About
THE GOAL
- to index every video on the web (from YouTube to iTunes, and everything in between).
- to help users find videos that matter to them.
We want to give users the best way to find all their online videos, from movies to TV shows, to the latest celebrity, sports, news, and viral videos.
CastTV is building a consumer destination site. We also license our video search technology to top brands.
HISTORY
- Early 2006: CastTV is founded by husband and wife entrepreneurs, Edwin Ong and Alex Vikati, who had been working overseas and trying to keep up with Survivor and the Superbowl via web videos. They realized that finding videos online was painful and got excited about building a video search solution. Product development begins.
- December 2006: CastTV secures its first customer: Gemstar - TV Guide.
- April 2007: CastTV raises a $3.1M Series A from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and additional funding from angel investors including Ron Conway and Marc Andreesen. We’re also advised by Rajeev Motwani, Timothy Chou, and other notable industry veterans.
- Currently: CastTV is in open beta (anyone can sign up for an account) and hiring entrepreneurial people who are passionate about the future of online video and building the best video search product to delight users.
TEAM
CastTV is built by a small team based in San Francisco, CA, who are passionate about creating the web’s best video search and aggregation product. We want to delight online video fans and build a great company along the way. We welcome your feedback to help@casttv.com.