Giraffic Technologies

Adaptive Video Acceleration Solution

Media & Entertainment Technologies
Acquired (Inactive) by Roku on Nov 2019 - closed due to acquisition
Acquired Tel Aviv-Yafo Founded 2008
Total raised
$4.0M
Last: Series A 2013-09
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2008
Headcount
2
HQ
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies

About

Giraffic Technologies is a market leader in client-side multimedia software acceleration. The company's mission is to help device manufacturers and OTT content providers overcome internet congestion challenges in order to provide their customers with an enjoyable, engaging user experience when viewing their favorite online content.

Giraffic's adaptive video acceleration aims to make Netflix as reliable as cable by delivering a true HD/4K experience free from buffering pauses or inconsistent resolution in almost all networking conditions. Giraffic has been proven to accelerate streaming by three times on average, reduce rebuffering by 10 times, and boost download speeds by five times.

Deemed a game changer for smart TV platforms by Digital Trends and selected by industry leaders such as Samsung for its high-performing, easy-to-integrate solution, Giraffic has had its technology deployed on over 50 million consumer devices in more than 100 countries.

Funding history · 2 rounds · $4.0M total

2013-09
Series A $2.0M
2008-12
Seed $2.0M

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Sub-sectors
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & Entertainment
Technologies
Communications
Target customers
Media & EntertainmentStreamingCommunication ServicesWireless & MobileBroadband Networks & NGNEnterprise & Professional Services
Business model
B2B

Highlights

1 Patents

Tags

streamingvideo-contenttelecommunicationottvideobandwidthbroadcastingelectronic-manufacturingcdnbroadcastingcontent-distributiontelecommunicationcontent-delivery