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	'''Vuclip''' is a mobile video and media company started by Nikchil Jakatdar and Zhigang Chen in 2008. The company is based in Milpitas, Silicon Valley and uses the technology they crafted to allow users to search for and watch web videos on any video-enabled ].<ref name=":0">http://www.vuclip.com/About.html</ref><ref name=":1">http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/vuclip-how-to-make-a-dumb-phone-seem-smarter.html</ref> According to data from Opera, it is one of the top 30 mobile sites globally<ref>http://www.opera.com/smw/2010/11/</ref> and one of the top ten mobile sites in India.<ref>http://telecomyatra.afaqs.com/news/?sid=2636_Top+mobile+sites+in+India</ref> The technology they crafted allows Vuclip to deliver crisp, non-jerky video or audio over congested mobile networks and onto dumb-phone screens, assuring that the video on these screens is roughly comparable to those on a smart phone. Vuclip’s software breaks a video or audio file into chunks of about fifteen seconds and streams them over the mobile network, a chunk at a time. As it is readied to be streamed, a transcoding technology translates thechunks to match the quality level of the network, slowing down the stream formore congested networks. In the final step, a Vuclip algorithm assures that thechunks are seamlessly connected, whether the network is slow or fast.<ref name=":1" /> Vuclip has partnerships with carriers throughout India including ], ], and ]. The company also has deals in Southeast Asia with ], ], and ].<ref name="techcrunch.com">http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19/mobile-video-search-engine-vuclip-raises-8-million/</ref> The company dynamically ], optimizes and delivers videos to mobile devices in real-time.<ref>http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/18/vuclip-mobile-video-search-can-make-any-video-format-play-on-your-phone/</ref> They have served up over 2 billion video views to users worldwide. Vuclip, efforts mainly in emerging markets, now has 80 million monthly unique users, nearly double the 45 million from February 2013, along with 1.5 billion minutes of mobile video served every month across 700 channels+ of content from Disney, Sony and other premium providers.<ref>http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/in-the-shadow-of-youtube-vuclip-grows-its-mobile-video-network-to-80m-uniques-fends-off-suitors-and-eyes-up-acquisitions/</ref> The company is private and has received $35 mn<ref>http://allthingsd.com/20121113/vuclip-looks-outside-the-u-s-for-mobile-video-watchers-and-finds-a-lot-of-them/</ref> in funding<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/09/21/daily29.html</ref> from ]<ref>http://www.nea.com/Portfolio/CompanyDetail.aspx?id=1535</ref> and Jafco Ventures.<ref>http://jafco.com/portfolio.php?type=allcompanies</ref> The company closed a Series C round of funding in May 2011 and raised $8 million from previous investors NEA and Jafco.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/> The company closed a Series D round of funding in November 2012 and raised $13 million with ] Innov8 as the lead investor. Existing investors NEA and Jafco also participated in Vuclip's Series D.<ref>http://www.zdnet.com/singtel-invests-in-mobile-video-services-startup-vuclip-7000007503/</ref> It also lets online publishers and content owners make their video content available on mobile devices through a white-label ] program.<ref>http://partners.vuclip.com/</ref> The company is located in ], CA with offices in ], ], ], and ].		'''Vuclip''' is a mobile video and media company started by Nikchil Jakatdar and Zhigang Chen in 2008. The company is based in Milpitas, Silicon Valley and uses the technology they crafted to allow users to search for and watch web videos on any video-enabled ].<ref name=":0">http://www.vuclip.com/About.html</ref><ref name=":1">http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/04/vuclip-how-to-make-a-dumb-phone-seem-smarter.html</ref> According to data from Opera, it is one of the top 30 mobile sites globally<ref>http://www.opera.com/smw/2010/11/</ref> and one of the top ten mobile sites in India.<ref>http://telecomyatra.afaqs.com/news/?sid=2636_Top+mobile+sites+in+India</ref> The technology they crafted allows Vuclip to deliver crisp, non-jerky video or audio over congested mobile networks and onto dumb-phone screens, assuring that the video on these screens is roughly comparable to those on a smart phone. Vuclip’s software breaks a video or audio file into chunks of about fifteen seconds and streams them over the mobile network, a chunk at a time. As it is readied to be streamed, a transcoding technology translates thechunks to match the quality level of the network, slowing down the stream formore congested networks. In the final step, a Vuclip algorithm assures that thechunks are seamlessly connected, whether the network is slow or fast.<ref name=":1" /> Vuclip has partnerships with carriers throughout India including ], ], and ]. The company also has deals in Southeast Asia with ], ], and ].<ref name="techcrunch.com">http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/19/mobile-video-search-engine-vuclip-raises-8-million/</ref> The company dynamically ], optimizes and delivers videos to mobile devices in real-time.<ref>http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/18/vuclip-mobile-video-search-can-make-any-video-format-play-on-your-phone/</ref> They have served up over 2 billion video views to users worldwide. Vuclip, efforts mainly in emerging markets, now has 80 million monthly unique users, nearly double the 45 million from February 2013, along with 1.5 billion minutes of mobile video served every month across 700 channels+ of content from Disney, Sony and other premium providers.<ref>http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/in-the-shadow-of-youtube-vuclip-grows-its-mobile-video-network-to-80m-uniques-fends-off-suitors-and-eyes-up-acquisitions/</ref> The company is private and has received $35 mn<ref>http://allthingsd.com/20121113/vuclip-looks-outside-the-u-s-for-mobile-video-watchers-and-finds-a-lot-of-them/</ref> in funding<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/09/21/daily29.html</ref> from ]<ref>http://www.nea.com/Portfolio/CompanyDetail.aspx?id=1535</ref> and Jafco Ventures.<ref>http://jafco.com/portfolio.php?type=allcompanies</ref> The company closed a Series C round of funding in May 2011 and raised $8 million from previous investors NEA and Jafco.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/> The company closed a Series D round of funding in November 2012 and raised $13 million with ] Innov8 as the lead investor. Existing investors NEA and Jafco also participated in Vuclip's Series D.<ref>http://www.zdnet.com/singtel-invests-in-mobile-video-services-startup-vuclip-7000007503/</ref> It also lets online publishers and content owners make their video content available on mobile devices through a white-label ] program.<ref>http://partners.vuclip.com/</ref> The company is located in ], CA with offices in ], ], ], and ].

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{{Infobox Dotcom company | company_name = Vuclip | company_logo = Vuclip Logo | company_type = Private | foundation = July 2008 | location_city = Milpitas, California | location_country = United States | locations = Beijing, New Delhi, Mumbai, Shenzhen | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO and founder | industry = Mobile video entertainment | number of employees =70 | company_slogan = Any video, any time, anywhere | url = vuclip.com | alexa = 25,182 (March 2014)

Vuclip is a mobile video and media company started by Nikchil Jakatdar and Zhigang Chen in 2008. The company is based in Milpitas, Silicon Valley and uses the technology they crafted to allow users to search for and watch web videos on any video-enabled mobile device. According to data from Opera, it is one of the top 30 mobile sites globally and one of the top ten mobile sites in India. The technology they crafted allows Vuclip to deliver crisp, non-jerky video or audio over congested mobile networks and onto dumb-phone screens, assuring that the video on these screens is roughly comparable to those on a smart phone. Vuclip’s software breaks a video or audio file into chunks of about fifteen seconds and streams them over the mobile network, a chunk at a time. As it is readied to be streamed, a transcoding technology translates thechunks to match the quality level of the network, slowing down the stream formore congested networks. In the final step, a Vuclip algorithm assures that thechunks are seamlessly connected, whether the network is slow or fast. Vuclip has partnerships with carriers throughout India including Bharti Airtel, Tata DoCoMo, and Vodafone. The company also has deals in Southeast Asia with Maxis Communications, XL Axiata, and Telkomsel. The company dynamically transcodes, optimizes and delivers videos to mobile devices in real-time. They have served up over 2 billion video views to users worldwide. Vuclip, efforts mainly in emerging markets, now has 80 million monthly unique users, nearly double the 45 million from February 2013, along with 1.5 billion minutes of mobile video served every month across 700 channels+ of content from Disney, Sony and other premium providers. The company is private and has received $35 mn in funding from NEA and Jafco Ventures. The company closed a Series C round of funding in May 2011 and raised $8 million from previous investors NEA and Jafco. The company closed a Series D round of funding in November 2012 and raised $13 million with SingTel Innov8 as the lead investor. Existing investors NEA and Jafco also participated in Vuclip's Series D. It also lets online publishers and content owners make their video content available on mobile devices through a white-label API program. The company is located in Milpitas, CA with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing, and Shenzhen.

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