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HiGear
97 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Streaming software and tools suite for increasing viewer engagement
Founders & leadership
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Ali MoizCo-founder · CEO2011–2019Ali Moiz is co-founder and president of PilotGPT and a general partner at Stonks Fund. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of Streamlabs, which was acquired by Nasdaq-listed Logitech, and co-founder of Peanut Labs Media, which was acquired by Dynata.
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Murtaza HussainCo-founder · President2011–2020Murtaza Hussain has 18 years of experience founding and building online companies, with expertise in design and product development. He is co-founder of HiGear, a streaming software suite for viewer engagement.
Investors · 4
500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K
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Crosscut Ventureslisted by Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K
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Icon Ventureslisted by Icon VenturesPalo Alto · $6M – $12M
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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M
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2 people who came through HiGear went on to found or lead other companies.
Related companies · 5
TwitchAmazon-owned live-streaming platform for video games, esports, music, creative and IRL content, spun off from Justin.tv in 2011.
RestreamRestream is a live-video platform that lets creators and organizations broadcast one stream to 30+ social and streaming destinations.
StreamyardStreamYard is a browser-based live streaming and recording platform that enables users to multistream to multiple social platforms simultaneously and create studio-quality recordings. It serves content creators, podcasters, webinar hosts, and teams across consumer and professional use cases.
Stream ElementsStreamElements offers a chatbot for live streamers on Twitch and YouTube, providing interactive modules, mini-games, chat commands, automated moderation filters, and loyalty-based rewards. It helps streamers keep chat engaged, moderate viewers, and build a community.
Canva, Inc.Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HiGear do?
- Streaming software and tools suite for increasing viewer engagement
- Who founded HiGear?
- HiGear was founded by Ali Moiz, Murtaza Hussain.
- Who are HiGear's investors?
- HiGear's investors include 500 Global, Crosscut Ventures, Icon Ventures, Sequoia Capital.