Mux (company)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video technology, software |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Jonathan Dahl, Steve Heffernan, Matthew McClure, Adam Brown |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
| Products | Video streaming infrastructure software, performance analytics, video streaming API |
Mux is a San Francisco-based enterprise specializing in video streaming infrastructure software and performance analytics within the video technology sector.
History
Established in 2015 by Jonathan Dahl, Steve Heffernan, Matthew McClure, and Adam Brown, Mux was co-founded by Dahl and Heffernan, who had previously created Zencoder, a cloud-based encoding company that Brightcove acquired in 2012. The company's name is inspired by “multiplexing,” which involves merging multiple digital media streams.
Mux has secured $11.8 million in funding from investors such as Accel Partners, Y Combinator, Lowercase Capital, Susa Ventures, and SV Angel. The firm is affiliated with Heavybit and took part in Y Combinator's 2016 accelerator program.
At its inception, Mux launched a quality of service (QoS) analytics tool designed to assess viewer experience. In 2018, the company released a video streaming API that incorporates per-title encoding technology akin to Netflix’s methodology, allowing for enhanced video quality customized for each individual stream.