YCW10· DevtoolsZencoder
Video Encoding API, Open source video player (video.js)
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
Magic HourW24AI media creation platform for creators and developersShared: video, apiActive
FramebaseS12API for video.Shared: video, apiInactive
VideoGenS24Create professional videos in minutes with AI, online or via APIShared: video, apiActive
SciTokW19Platform for scientists to share their research via videosShared: videoActive
VidpressoW14Help media companies make quality live video. [Acquired by Facebook]Shared: videoAcquired
Also from W10 in Developer tools
Batchmates in Winter 2010.
About Zencoder
Zencoder is a cloud-based video and audio encoding product suite from Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services. The Zencoder service provides customers with high quality, reliable encoding of live and on-demand video and access to unlimited video encoding power without having to pay for, manage and scale expensive hardware and software.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Zencoder: questions
Which YC batch was Zencoder in?
Zencoder was in Y Combinator's Winter 2010 batch (W10).
Is Zencoder still active?
Y Combinator lists Zencoder as acquired.
Where is Zencoder based?
Zencoder lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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