Restream
IndustryLive streaming
FoundedNovember 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11)
FounderOlexandr Khuda
Andriy Surzhinskiy
Headquarters,
Key people
Olexandr Khuda (CEO)
Andriy Surzhinskiy (CTO)
Olexandr Bychok (Product Manager)
Products
  • Restream Studio
  • Upload & Stream
  • Multistreaming
Websiterestream.io

Restream, founded in 2014, is an online streaming service with its main office located in Austin, Texas,[1] it allows users to simultaneously broadcast live video content across 30+ social media platforms. It acts as an intermediary, receiving the single stream from the user and redistributing it to various destinations such as Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Live, and others.[2]

About edit

Restream was cofounded by Olexandr Khuda and Andriy Surzhinskiy.[3] Restream appeared on the raise of cloud-based multi-streaming. The cloud handles all the processing, eliminating concerns about bandwidth, upload speed, or high-end hardware.[4]

Initially, Restream operated as a platform for gamers and streamers, but it later became a marketing tool for businesses. Among others, the service was used by Slack, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Mailchimp, Dyson, Discovery Channel, Dailymotion, and Boiler Room[5].

By January 2017, the platform had amassed over 100,000 registered users and facilitated approximately five million broadcasts.[3] In January 2017 Restream raised roughly $624,000 of investments.[6]

In 2018, Restream had 1 million users, and raised $2.4 million in equity funding.[7] Direct broadcasts to Facebook were introduced in September. In 2019, support for DLive was introduced, and a partnership with LinkedIn began in February.

In September 2020, the platform had 2.5 million registered users. Restream has gained popularity for its ease of use, affordability, and the capability to reach broader audiences by streaming to multiple platforms simultaneously.[8] Later this year, Restream secured $50 million in a Series A funding round, one of Austin's biggest rounds of 2020.[9][10]

In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company offered free services to humanitarian and medical organizations combatting the virus.[11] The WHO utilized Restream for daily news briefings, while Lombardy, the hardest-hit Italian region, used it to disseminate crucial updates.[5] Restream enjoys widespread popularity among professionals from diverse industries, including religious organizations, video game enthusiasts, musicians, and entrepreneurs.

As of early 2022, Restream boasted 5 million users, with over 100,000 active daily.

Platform edit

Products edit

  • Multistreaming: Allows users to simultaneously broadcast content across multiple platforms. The platform is integrated with streaming software, including OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS (SLOBS), Elgato, XSplit etc.[11]
  • Upload & Stream: Allows to upload pre-recorded videos for live-streaming.
  • Restream Studio: A web-based app that lets users live-stream directly from a browser.

Features edit

  • Analytics: detailed performance metrics.
  • Live shopping during streams
  • Chat: allows a streamer to engage seamlessly with viewers across multiple platforms, consolidating messages from various streaming services into a single interface. This enables the streamer to read and respond to messages from different platforms all on one screen[12].

Competitors edit

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References edit

  1. ^ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/restream
  2. ^ O'Hear, Steve (2015-02-05). "Hey Kids, Restream Lets You Stream Your Gaming Sessions To Multiple Video Sites At Once". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ a b Grubb, Jeff (2017-01-11). "How Restream.io is freeing live video content from YouTube and Twitch". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ Hatmaker, Taylor (2021-06-24). "Happs raises $4.7 million for a multicast livestream platform creator community". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  5. ^ a b Strub, Chris. "Cross-Platform Livestream Tool Offers Free Access For Organizations Sharing COVID-19 Updates". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ^ "In the money Jan. 17: Five Austin companies just raised $76M in funding". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ^ "In the money Feb. 5: $51 million raised by Central Texas startups, including an Uber for the oilfield". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  8. ^ "Restream nabs $50M to further global expansion, grow workforce". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  9. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2020-08-27). "Restream raises $50M to help creators program and stream to multiple platforms". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  10. ^ Grubb, Jeff (2020-08-27). "Restream launches Studio tool and raises $50 million". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  11. ^ a b Grubb, Jeff (2020-04-02). "Restream makes cross-platform livestreaming free for COVID-19 responders". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  12. ^ "Restream Tools and Features: Full Guide". Restream | Blog. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-03-27.