Peer5
YC W17 · Acquired · P2P delivery network that enables high quality video streaming
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 MuxShared: video streaming, delivery, infrastructureActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active | YCW16 |
 ZencoderShared: demand video, high quality, expensiveAcquiredDevtools | Devtools | Acquired | YC +1W10 |
 NextopShared: delivery network, content delivery, cdnInactiveDevtools | Devtools | Inactive | YCW15 |
 VidpressoShared: video, quality, liveAcquiredDevtools | Devtools | Acquired | YCW14 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vadoo AIShared: video streamingNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | EF2020 |
 Zeemi.tvShared: video streaming, live, experienceNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2015 |
 SieveShared: high quality, video, infrastructureActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YC +1W22 |
 Local Bushel, Co.Shared: deliver high, high quality, deliveryNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2015 |
 MaestroShared: video streaming, demand video, liveNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2016 |
Also from W17 in Developer tools
All of W17| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 ArmoryContinuous Deployment at any scale, for all developers.AcquiredDevtools | Devtools | Acquired |
 BitriseHosted Continuous Integration and Delivery for mobile appsActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active |
 FastJVMMaking the JVM fasterActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active |
 OneFinShopify for Financial ServicesActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active |
 RetoolBuild internal tools fast.ActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active |
 Scaphold.ioThe Universal APIAcquiredDevtools | Devtools | Acquired |
About Peer5
Peer5's P2P CDN improves content delivery for live and on demand video streams. As video streaming continues to become more mainstream and the streams themselves become HD and 4K, traditional CDNs struggle to deliver high quality viewing experiences. Many publishers try to keep up with peak demand by paying for more servers, many of which are almost never used and struggle with video playback. Not only is this expensive, but it's also inefficient, which is why at Peer5, we've created a P2P CDN to boost your video streaming capabilities. Our CDN works with your servers to ensure that as your viewership increases, your network gets stronger by offloading bandwidth to our peer network. On average, this has been shown to increase server capacity by 20x, offload 70% of bandwidth, increase viewing time by 30% and decrease instances of rebuffering by 40%. Our video streaming CDN uses emerging technologies, including HTML5 and WebRTC. They require no installation by end users and offer easy integration for content providers. We support many different streaming protocols, players and media servers.
- YC batch
- W17 · Winter 2017
- Status, per YC
- Acquired
- Category
- Developer tools
- Team size
- 11
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Checked
- 31m ago
YC tags: Video
Peer5: questions
Which YC batch was Peer5 in?
Peer5 was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).
Is Peer5 still active?
Y Combinator lists Peer5 as acquired.
Where is Peer5 based?
Peer5 lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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