfunded	App-based platform for video calls with random people	-	-	46/100
5th	Monkey 2016, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Online video chat platform that enables users to connect with strangers	-	UpHonest Capital, M Ventures	46/100
6th	poqe 2020, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of communication app solution for video chat	-	-	46/100
7th	Moki Live 2022, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Provider of communication app solution for live video chat	-	-	45/100
8th	Tigo 2021, Hong Kong (China), Unfunded	Online video calling platform to connect with random people	-	-	45/100
9th	Cusspy 2020, Cologne (Germany), Unfunded	Mobile app for video calling with random people	-	-	45/100
10th	Juds 2022, Cankaya (Turkey), Unfunded	Provider of communication app for video chatting	-	-	45/100
35th	Vive 2012, Berlin (Germany), Series A	Members-only video chat community	$1.5M	Catagonia Capital, MBG & 5 others	42/100