WeTek

What WeTek does

WeTek is a Portugal-based, privately held hardware and software company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Porto, with a headcount in the 11–50 range. The firm designs and manufactures Android-powered smart TV set-top boxes that integrate an embedded DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) tuner, allowing a single device to handle both traditional broadcast TV reception and internet-delivered streaming. Alongside its hardware line, WeTek develops IPTV/OTT (Internet Protocol Television / Over-The-Top) solutions, positioning itself as a vertically integrated supplier of both the physical device and the underlying delivery platform.

The company's core value proposition targets operators, hospitality, and consumers who need combined broadcast-plus-streaming functionality in a single managed device, addressing fragmentation between separate set-top boxes and streaming sticks. Its Android foundation provides app ecosystem compatibility, while the embedded DVB tuner differentiates it from mainstream streaming-only devices. The business model appears to combine unit-based hardware revenue with software/middleware licensing or bundled IPTV/OTT services, though specific pricing mechanics, customer counts, revenue mix, and channel economics are not disclosed in available data.

WeTek remains small and private, with no public funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, awards, or third-party signals visible in the input material beyond a reference on the AgileTV ecosystem page. The company has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no public API or SDK surface, and limited publicly verifiable operational data, leaving its current scale, growth trajectory, and competitive positioning largely opaque to external observers.

Name

WeTek

Website

https://wetek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WeTek is a Porto, Portugal-based manufacturer of Android smart TV boxes with embedded DVB tuners, and developer of IPTV/OTT solutions serving operators, hospitality, and consumers needing combined broadcast and streaming functionality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Set-Top Boxes / IPTV-OTT Equipment

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220)

SIC

Household Audio & Video Equipment (3651)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Player SDKs & Playback Apps (Web/Mobile/CTV) (MPAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Android TV boxes
• DVB set-top boxes
• IPTV middleware solutions
• OTT streaming platforms
• Hybrid broadcast broadband

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

WeTek manufactures Android-based smart TV boxes with integrated DVB tuner experience and develops IPTV/OTT end-to-end software solutions, enabling hybrid broadcast-broadband deployments for operators and end users. The company combines in-house hardware design with proprietary OTT middleware and streaming platform software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Android Smart TV Boxes with Embedded DVB In-house manufactured Android-based set-top boxes integrating DVB tuner functionality, designed to deliver hybrid broadcast and broadband TV experiences to end users and operator customers.
• IPTV/OTT Solutions End-to-end IPTV and OTT software platform (middleware, content delivery and streaming) created by WeTek, targeting telecom, cable and IPTV operators deploying hybrid TV services.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Roku: Roku is a leading streaming-device and TV OS vendor globally. It competes with WeTek in the consumer streaming device market but lacks DVB broadcast integration, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct DVB+IPTV peer.
• Technicolor: Technicolor supplies set-top boxes, gateways, and Android TV Operator Tier software to major telcos and pay-TV operators worldwide. It overlaps with WeTek in operator-focused hybrid DVB/IPTV hardware and software, but at substantially larger scale.
• Xiaomi Mi Box / TV Stick: Xiaomi sells Mi Box and Mi TV Stick Android TV devices globally. They compete with WeTek on price-led Android streaming hardware but lack DVB tuners, making them a broad incumbent rather than a direct DVB hybrid peer.
• Amazon Fire TV: Amazon's Fire TV devices are a major global streaming-device family. They overlap with WeTek on Android-based streaming boxes but do not offer embedded DVB, positioning them as a broad incumbent in OTT playback.
• Skyworth: Skyworth is a large OEM/ODM of smart TVs and set-top boxes, including Android TV Operator Tier devices. It competes with WeTek in operator and consumer hybrid broadcast/IPTV hardware, but at significantly larger scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Zgemma: Zgemma builds Linux and Android satellite/DVB receivers (Enigma2-based) with IPTV capability, overlapping directly with WeTek's DVB tuner + IPTV/OTT box portfolio.
• Formuler: Formuler manufactures Android-based set-top boxes with strong IPTV and DVB tuner support, directly competing with WeTek's hybrid DVB + Android TV boxes in the operator/consumer IPTV space.
• NVIDIA Shield: NVIDIA Shield is a premium Android TV-based set-top with strong media playback and IPTV/app capabilities. It competes with WeTek for high-end Android TV box buyers, though at a higher price point and without DVB.
• Infomir: Infomir manufactures MAG set-top boxes and the Ministra IPTV/OTT middleware platform, making it a direct competitor on both the hybrid hardware and IPTV/OTT software dimensions.

Others

• Amlogic (reference designs): Amlogic designs the SoCs and reference platforms used in many Android TV boxes, including WeTek's. It is an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but its roadmap materially shapes WeTek's product capabilities and cost structure.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WeTekOfficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/wetek

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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