Ziggeo is a cloud-based video technology
SaaS
Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. SaaS is usually accessed via a web application. Unlike oth ...
(software as a service) company that provides asynchronous video
API
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build ...
s,
mobile SDKs and tools to deliver enterprise-grade
WebRTC
WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a free and open-source project providing web browsers and mobile applications with real-time communication (RTC) via application programming interfaces (APIs). It allows audio and video communication and ...
capabilities.
Ziggeo is the initiator and backer of
BetaJS, an open-source framework.
It also launched
Video Hack Day.
Ziggeo is headquartered in New York City.
History
Ziggeo was founded by
Gigi Danziger (formerly Susan Danziger) Danziger and
Oliver Friedmann in 2013. It launched the same year as a recruitment platform,
and then pivoted in 2014 to a general video recording API provider
that supports a variety of use cases and partners.
Ziggeo is backed by
Albert Wenger
Albert Wenger is a German-American businessman and venture capitalist. Wenger is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm with investments in companies such as Twilio, Etsy, Firebase, Behance, and ...
of
Union Square Ventures
Union Square Ventures (USV) is an American venture capital firm based in New York City. The firm has backed more than 130 startups, including Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Coinbase, Zynga, Tumblr, Stack Overflow, Meetup, Kickstarter, MongoDB, ...
.
Ziggeo's API for Video Recording and Playback won the API: World Award for its Music/Video API in 2016 and 2017.
Ziggeo was a finalist for the SaaS Award in HR / Recruitment and was a finalist for the SAAS Award in Non-Profits / Education in 2017.
In August 2022, Ziggeo was acquired by Kargo, an ad-tech firm, for an undisclosed sum.
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External links
Official WebsiteTally On Cloud
WebRTC
Cloud_applications