Livestorm
| Livestorm | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Livestorm, SAS |
| Release | February 2016 |
| Written in | Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Vue.js, GraphQL, Go |
| Operating system | Web-based |
| Available in | 25 languages |
List of languages English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Austrian German, Swiss, Finnish, Greek, Lithuanian, Japanese, Croatian, Slovenian, Czech | |
| Type | Web conferencing, Video conferencing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | livestorm |
Livestorm is a software company that provides a browser based online web conferencing software for webinars and virtual meetings.
History
[edit]Livestorm was founded in Paris, France in 2016 by Gilles Bertaux, Robin Lambert, Tom Forlini and Vincent Garreau. The company originated as a HETIC school's final-year project.[1] Then called Rumble, the project was later renamed as Livestorm.[2]
In 2019, Livestorm raised a 4.6 million euros series A from public investment bank BPI France, Aglaé Ventures and Raise Ventures.[3]
In February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more companies working remotely, which positively impacted Livestorm's growth. The product usage grew by 30 and its revenue was multiplied by 7.[4]
In November 2020, Livestorm raised a $30 million series B.[5]
In 2021, Livestorm was named among the fastest growing European companies by the Financial Times.[6]
In May 2026, Livestorm made its first acquisition, buying Paris-based AI video startup Qlip AI for an undisclosed sum.[7][8] Qlip co-founder Pamela Carvallo joined as head of AI, and the company folded the technology into a new video-repurposing tool, Livestorm AI Studio, that turns webinar recordings into short clips.[9][10]
Technology
[edit]Livestorm's core is focused on leveraging WebRTC and WebSocket for real time, low-latency interactions.[11] The video stream quality and format automatically adapts to each viewers' web browser. The stream serves a WebRTC stream for compatible browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera, with a fall back on HLS on Internet Explorer and Safari.
Products
[edit]Livestorm provides a video conferencing software for webinars and virtual meetings, with tools for registration pages, email cadences and analytics. A public API service was launched in 2021.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Livestorm: "Le télétravail dilue la pression sur le recrutement"". Le Figaro. 5 April 2022.
- ↑ "Livestorm: 10 Best Webinar Software To Build Up Your Exposure". Foundr. 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Livestorm, logiciel de vidéoconférence BtoB, lève 4.6 millions d'euros". BFM Business.
- ↑ ""I'd encourage founders to adopt a global mindset from the start": Interview with Livestorm's co-founder and CEO, Gilles Bertaux". EU Startups. 4 January 2021.
- ↑ "Livestorm raises $30M for its browser-based meeting and webinar platform". Techcrunch. 12 November 2020.
- ↑ Kelly, Maxine (2 March 2021). "FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". Financial Times.
- ↑ "Livestorm fête ses 10 ans avec une première acquisition" [Livestorm celebrates its 10 years with a first acquisition]. Maddyness (in French). 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Livestorm réalise sa première acquisition, dix ans après sa création" [Livestorm makes its first acquisition, ten years after its founding]. Les Échos (in French). 28 May 2026.
- ↑ "Livestorm fait un clip de sa première acquisition". CFNEWS (in French). 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "AI tools news: June 2026 roundup". Tool Directory. June 2026.
- ↑ "Real-time video streaming: Who Needs It and Why?". Tokbox.
- ↑ Guillaume Chau (28 February 2018). Apollo, GraphQL and Vue the ultimate stack.
- ↑ "Livestorm Launches Public API for its Video Communications Platform". Programmable Web.