Raised $12M across disclosed rounds.[3]

Seed closed November 2005, led by Sequoia Capital.[3]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Sequoia Capital.[3]

Chad Hurley, Co-founder[4][7][45]

Steven Chen, Co-founder[4][7][45]

Jawed Karim, Co-founder[4][7][45]

Omveer Gurjar, Chief Executive Officer[17][18][19][20][45]

Mark Webber, Global Lead Trust & Safety[17][18][19][20][45]

Sandeep Tiwari, Managing Director[17][18][19][20][45]

Dave Coleman, Senior Product Manager & Team Lead, Youth Responsibility[17][18][19][20][45]

Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music[17][18][19][20][45]

CreatorIQ · creatoriq.com · Same buyer and same budget line: CreatorIQ sells creator-marketing measurement to brands and agencies, the same advertisers YouTube now serves through its own YouTube Creator Partnerships platform, making it a substitute for the creator-campaign workflow...[16][9]

TikTok · tiktok.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: both compete for viewer attention and creator uploads in the video platform market, where the cited market-share data places TikTok directly behind YouTube.[33]

Vimeo · vimeo.com · Named together in the same video platform market-share ranking (10.2% share) and listed as a YouTube competitor; buyers evaluating video hosting and distribution weigh Vimeo against YouTube.[33][34]

Twitch Interactive · twitch.tv · Listed as a YouTube competitor and appears in the same video platform market-share ranking; same buyer (viewers and creators) and same job to be done in live and on-demand video.[33][34]

ByteDance · bytedance.com · Named as a YouTube competitor and similar company; overlaps on video sharing and social media, competing for the same viewer attention and creator supply.[34]

ThoughtLeaders · thoughtleaders.io · similar, not yet paired · ThoughtLeaders is a YouTube sponsorship platform that connects brands and creators, operating within the YouTube ecosystem.[1]

Filament · wearefilament.com · similar, not yet paired · Filament is an optimization platform for YouTube ads, helping brands and agencies improve campaign performance on YouTube.[2]

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[16]

Ask for one referenceable production customer.

Not a recommendation. The first thing this ledger cannot answer.

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