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Edgeware
Websiteurl
edgeware.tv
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2004
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
HQ citystring
Stockholm
HQ countrystring
Sweden
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
video streaming infrastructure, CDN solutions, OTT delivery, video streaming technology, streaming appliances
Industry3 codes
1Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency)
CodeHDABAGACPrimaryYes
2Media Processing at the Edge (Transcoding, Packaging, DRM at Edge)
CodeHDABAGADPrimaryNo
3Multi-CDN, Traffic Steering & Edge Optimization
CodeMPAHAJALPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services5182
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.7370
Product category
Video Streaming Technology
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components4 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

Edgeware develops and sells ultra-efficient video streaming technology, delivering solutions for content delivery networks and OTT video distribution. The company provides hardware and software-based streaming infrastructure designed to optimize video delivery for broadcasters, operators, and content owners.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Video Streaming Platform
Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Bitmovin
TypeDirect peer
Description

API-first video encoding, player, and analytics platform for OTT video. Direct comparable on the encoding/packaging and player/analytics dimensions of Edgeware's stack.

2VBrick
TypeEmerging player
Description

Enterprise video streaming and distribution platform with an operator/media focus. Compares to Edgeware in IPTV/enterprise video delivery, though more enterprise-internal than operator-scale.

3AWS Elemental (Amazon Web Services)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Cloud-native media services (MediaConvert, MediaLive, MediaPackage) widely used by operators and OTT providers. Increasingly the default alternative to Edgeware's on-prem and appliance-centric streaming stack.

4Wowza Streaming Engine
TypeDirect peer
Description

Streaming server software used by broadcasters, operators, and developers for live and on-demand workflows. Comparable as a streaming infrastructure/origin layer player often found in the same operator RFPs as Edgeware.

5Limelight Networks (now Edgio)
TypeDirect peer
Description

CDN and edge delivery provider with a deep video/OTT focus and similar operator-target customer base. Closest direct competitor to Edgeware's CDN and origin services.

6Cloudflare Stream
TypeDirect peer
Description

Edge-native video CDN and streaming platform from Cloudflare. Competes head-on with Edgeware on low-latency delivery and edge caching for live and on-demand OTT video.

7Mux
TypeDirect peer
Description

Developer-focused video infrastructure (Video API, Mux Data, Mux Player). Comparable as a cloud-native streaming alternative often evaluated by the same digital-media and OTT buyers as Edgeware.

8Akamai Technologies
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global CDN and edge cloud incumbent with a large media delivery and OTT security business. Comparable to Edgeware as a streaming-infrastructure provider, but at vastly broader scale and with cloud-native economics.

9Harmonic
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Long-standing provider of video processing, compression, and OTT delivery infrastructure for broadcasters and operators. Comparable to Edgeware across transcoding, packaging, and origin/DRM workflows.

10Fastly
TypeDirect peer
Description

Edge compute and CDN platform with media delivery as a flagship workload. Comparable to Edgeware as an edge-based streaming/video delivery vendor.

Market position
Strengths3 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

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
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Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds4 records

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

Investors3 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&A1 record

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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 →

Edgeware

Video Streaming Technologyedgeware.tv

Edgeware firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Edgeware
Website
https://edgeware.tv
Company type
Private
Founded year
2004
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Edgeware industry classification

Industry
Product category
Video Streaming Technology
NAICS
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
SIC
Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
akta.pro primary industry
Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency) (HDABAGAC)
akta.pro secondary industries
Media Processing at the Edge (Transcoding, Packaging, DRM at Edge) (HDABAGAD), Multi-CDN, Traffic Steering & Edge Optimization (MPAHAJAL)

Keywords

  • Video streaming infrastructure
  • CDN solutions
  • OTT delivery
  • Video streaming technology
  • Streaming appliances

Where Edgeware is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Stockholm
HQ country
Sweden
HQ region
Europe

Markets served

Edgeware business model

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

Edgeware product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Edgeware develops and sells ultra-efficient video streaming technology, delivering solutions for content delivery networks and OTT video distribution. The company provides hardware and software-based streaming infrastructure designed to optimize video delivery for broadcasters, operators, and content owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Video Streaming Platform

Companies that use Edgeware

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Edgeware technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Edgeware partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Edgeware competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Bitmovin: API-first video encoding, player, and analytics platform for OTT video. Direct comparable on the encoding/packaging and player/analytics dimensions of Edgeware's stack.
  • Wowza Streaming Engine: Streaming server software used by broadcasters, operators, and developers for live and on-demand workflows. Comparable as a streaming infrastructure/origin layer player often found in the same operator RFPs as Edgeware.
  • Limelight Networks (now Edgio): CDN and edge delivery provider with a deep video/OTT focus and similar operator-target customer base. Closest direct competitor to Edgeware's CDN and origin services.
  • Cloudflare Stream: Edge-native video CDN and streaming platform from Cloudflare. Competes head-on with Edgeware on low-latency delivery and edge caching for live and on-demand OTT video.
  • Mux: Developer-focused video infrastructure (Video API, Mux Data, Mux Player). Comparable as a cloud-native streaming alternative often evaluated by the same digital-media and OTT buyers as Edgeware.
  • Fastly: Edge compute and CDN platform with media delivery as a flagship workload. Comparable to Edgeware as an edge-based streaming/video delivery vendor.

Emerging players

  • VBrick: Enterprise video streaming and distribution platform with an operator/media focus. Compares to Edgeware in IPTV/enterprise video delivery, though more enterprise-internal than operator-scale.

Broad incumbents

  • AWS Elemental (Amazon Web Services): Cloud-native media services (MediaConvert, MediaLive, MediaPackage) widely used by operators and OTT providers. Increasingly the default alternative to Edgeware's on-prem and appliance-centric streaming stack.
  • Akamai Technologies: Global CDN and edge cloud incumbent with a large media delivery and OTT security business. Comparable to Edgeware as a streaming-infrastructure provider, but at vastly broader scale and with cloud-native economics.
  • Harmonic: Long-standing provider of video processing, compression, and OTT delivery infrastructure for broadcasters and operators. Comparable to Edgeware across transcoding, packaging, and origin/DRM workflows.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Edgeware social profiles

Digital presence

Edgeware financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Edgeware leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Edgeware funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

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

Edgeware M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Edgeware

What does Edgeware do?

Edgeware develops and sells ultra-efficient video streaming technology, delivering solutions for content delivery networks and OTT video distribution. The company provides hardware and software-based streaming infrastructure designed to optimize video delivery for broadcasters, operators, and content owners.

When was Edgeware founded?

Edgeware was founded in 2004. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Edgeware based?

Edgeware is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, in the Europe region.

Who are Edgeware's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bitmovin, Wowza Streaming Engine, Limelight Networks (now Edgio), Cloudflare Stream, Mux and Fastly. VBrick is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are AWS Elemental (Amazon Web Services), Akamai Technologies and Harmonic.

Does Edgeware have an API?

No public API is recorded for Edgeware.

What industry is Edgeware in?

Edgeware's product category is Video Streaming Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDABAGAC, Video Streaming & OTT Delivery (Live/VOD, Low-Latency), with a secondary code of HDABAGAD, Media Processing at the Edge (Transcoding, Packaging, DRM at Edge). Its NAICS code is 5182 and its SIC code is 7370.

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