JW Player
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JW Player

http://www.jwplayer.com/
Last activity: 11.07.2026
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JW Player is the New York-based startup that pioneered video on the web and is now innovating for the future. Started in 2008 as the world’s first open source video player, today the company’s customers span the globe across 193 countries and range from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers. The company’s flagship product, JW Player, is live on more than 2 million sites with 17 billion video streams to a billion monthly unique viewers across all devices — phones, tablets, and desktops. Nearly five percent of all video streams worldwide are delivered through JW Player. In addition to the player, the company’s services include video hosting and streaming, advertising, and analytics. For more information, see www.jwplayer.com.
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Location: United States, New York
Employees: 201-500
Phone: +1 212-244-0140
Total raised: $140M
Founded date: 2008

Investors 5

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
29.06.2021Series E$100M-
05.01.2016Series D$20M-
17.09.2014Series C$20M-

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16.01.2024JW Player Suffers Severe Traffic Loss After Dynamic Piracy Blocking BlunderJW Player was born around 2005 as an open source project, taking its name from the initials of main developer, Jeroen Wijering. During the mid to late 2,000s, most people who consumed video online encountered JW Player at least once; before...
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19.01.2023JW Player Buys InPlayerJW Player, a NY-based SaaS video platform for broadcasters, publishers, and other video-driven companies, is acquiring InPlayer, a London, UK-based provider of subscription management and identity management technology. The amount of the de...
29.06.2021JW Player Raises $100M in Series E FundingJW Player, a NYC-based provider of a video software and data insights platform, raised $100M in Series E funding. The round was led by LLR Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product innovation, expand its global go...
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