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TVCoins
Websiteurl
tvcoins.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2021
Descriptiontext

TVCoins was a Boston-based startup founded in 2021 that operated a free, white-label video streaming platform targeting media companies and content owners. The company's core offering consisted of two integrated products: a Video Streaming App Launch Platform that enabled media clients to deploy their own streaming applications without infrastructure investment, and a Viewer Incentive Program that rewarded users for engaging with content on the platform. The platform was differentiated by its cost-free model and the novel viewer engagement mechanics, addressing video distribution and monetization pain points for content owners.

The company pursued a product-led growth motion, distributing its platform directly to enterprise media clients globally. Its revenue model is listed as subscription/recurring in source data, though no public pricing was disclosed. TVCoins raised $10 million in a seed funding round in August 2022, co-led by Roumell Asset Management and The Hoerner Planning Group, LLC, with stated use of funds including platform development, viewer incentive program buildout, and expansion into new markets.

The company was led by co-founder Marek Kielczewski as CTO and Mel Bessaha as CSO. The most recent available data indicates the tvcoins.com domain is listed for sale on HugeDomains, suggesting the company likely ceased operations. No subsequent funding rounds, product launches, or customer wins have been recorded after the 2022 seed round, and the company's current operating status is effectively defunct.

Short descriptiontext

TVCoins was a Boston-based startup offering a free, white-label video streaming platform with an integrated viewer incentive program, targeting media companies and content owners seeking to launch streaming apps without infrastructure costs.

Operating statusenum
Closed
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersBoston, United States
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Boston
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
video streaming platform, white-label streaming, video-on-demand service, live video streaming, viewer incentive program
Industry2 codes
1Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Network/Studio Streaming Channels
CodeMPABAHAGPrimaryYes
2Transactional Video Platforms (TVOD/EST)
CodeMPACAAAJPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers5162
  • Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers516210
  • Broadcasting and Content Providers516
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution7822
Product category
Video Streaming Platform
No data
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Streaming Platform Services
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

TVCoins operates a cost-free streaming platform model for media companies and content owners. The platform allows launching video streaming apps with viewer incentive programs.

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Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

TVCoins operates a white-label video streaming platform that enables media companies and content owners to launch their own streaming applications with live programming and video-on-demand. The platform is differentiated by a unique viewer incentive program that rewards users for engaging with content, offered on a cost-free streaming model for media partners.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

TVCoins is a startup specializing in video distribution and monetization. The company operates a dual-product model consisting of a platform for launching video streaming apps targeting media companies and content owners, combined with a unique viewer incentive program. The platform uses a cost-free streaming model where viewers are incentivized to watch content.

Product and service2 records
1Video Streaming App Launch Platform
CategoryVideo Streaming Platform
2Viewer Incentive Program
CategoryAudience Engagement
Scale indicator1 record

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Type, Description

Peers8 records
1Uscreen
TypeDirect peer
Description

Uscreen is a white-label video streaming and OTT platform-as-a-service for content creators and media companies, directly comparable to TVCoins' core offering of launching branded streaming apps with monetization features.

2Brightcove
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Brightcove is a long-established enterprise video platform and OTT infrastructure provider serving media companies with app development, monetization, and live/VOD streaming, the broadest incumbent in TVCoins' target segment.

3Vimeo OTT (formerly VHX)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Vimeo OTT provides white-label streaming subscription services for creators and media brands to launch their own video apps, overlapping with TVCoins' value proposition for content owners launching streaming experiences.

4Zype
TypeDirect peer
Description

Zype offers a video distribution and OTT-as-a-service platform for content owners and media companies to deploy streaming apps and monetize content, a direct competitor to TVCoins' product.

5Dacast
TypeDirect peer
Description

Dacast provides white-label live and on-demand video streaming infrastructure, including app launching and monetization tools for media companies, closely matching TVCoins' platform offering.

6JW Player (now JWP)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

JW Player (JWP) offers video streaming infrastructure, player technology, and monetization services for publishers and media companies, competing with TVCoins for the same enterprise content distribution customers.

7Mux
TypeDirect peer
Description

Mux provides video streaming APIs and infrastructure for developers and media companies to build streaming applications, an emerging platform-as-a-service player targeting similar streaming app launch use cases as TVCoins.

8Kaltura
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Kaltura is an enterprise video platform offering OTT, live streaming, and video app launching capabilities for media and education customers, with broader scope but overlapping core functionality with TVCoins.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat2 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Customer concentration

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Segment2 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature2 records

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Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles2 records

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Funding overview

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Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors2 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

TVCoins

Video Streaming Platformtvcoins.com

TVCoins was a Boston-based startup offering a free, white-label video streaming platform with an integrated viewer incentive program, targeting media companies and content owners seeking to launch streaming apps without infrastructure costs.

What TVCoins does

TVCoins was a Boston-based startup founded in 2021 that operated a free, white-label video streaming platform targeting media companies and content owners. The company's core offering consisted of two integrated products: a Video Streaming App Launch Platform that enabled media clients to deploy their own streaming applications without infrastructure investment, and a Viewer Incentive Program that rewarded users for engaging with content on the platform. The platform was differentiated by its cost-free model and the novel viewer engagement mechanics, addressing video distribution and monetization pain points for content owners.

The company pursued a product-led growth motion, distributing its platform directly to enterprise media clients globally. Its revenue model is listed as subscription/recurring in source data, though no public pricing was disclosed. TVCoins raised $10 million in a seed funding round in August 2022, co-led by Roumell Asset Management and The Hoerner Planning Group, LLC, with stated use of funds including platform development, viewer incentive program buildout, and expansion into new markets.

The company was led by co-founder Marek Kielczewski as CTO and Mel Bessaha as CSO. The most recent available data indicates the tvcoins.com domain is listed for sale on HugeDomains, suggesting the company likely ceased operations. No subsequent funding rounds, product launches, or customer wins have been recorded after the 2022 seed round, and the company's current operating status is effectively defunct.

TVCoins firmographics

Firmographics
Name
TVCoins
Website
https://tvcoins.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Closed
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
TVCoins was a Boston-based startup offering a free, white-label video streaming platform with an integrated viewer incentive program, targeting media companies and content owners seeking to launch streaming apps without infrastructure costs.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

TVCoins industry classification

Industry
Product category
Video Streaming Platform
NAICS
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)
SIC
Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)
akta.pro primary industry
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Network/Studio Streaming Channels (MPABAHAG)
akta.pro secondary industry
Transactional Video Platforms (TVOD/EST) (MPACAAAJ)

Keywords

  • Video streaming platform
  • White-label streaming
  • Video-on-demand service
  • Live video streaming
  • Viewer incentive program

Where TVCoins is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Boston
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

TVCoins business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Streaming Platform Services: TVCoins operates a cost-free streaming platform model for media companies and content owners. The platform allows launching video streaming apps with viewer incentive programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

TVCoins product offering

Product offering

Core offering

TVCoins operates a white-label video streaming platform that enables media companies and content owners to launch their own streaming applications with live programming and video-on-demand. The platform is differentiated by a unique viewer incentive program that rewards users for engaging with content, offered on a cost-free streaming model for media partners.

Product overview

TVCoins is a startup specializing in video distribution and monetization. The company operates a dual-product model consisting of a platform for launching video streaming apps targeting media companies and content owners, combined with a unique viewer incentive program. The platform uses a cost-free streaming model where viewers are incentivized to watch content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Video Streaming App Launch Platform
  • Viewer Incentive Program

Companies that use TVCoins

Customer profile

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

TVCoins technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

TVCoins partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

TVCoins competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Uscreen: Uscreen is a white-label video streaming and OTT platform-as-a-service for content creators and media companies, directly comparable to TVCoins' core offering of launching branded streaming apps with monetization features.
  • Zype: Zype offers a video distribution and OTT-as-a-service platform for content owners and media companies to deploy streaming apps and monetize content, a direct competitor to TVCoins' product.
  • Dacast: Dacast provides white-label live and on-demand video streaming infrastructure, including app launching and monetization tools for media companies, closely matching TVCoins' platform offering.
  • Mux: Mux provides video streaming APIs and infrastructure for developers and media companies to build streaming applications, an emerging platform-as-a-service player targeting similar streaming app launch use cases as TVCoins.

Broad incumbents

  • Brightcove: Brightcove is a long-established enterprise video platform and OTT infrastructure provider serving media companies with app development, monetization, and live/VOD streaming, the broadest incumbent in TVCoins' target segment.
  • Vimeo OTT (formerly VHX): Vimeo OTT provides white-label streaming subscription services for creators and media brands to launch their own video apps, overlapping with TVCoins' value proposition for content owners launching streaming experiences.
  • JW Player (now JWP): JW Player (JWP) offers video streaming infrastructure, player technology, and monetization services for publishers and media companies, competing with TVCoins for the same enterprise content distribution customers.
  • Kaltura: Kaltura is an enterprise video platform offering OTT, live streaming, and video app launching capabilities for media and education customers, with broader scope but overlapping core functionality with TVCoins.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

TVCoins financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

TVCoins leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

TVCoins funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

TVCoins M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about TVCoins

What does TVCoins do?

TVCoins operates a white-label video streaming platform that enables media companies and content owners to launch their own streaming applications with live programming and video-on-demand. The platform is differentiated by a unique viewer incentive program that rewards users for engaging with content, offered on a cost-free streaming model for media partners.

Is TVCoins a public or private company?

TVCoins is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently closed.

When was TVCoins founded?

TVCoins was founded in 2021. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is TVCoins based?

TVCoins is headquartered in Boston, United States, in the North America region.

How does TVCoins make money?

One revenue line is on record: streaming Platform Services.

Who are TVCoins's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Uscreen, Zype, Dacast and Mux. Broad incumbents are Brightcove, Vimeo OTT (formerly VHX), JW Player (now JWP) and Kaltura.

Does TVCoins have an API?

No public API is recorded for TVCoins.

What industry is TVCoins in?

TVCoins's product category is Video Streaming Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPABAHAG, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Network/Studio Streaming Channels, with a secondary code of MPACAAAJ, Transactional Video Platforms (TVOD/EST). Its NAICS code is 5162 and its SIC code is 7822.

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PR NewswireTVCoins to Demo Its Video Distribution and Monetization Platform with AWS at the 2023 IBC ShowTVCoins, a white-label Free Ad-Supported TV platform, announced it will demo its video streaming and monetization platform at the 2023 IBC Show in Amsterdam at the Amazon Web Services booth. The company has gained momentum in Latin America and is expanding into Europe through a partnership with Spain-based Titan Channel, which launched the Titan Channel+ app in August as TVCoins' European debut. The platform, built on AWS infrastructure, enables content owners to publish live and on-demand video at no upfront cost using a revenue-share model.PR NewswireTitan Channel Partners with TVCoins to Transform the Combat Sports Streaming ExperienceTitan Channel, a Spain-based combat sports streaming network, has partnered with white-label streaming platform provider TVCoins to launch Titan Channel+, a free ad-supported streaming app featuring MMA, boxing, Muay Thai, and other combat sports content. The partnership marks TVCoins' entry into the European market and enables Titan Channel to shift from a subscription model to an ad-supported format. The app is now available across web, iOS, Android, and connected TV platforms including Samsung and Roku.PR NewswireThe TM+ Streaming App, Powered by TVCoins, wins Technology Award for OTT DevelopmentTelemedellín received the OTT Development Award from PRODU Magazine for its direct-to-consumer video streaming technology through its platform TM+, launched in August 2022. The platform was designed by TVCoins, which provides a distribution and monetization solution for content owners, allowing viewers to access Telemedellín's programming for free. This recognition highlights significant innovation in the Latin American media sector.PR NewswireTVCoins to Demo It's Free, White-Label Video Streaming Platform at the 2023 NAB ShowTVCoins, a white-label Free Ad-Supported TV platform, announced it will demonstrate its streaming product at the 2023 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, with demo stations at the AWS Partner Village and Grass Valley booth. The platform enables content owners to rapidly digitize their catalogs and build direct-to-consumer brands while offsetting losses from traditional cable distribution. TVCoins will also host an Innovation Theater session and participate in a pre-show webinar as part of the event's Capitalize Innovation Zone.PR NewswireTVCoins Expands in Colombia with the Launch of Teleantioquia PlayTVCoins launched Teleantioquia Play, a direct-to-consumer streaming platform for Colombia's Teleantioquia, marking an expansion of its white-label service in the Latin American market. This partnership enables Teleantioquia to offer ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) content without upfront costs. TVCoins is simultaneously deploying similar platforms for other Colombian networks including Telemedellin, Canal CaliTV, and Universidad del Valle.PR NewswireTVCoins Selected by Bethel Televisión to Deploy Its Global Streaming PlatformTVCoins was selected by Bethel Televisión to develop and re-launch Bethel Plus, a new Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) platform now available on iOS, Android, and Roku devices. The re-launch replaces Bethel Televisión's previous streaming service launched two years ago through a third-party vendor, with TVCoins providing customized app development and ongoing support. Bethel Televisión also announced exclusive content for the platform, including a new feature film, at its annual community event on December 17.PR NewswireTVCoins Gains Momentum in BrazilTVCoins, a Boston-based video distribution and monetization start-up, is expanding its free direct-to-consumer streaming platform in Brazil, having launched streaming apps for multiple content owners in the region this year. The company assisted Abluba Desenhos Animados in launching a dedicated streaming app for its children's cartoon series, while also deploying white-label FAST platforms for national broadcaster Rede Brasil and regional network TV Osasco. TVCoins reports strong growth momentum in the Brazilian market with several applications in production and more in development under contract.PR NewswireEl Financiero Bloomberg TV Launches Global Streaming Service in Partnership with TVCoinsEl Financiero Bloomberg TV launched a free direct-to-consumer streaming app in partnership with TVCoins, enabling users to access premium news and licensed Bloomberg content across Latin America and the United States. The service utilizes TVCoins' white-label platform to deliver live and on-demand programming via iOS, Android, and Roku devices, expanding the network's reach beyond its traditional Mexican broadcast territory.FinSMEsTVCoins Closes $10M Seed FundingTVCoins, a Boston-based white-label FAST platform, raised $10M in seed funding led by Roumell Asset Management and The Hoerner Planning Group. The company will use the funds to expand operations and business reach. The platform offers live and on-demand video with a viewer incentive program.Ow.ly Link ShortenerTVCoins Successfully Completes $10M Seed Funding CapitalTVCoins, a white-label Free Ad-Supported TV platform, has successfully completed a $10 million seed funding round. The capital raise was led by Roumell Asset Management and included significant investment from The Hoerner Planning Group, LLC. This funding enables the startup to launch its streaming platform and expand into new markets in the coming months.