Hollagram is an iPhone messaging product that works like a video messenger with authentic reactions. The app seeks to make video chat as convenient as text messaging, even when the message recipient is not online. Hollagram records and plays videos simultaneously to recreate the experience
According to a recent SEC filing, Vidyo has raised $9.4 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Vidyo delivers high quality cloud video conferencing service, on-premises solutions and platform-as-a-service for market leaders and innovative upstarts. The company’s mobile video conferencing tool comes with patented dynamic adaptation
Frame.io announced the completion of $20 million in Series B financing, led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Accel Partners, SignalFire, and Shasta Ventures. Frame.io is an online platform that enables its users privately to upload, review, and share video with their teams. The collaboration platform
Content monetization company StackCommerce announced that it has acquired digital media startup Joyus. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to TechCrunch, the acquisition is aimed at expanding StackCommerce’s advertising footprint in media targeting women and and increase its work with online video. Joyus,
PopGrid is an iPhone Instagram app that offers a simple way to tell stories from many angles in single videos. Users can record up to nine video clips, and PopGrid stitches them together into a single story that can be shared anywhere. PopGrid can be
Ohi is an iPhone messaging app that provides social video dating. It provides authentic video profiles and secure, live video chats to help singles break the ice. In a way, it allows users to have a first date — before a first date. The makers
KiddZtube is an edtech product that augments kids’ videos with educational quizzes. Available as an iOS app, KiddZtube is curated by teachers and asks kids questions about what they are watching, transforming screen time into a safe, fun and educational experience. Through the experience, pre-school
Digital media startup ViralGains closed $13.5 million in Series B financing led by First Analysis. Origin Ventures, Stage 1 Ventures, Pallasite Ventures and LaunchCapital also participated. ViralGains is a software company that seeks to create authentic connections between brands and consumers through online video. The
Stitcht is an iPhone app that allows users to create videos with friends by stitching video clips together. Friends can upload their clips, and Stitcht will combine all them into a single video memory. Opportunities for using Stitcht range from festivals and weddings to birthday
Baby Snap is an iPhone parenting product that captures one second of a baby’ every day. The iOS app allows parents to create a life-long timelapse of their baby in a private and secure manner. Users can invite family members to snap together and discuss