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Mux

Mux provides API-based video streaming infrastructure and performance analytics for developers building live and on-demand video into their applications.

mux.com · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·MUX·26
StageSeries DApril 2021 · led by Coatue[1][4][7]
Raised$175Mdisclosed rounds[1][4][6][7]
Headcount88as of May 2026[6]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2015[6][7][8]
Money

Raised $175M across disclosed rounds.[1][4][6][7]

Series D closed April 2021, led by Coatue.[1][4][7]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Cobalt, Dragoneer, Evolution Media, Susa Ventures, Y Combinator.[1][2][3][5][7][8][9]

People

Jon Dahl, Co-founder, CEO[6][7][8][10][11][12]

Steve Heffernan, Co-founder[6][7][8][10][11][12]

Matthew McClure, Co-founder[6][7][8][10][11][12]

Adam Brown, Co-founder[6][7][8][10][11][12]

Ashley Cutler, Director Of Product[6]

Eric E., VP, Partnerships[6]

Ryan Grothouse, VP Of Engineering[6]

Signals
Apr 16 2026launchMux launches Mux Robots AI workflows for video pipeline company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
Jul 25 2025newsSynthesia Partners with Mux to Scale AI Video Generation for Global Enterprise Customers company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
Jul 17 2025newsMux Delivers Cumulative 80% Video Cost Savings to Customers company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
Sep 15 2023newsMux Announces Integration with New Relic for All-in-One Streaming Video Observability company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
May 24 2022launchMux becomes first platform to unify all video formats company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
Apr 25 2022newsMux partners with Fastly to bring real-time video performance visibility company claim, not independently confirmed[6]
Comps

Bitmovin · bitmovin.com · Same buyer (developers), same workflow (video encoding and streaming via API), same budget (video infrastructure spend).[6]

JW Player · jwplayer.com · Overlaps on video hosting, player, and analytics; JW Player targets media publishers more than software developers.[6]

Fastly (video delivery) · fastly.com · Mux partners with Fastly for CDN; Fastly is a supplier, not a direct competitor, but overlaps on video delivery infrastructure.[6]

Kaltura · kaltura.com · Overlaps on video hosting and streaming but targets enterprise buyers and media companies, not developer-first API workflows.[6]

Cloudflare Stream · cloudflare.com · Same buyer (developers), same workflow (API-based video), but Cloudflare bundles Stream with its broader platform.

Risk

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Mux provides API-based video streaming infrastructure and performance analytics for developers building live and on-demand video into their applications.

mux.com · San Francisco

StageSeries D
Raised$175M
Headcount88
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2015
CompsBitmovin +4

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