Vuclip
Video-on-demand service
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Vuclip is a mobile video on demand (VOD) service for emerging markets with over 7 million subscribers per quarter in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Vuclip is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has a presence in Dubai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Delhi, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Singapore.[1]
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Founded | July 2008 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| No. of locations | US, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Dubai, Jakarta |
| Area served | Emerging markets |
| Owner | PCCW Media |
| Key people | CEO, Nickhil Jakatdar, COO and President, Arun Prakash, CTO, Bo Shen, CFO, Apurva Desai, CRO, Salman Hussain, CPO, Satheesh Kumar |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Employees | 500 |
| URL | vuclip |
Overview
Founders and investors
Vuclip was incorporated as a Milpitas-based mobile video search company by Nickhil Jakatdar (Founder and CEO, Vuclip) and Xinhui Niu in July 2008.[2] The company raised $13 million in Series D, led by a new investor, SingTel Innov8 as the lead investor.[3] Since inception in 2008, Vuclip has attracted more than $40 million in investment from outfits including U.S. venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates and Jafco Ventures and Singapore's SingTel Innov8.[4]
In March 2015, PCCW Media, a Hong Kong-based Media and Entertainment Group acquired a majority stake in the company to enable it to expand it’s services in the Asia Pacific region.[5]