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Ziggeo

Ziggeo is a cloud-based video technology SaaS company that provides asynchronous video APIs, mobile SDKs and tools to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities.

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Ziggeo Inc
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Video Streaming
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Founder(s)Gigi Danziger (formerly Susan Danziger)
Oliver Friedmann
URLziggeo.com
Launched2013

Ziggeo is a cloud-based video technology SaaS (software as a service) company that provides asynchronous video APIs,1 mobile SDKs and tools to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities.2

Ziggeo is the initiator and backer of BetaJS, an open-source framework.3 It also launched Video Hack Day.4 Ziggeo is headquartered in New York City.

History

Ziggeo was founded by Gigi Danziger (formerly Susan Danziger) Danziger and Oliver Friedmann in 2013. It launched the same year as a recruitment platform,56 and then pivoted in 2014 to a general video recording API provider78 that supports a variety of use cases and partners.9 Ziggeo is backed by Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures.

Ziggeo's API for Video Recording and Playback won the API: World Award for its Music/Video API in 2016 and 2017.10 Ziggeo was a finalist for the SaaS Award in HR / Recruitment and was a finalist for the SAAS Award in Non-Profits / Education in 2017.11

In August 2022, Ziggeo was acquired by Kargo, an ad-tech firm, for an undisclosed sum. 12

References

References

  1. "From Face-Plants to Double Black Diamonds: Mastering the Startup Slopes". Forbes. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. "Ziggeo and WebRTC: An Interview With Susan Danziger". Bloggeek. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. "Ziggeo Open Sources Video Player and New Javascript Framework". Continuations. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. "Video Hack Day + Kickoff Party". Gary's Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. "A handful of tools". Seth Godin. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  6. "Screen Job Candidates Before You Meet With Ziggeo". Venture Break. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  7. "Why Ziggeo Had to Pivot to a New API Business Model". Programmable Web. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  8. "Ziggeo co-founders visit Cornell Tech". Cornell University. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  9. "Cindy Gallop raises $2M from mysterious investor". Techcrunch. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  10. "The 2017 API AWARDS". API World. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  11. "2017 SaaS Shortlist". SaaS Awards. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  12. ago, Catherine Perloff7 hours. "Kargo Acquires Ziggeo to Expand Footprint Into Online Video". Retrieved August 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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