HiGear
97 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Streaming software and tools suite for increasing viewer engagement
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Murtaza HussaininCo-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
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2 people who came through HiGear went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 5
by search overlapTwitch9101 shared keywordsAmazon-owned live-streaming platform for video games, esports, music, creative and IRL content, spun off from Justin.tv in 2011.
Restream4869 shared keywordsRestream is a live-video platform that lets creators and organizations broadcast one stream to 30+ social and streaming destinations.
Streamyard3419 shared keywordsStreamYard 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.
StreamElements3061 shared keywordsStreamElements 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.
Canva2404 shared keywordsDesign 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.





