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Elgato

Elgato builds premium webcams, microphones, Stream Deck controllers, capture cards, and studio gear for content creators and remote professionals.

elgato.com · Munich

CALL NO.CS·ELGATO·26

Stagenot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Raisednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Headcount131as of Jun 2026[8]

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Foundednot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Money

No filing, no announced round, no reported figure.

No public funding found.

People

Florian Dejako, Co-Founder and CTO[12][21]

Julian Fest, SVP and General Manager, Elgato[4][3][21]

Signals

Aug 3 2026hiringCareers for Creators, Innovators, and Tech Enthusiasts company claim, not independently confirmed[14]

Jul 31 2026fundingCORSAIR Deepens Strategic Relationship with Bitfocus, Extending Elgato's Reach into Professional Broadcast and Live Production[2][1][13]

Jul 2 2026newsElgato Studio 2.0 — The Prompter Experience, Rebuilt | Elgato company claim, not independently confirmed[16]

May 26 2026newsElgato Brings AI Control to Stream Deck, Launching with NVIDIA Project G-Assist | CORSAIR Newsr.[15]

May 7 2026newsCorsair Reports Strong Profit Growth for First Quarter 2026 | AP News[17]

Mar 5 2026launchCorsair's Elgato Unveils Wave Next: A Unified Audio Platform Designed to Power the Next Generation of Creators[4]

Comps

Logitech · logitech.com · Same buyer and budget line for webcams, microphones, and streaming peripherals; Logitech is named as a talent source and competitor in the same creator peripherals market.[7][8]

Razer · razer.com · Named as a direct competitor in the gaming and creator peripherals market, competing for the same streamer and gamer hardware budget.[7]

SteelSeries · steelseries.com · Named as a competitor in the same gaming and creator peripherals category, competing for the same streamer hardware spend.[7]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[14]

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