Videoloft
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| Formerly | Manything (2012–2019) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video surveillance Cloud computing |
| Founded | June 27, 2012 |
| Founders | James West Mike Fischer |
| Headquarters | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James West (CEO) |
| Products | Cloud video-surveillance platform, Cloud Adapter |
| Services | Video-surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS) |
| Website | videoloft |
Videoloft, formerly known as Manything, is a privately held British technology company that provides cloud-based video-surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS). The company is headquartered on Milton Park in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is mainly known for its Manything app.[3][4]
Videoloft was incorporated on 27 June 2012 as Manything by James West and Mike Fischer.[5][6] Its first product, released under the name Manything ("monitor anything"), was a mobile app that repurposed old smartphones as DIY security cameras.[7][8][9]
In 2017, Manything shifted from the consumer DIY to the professional channel and began a joint initiative with Hikvision to sell cloud recording to security dealers.[10] In August 2019, Manything was renamed as Videoloft, while keeping the Manything app for its legacy users.[11]
From 2020 onward, Videoloft announced a series of product milestones, including the launch of cloud-based video analytics with object and text recognition,[12] native 4K cloud recording,[13] direct integrations with manufacturers such as Vivotek,[14] and larger 16- and 64-channel Cloud Adapter models for enterprise sites.[15] During the same period, the company expanded its operations to the United States.[16][17]