blinkx is the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine.
Founded in 2004 by Suranga Chandratillake, the company completed a tremendously successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) in May, 2007 rising in the first week of trading to a market capitalization of US$350M, with headquarters in San Francisco, CA and the UK.
blinkx has built a reputation as the Remote Control for the Video Web. Now, with an index of over 35 million hours of searchable video and more than 530 media partnerships, including national broadcasters, commercial media giants, and private video libraries, it has cemented its position as the premier destination for online TV.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/03 | Seed | 9M | Unknown |
People
Jonathan Spira (CFO)
Suranga Chandratillake (Board member)
Matthew Service (Board member)
Matthew Scheybeler (Board member)
Federico Grosso (Board member)
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News
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November 15, 2011 10:23 pm
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July 22, 2011 6:14 pm
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Clicker Media launches a programming guide for Internet TV
November 12, 2009 2:00 pm
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