Our vision, values, history and team
About Bitmovin
Bitmovin was founded in 2012 to solve a core need in the market - to create best in class video development solutions that enable customers to create memorable digital experiences, worldwide.Our Vision and Mission
As a company, our vision is to shape the future of video. We support this with our mission which is to enable to play, encode and analyze video content simply, efficiently and with the highest quality imaginable.Our Core Values
Our core values are designed to be unique to Bitmovin, a set of operational commandments designed to unite our team under one streamlined operational umbrella. They serve as our behavioral lens through which each employee should look through when it comes to knowing how to act on a day-to-day basis.Think through the customer lens.
Create the best solutions to enable our customers to deliver the best experiences to the markets they serve. Go the extra mile to surprise and delight our customers.
Own it.
Take pride in your work and accomplish what you set out to do. See it through to completion. Find and provide solutions to problems and take initiative.
Attack the idea, not the person.
Engage in constructive conflict and get all ideas out in the open at the start of a project. Treat others respectfully and embrace new perspectives with an open mind.
Innovate relentlessly.
Seek to learn continuously and cultivate a culture of innovation and curiosity. Adopt an always learning mindset and flex your idea muscles often.
Execute and get results.
A strategy is just a theory unless it is executed. Plans, while important, don’t move the needle for the company. Results do. Look to create the highest impact, efficiently.
Our founders story
Milestones to date
2012
During their studies at the Alpen Adria Universität in Klagenfurt, Stefan and Chris started their research: MPEG-DASH Streaming via Internet
2014
First Products (Encoding, Player), First Team Members in Engineering, Marketing and Sales
2015
YCombinator - First office in the US - Focusing on Developer Go-To-Market Strategy
2016
Series A Funding - Global Expansion
2018
Local Expansion in the US and Europe, Global Expansion in LATAM and APAC regions; Series B Funding
2019
Over 250 enterprise customers around the globe
LEADERSHIP
Meet the Founders
Stefan Lederer
CEO & Co-Founder
Christopher Mueller
CTO & Co-Founder
Team highlights
Our people are the main reason that Bitmovin continues to be so successful. Great pride is taken to ensure we hire from a diverse range of cultures, with currently 20+ nationalities working together globally on a daily basis.
Elvira Kropfitsch
Executive Assistant
Johanna Posch
HR Business Partner
Joshua Shulman
Digital Marketing Manager
Katy Oberdiek
Product Marketing
Kazuhide Yamamoto
Senior Support Engineer
Kimi Flaxman
HR Business Partner
Kishore NS
Solutions Support Engineer
Igor Oreper
VP Solutions
Join the team
We’re always interested to hear from skilled individuals that feel they could help Bitmovin shape the future of video. Check out our open positions via the link below.How we’re different
Our competitive advantage
At Bitmovin, we have a set of core tenants that map back directly to our customer’s needs.Optimize the viewer experience
Prepare and stream content in high quality, to satisfy viewer expectations
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Funding
Our Investors to Date
Bitmovin, Inc. is based in San Francisco, USA, Klagenfurt, Austria and privately owned. Our investors include YCombinator (YC S15), Highland Europe, Atomico, SpeedInvest, Constantia Industries and Dawn Capital.Our office locations
