Peer5 was founded by Hadar Weiss, Shachar Zohar in 2012.

Who are Peer5's investors?

Peer5's investors include FundersClub, UpWest, Y Combinator, ZenStone Venture Capital, Foundry, Hillsven, Oriza Ventures, TANK HILL VENTURE PARTNERS.

Where is Peer5 headquartered?

Peer5 is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Peer5

AcquiredYC W17

San Francisco, US · Founded 2012 · 11 employees · 10 known investors

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Peer5 provides a peer-to-peer content delivery network that augments traditional servers to distribute video streams to viewers, reducing server load and improving playback reliability for publishers of live and on-demand content.

Data & Infrastructure Enterprise Software VideoUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

Peer5 was founded in 2012 by Hadar Weiss and Shachar Zohar.

Hadar Weiss Co-Founder and CEO2012–2021Hadar Weiss is co-founder and CEO of Peer5, a company acquired by Microsoft.

Shachar Zohar Co-Founder and CTO2011–2021Shachar Zohar is Founder and CTO of Peer5, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that augments traditional servers to distribute video streams and improve playback reliability for live and on-demand content publishers.

Einat Ben DavidRecruiter

Investors · 10

FundersClublisted by FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K

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UpWestlisted by UpWestSilicon Valley · $100K – $3M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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ZenStone Venture Capitallisted by ZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose

FoundryreportedBoulder · $250K – $15M

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HillsvenreportedSan Francisco

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Oriza VenturesreportedSan Jose

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TANK HILL VENTURE PARTNERSreportedSan Francisco

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Also in the syndicate · 2

Leorsa GroupTank Hill Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountseed fundingJul 2017
FundersClub, Leorsa Group, Oriza Ventures, Tank Hill Ventures
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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Peer5 went on to found or lead other companies.

Jonathan AizenAdvisorFounded Inside Real Estate +1 Mingfeng WuInvestorFounded DecorMatters Farris WuInvestorFounded DecorMatters

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EchodioEchodio provided cloud synchronization and backup for music libraries, allowing users to access and stream their collections across multiple devices and media players.

VectordashVectordash enables users to stream high-end PC games to lower-end laptops, allowing play of demanding titles without local hardware requirements. The service targets gamers who lack the computing power for modern games on their devices.

VyraVyra offers an automated video editing tool that lets users upload footage and describe their desired result in plain language, returning a finished edit without requiring timeline-based editing skills. It is aimed at people who are not professional video editors.

Companies working in the same space as Peer5.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure

Peer5, Inc.

In the news

Peer5 raises $2.5M for its peer-to-peer approach to streaming video | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does Peer5 do?: Peer5 provides a peer-to-peer content delivery network that augments traditional servers to distribute video streams to viewers, reducing server load and improving playback reliability for publishers of live and on-demand content.
Who founded Peer5?: Peer5 was founded by Hadar Weiss, Shachar Zohar in 2012.
Who are Peer5's investors?: Peer5's investors include FundersClub, UpWest, Y Combinator, ZenStone Venture Capital, Foundry, Hillsven, Oriza Ventures, TANK HILL VENTURE PARTNERS.
Where is Peer5 headquartered?: Peer5 is headquartered in San Francisco, US.