Marquee

What Marquee does

Marquee was a software company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that developed technology for secure on-demand access to a movie library. The company operated at the intersection of digital media distribution and content protection, building solutions aimed at enabling controlled, on-demand streaming or access to film content.

The company attracted tier-1 venture capital, raising $15 million in a Series 2 funding round in December 2006 led by Benchmark and Greylock — two of the most prestigious venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. This significant raise signals that Marquee was once considered a high-potential venture in the digital media space during the mid-2000s.

The company's current operational status appears to be inactive. The Marquee website domain (vvond.com) is currently listed for sale on HugeDomains.com, a premium domain marketplace, for $1,495 — indicating the company has ceased operations and its digital assets are being liquidated. No current revenue, headcount, product, or operational data is available for the entity.

Name

Marquee

Legal name

HugeDomains.com

Website

https://vvond.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Marquee was a Santa Clara-based software company founded in 2005 that developed technology for secure on-demand access to a movie library. The company raised $15M from Benchmark and Greylock in 2006 but appears to be defunct.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Streaming Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Device & Playback Security (Secure Video Path, HDCP, Trusted Execution) (MPAHAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rights Catalog Management & Metadata/Asset Registry (MPADALAL), Content Syndication, Distribution & Rights Management Platforms (BPAMAJAN)

Keywords

• Video streaming software
• On-demand video platform
• Secure media access
• Digital rights management
• Movie library software

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Domain Name Sales: HugeDomains generates revenue by selling premium domain names at fixed prices. Domains are sold as one-time purchases or through installment payment plans (up to 24 months) with 0% interest financing. The company has been operating since 2005.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Marquee develops software for secure on-demand access to a movie library. The company's offering enables digital video content libraries to be delivered to authorized users with built-in access controls, supporting streaming and digital distribution use cases for content rights holders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secure On-Demand Movie Library Software Software platform that enables secure on-demand access to digital movie libraries for authorized users, sold/licensed to movie libraries and content owners for protected distribution of film assets.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NameBright.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationNameBright.com serves as the registrar for all domain names sold through HugeDomains. After purchase, domains are pushed into buyer accounts at NameBright.com. NameBright also offers email packages for additional fees and provides free WhoIs Privacy Protection for the first year.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Netflix: Dominant on-demand movie/TV streaming platform with its own secure playback and DRM stack. Operates in the same end-market Marquee targets but as a scaled consumer platform rather than as a software provider.
• Widevine (Google): Google-owned multi-DRM platform used across the largest streaming services. Competes head-to-head with any standalone DRM/secure-access vendor like Marquee, particularly on Android and Chrome device classes.
• Brightcove: Video cloud and OTT infrastructure platform used by media companies to deliver secure on-demand movie and TV experiences. Comparable to Marquee on the broader streaming-infrastructure stack, with DRM integrations layered on top.

Direct peers

• Mubi: Curated on-demand movie streaming service with its own playback and access infrastructure. Closely comparable to Marquee's 'secure on-demand access to a movie library' thesis, though Mubi is consumer-facing while Marquee appears to be software/infrastructure-focused.
• Verimatrix: Multi-DRM and content security vendor for streaming and OTT operators. Closely comparable to Marquee on the secure playback and rights-enforcement software layer.
• Irdeto: Specialist DRM, conditional access, and content-security vendor for movie/TV operators. Comparable to Marquee's 'secure on-demand access' software layer, focused on B2B infrastructure rather than consumer streaming.
• Vudu: Digital movie locker and on-demand rental/purchase service with secure playback rights management. Operates a similar 'movie library on demand' model with comparable content-licensing and secure-delivery mechanics.
• Plex: Personal media server and streaming platform with secure access to user-managed movie libraries. Closely comparable to Marquee on the 'secure access to a movie library' product concept, though Plex is consumer/SMB rather than enterprise.

Emerging players

• Kaltura: Video platform and OTT infrastructure provider with DRM, access control, and content-management capabilities. Overlaps with Marquee on secure on-demand video delivery for enterprise and media customers.
• Criterion Channel: Curated on-demand movie streaming service built around a deep licensed library. Comparable to Marquee in the curated movie-library use case, though smaller in scale and content breadth.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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

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