About
Ludovic Bostral spent over two decades building video platforms, including roles as R&D Manager at M6 Replay and as CTO at Majelan, and co-founded Afrostream through Y Combinator. He advises founders and investors on streaming infrastructure and publishes Streaming Radar, a newsletter covering streaming technology and African market developments.
Founder at AfrostreamYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Ludovic went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ludovic can intro founders to Afrostream's investors below.
Afrostream's investors · 2
Co-founders at Afrostream
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Tonjé Bakang TonjeFounder/CEO
Experience
- Streaming RadarFounder and Analystcurrent2026 — presentNantes
- What's Next podcastsPodcaster2021 — 2026Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
- TRACEChief Platform Officer2025 — 2026Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
- KesselCTO2021 — 2023Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
- MajelanCTO2018 — 2020Nantes, France
- PixagilityChief Innovation Officer2017 — 2018Greater Nantes Metropolitan Area
- AFROSTREAMco-founder and CTO2014 — 2017Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
- DigibosOwner and Principal Consultant2013 — 2017Greater Nantes Metropolitan Area
- Molotov TVDeputy CTO video2015Paris 15, Île-de-France, France
- M6 WebR&D Manager2009 — 2013Lyon Area, France
- M6 WebTechnical Project Manager2007 — 2008
- NetiaR&D Video Director2004 — 2007Région de Paris , France
- ManreoR&D Manager2004
- ManreoDevelopper2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Leadership techniqueStart-up2Streaming Media61SVOD5Video43Ffmpeg7DRM34Mobile Devices34VOD31Video Production26Transcoding24Digital Video16
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Programmation webContent Distribution NetworksH.264Web DevelopmentDigital Asset ManagementMPEG-4CDNBroadcast EngineeringManagementGestion de produitIntelligence artificielle (IA)Analyse de données statistiquesLanguages Anglais · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ludovic Bostral?
- Ludovic Bostral spent over two decades building video platforms, including roles as R&D Manager at M6 Replay and as CTO at Majelan, and co-founded Afrostream through Y Combinator. He advises founders and investors on streaming infrastructure and publishes Streaming Radar, a newsletter covering streaming technology and African market developments.
- Where does Ludovic Bostral work?
- Ludovic Bostral is Founder of Afrostream.
- What companies did Ludovic Bostral found?
- Ludovic Bostral founded Afrostream.
- Where did Ludovic Bostral go to school?
- Ludovic Bostral studied at Y Combinator (Summer Batch 2015, Startup founder); Polytech Nantes (Ingénieur, Software Engineering); Nantes Université (DUT Génie logiciel, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services).
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