Ziggeo
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Ziggeo Inc
| company_type = Private
| founder = Gigi Danziger (formerly Susan Danziger)
Oliver Friedmann
| location = New York City, New York
| url = [https://ziggeo.com ziggeo.com]
| launch_date = 2013
| website_type = Video Streaming
}}
Ziggeo is a cloud-based video technology SaaS (software as a service) company that provides asynchronous video APIs,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/susandanziger/2017/04/04/from-face-plants-to-double-black-diamonds-mastering-the-startup-slopes|title=From Face-Plants to Double Black Diamonds: Mastering the Startup Slopes|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}} mobile SDKs and tools to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities.{{cite web|url=https://bloggeek.me/ziggeo-webrtc-interview|title=Ziggeo and WebRTC: An Interview With Susan Danziger|website=Bloggeek|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}}
Ziggeo is the initiator and backer of BetaJS, an open-source framework.{{cite web|url=https://continuations.com/post/140754069320/ziggeo-open-sources-video-player-and-new|title=Ziggeo Open Sources Video Player and New Javascript Framework|website=Continuations|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}} It also launched Video Hack Day.{{cite web|url=https://www.garysguide.com/events/pjyxmoh/Video-Hack-Day-Kickoff-Party|title=Video Hack Day + Kickoff Party|website=Gary's Guide|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}} 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,{{cite web |title=A handful of tools |url=http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/06/a-handful-of-tools.html |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=Seth Godin |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Screen Job Candidates Before You Meet With Ziggeo |url=http://venturebreak.com/2013/02/11/screen-job-candidates-before-you-meet-with-ziggeo |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=Venture Break |language=en}} and then pivoted in 2014 to a general video recording API provider{{cite web |title=Why Ziggeo Had to Pivot to a New API Business Model |url=https://www.programmableweb.com/news/why-ziggeo-had-to-pivot-to-new-api-business-model/native-case-study/2017/09/15 |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=Programmable Web |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Ziggeo co-founders visit Cornell Tech |url=https://tech.cornell.edu/news/ziggeo-co-founders-visit-cornell-tech |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=Cornell University |language=en}} that supports a variety of use cases and partners.{{cite web |title=Cindy Gallop raises $2M from mysterious investor |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/21/sex-the-final-frontier-cindy-gallop-raises-2m-from-mysterious-investor-for-social-sex-tech |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=Techcrunch |language=en}} Ziggeo is backed by Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures.
Ziggeo's API for Video Recording and Playback won the API: World Award for its Music/Video API in 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |title=The 2017 API AWARDS |url=https://apiworld2017.sched.com/event/Bx06/the-2017-api-awards-opening-night-reception |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=API World |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=2017 SaaS Shortlist |url=https://www.cloud-awards.com/2017-saas-shortlist |access-date=2018-04-01 |website=SaaS Awards |language=en}}
In August 2022, Ziggeo was acquired by Kargo, an ad-tech firm, for an undisclosed sum. {{Cite web |last=ago |first=Catherine Perloff7 hours |title=Kargo Acquires Ziggeo to Expand Footprint Into Online Video |url=https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/kargo-acquires-ziggeo-to-expand-footprint-into-online-video/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://ziggeo.com/ Official Website]
- [https://www.tallystack.in/ Tally On Cloud]