Ooyala gets $10M more for online video

Ooyala gets $10M more for online video

Ooyala, a video startup founded by a group of former Googlers, has raised $10 million in a third round of venture funding.

The Mountain View, Calif., company sells its technology to companies that want to include video as part of their web content. For example, VentureBeat… Continue Reading

Ooyala announces live video streaming feature

Ooyala announces live video streaming feature

Aiming to be a one-stop shop for web video, Ooyala is announcing a live video streaming feature for content publishers.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based company says it will make it easy for content publishers to create and manage live video streams from a single publishing platform…. Continue Reading

Video startup Ooyala appoints Agile Software’s Jay Fulcher as CEO

Video startup Ooyala appoints Agile Software’s Jay Fulcher as CEO

Video platform company Ooyala just announced that Jay Fulcher, who was president and chief executive of Agile Software when it sold to Oracle for $495 million, is its new chief executive and president.

The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., and founded by a group of… Continue Reading

TC50: Ashton Kutcher speaks about the opportunities for creators in online video

Blah Girls, a cartoon and web site that features a group of teenage girls discussing pop culture, launched at the TechCrunch50 conference earlier today. It’s part of a Los Angeles-based media startup that actor Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg started in 2005, called Katalyst Media…. Continue Reading

Ooyala raises $8.5M for new way to advertise in video

Ooyala raises $8.5M for new way to advertise in video

updated to add video tour of the product

Ooyala, a company founded by a couple of former high-ranking Google employees that wants to revolutionize advertising within online video, has received $8.5 million in a second round of investment.

Ooyala’s initial investors also took part in the investment,… Continue Reading

Roundup: Ooyala to launch, Google gobbles Greenborder and more

Roundup: Ooyala to launch, Google gobbles Greenborder and more

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Ooyala, secretive ex-Google company, about to launch — The Mountain View, Calif. company, founded by ex-Google engineers and product managers, is secretive but says it delivers a high-quality, interactive, video experience, and is a couple of months away from launch. Sean Knapp, a… Continue Reading