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E-commerce video solutions provider creating and distributing scalable product videos for brands and retailers to drive engagement.
Invodo has raised $10.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Invodo.
Invodo has raised $10.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Invodo, based in Austin, Texas, specializes in creating and distributing high-quality, scalable product videos for brands and retailers to enhance e-commerce engagement and conversions. The company offers a subscription-based video distribution service, connecting manufacturers to over 4,000 retailer websites, alongside comprehensive creative concepting, scripting, production, post-production, and content management. Leveraging proprietary processes and facilities, Invodo provides visual content solutions for marketing and product launches, serving over 20 leading retailers and brands. The company raised $7.2 million in total funding from investors including S3 Ventures and Sevin Rosen Funds, and reported approximately $7.5 million in annual revenue as of 2025 with 14-15 employees. Invodo was acquired by Industrial Color Studios, a division of CoCreativ, in March 2018. Founded in 2006 by Gard Mayer, with Eric Engineer serving as CEO.
Invodo has raised $10.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Invodo's investors include S3 Ventures.
Key people at Invodo.
Invodo has raised $10.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $6.0M Series B in July 2009.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2009 | $6M Series B | — | S3 Ventures | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2008 | $4M Series A | — | S3 Ventures | Announced |
Invodo is a video commerce company specializing in creating and distributing scalable product videos, imagery, and interactive content for retailers and brands to boost e-commerce engagement and conversions.[1][2][3][4][5] It offered a subscription-based service connecting manufacturers to over 4,000 retailer websites, serving clients with content for marketing, product launches, seasonal promotions, and online sales through an agile creative model and high-volume production facilities.[1][2][4][5] Founded around 2006-2007, Invodo raised $6-7.2M in funding, grew to 15-200 employees with $7.5M revenue by 2025, and was acquired in 2018 by Industrial Color (also referenced as CoCreativ), integrating into a broader visual content production group.[1][2][3]
Invodo was founded in 2006 (or 2007 per some records) in Austin, Texas, with later operations in Plano and Dallas, Texas.[1][2][3] Key figures include founder Gard Mayer, CEO Eric Engineer, and others like Brian R. Smith and Aaron Perman; it received early investments from S3 Ventures (Series A and B) and Sevin Rosen Funds.[3] The company emerged to address the need for high-quality, scalable video content in e-commerce, building a network for product video distribution and gaining traction through partnerships with retailers and brands before its 2018 acquisition by Industrial Color Studios, which expanded its digital content capabilities alongside acquisitions like Click 3X.[1][3]
Invodo rode the early 2010s boom in e-commerce video, capitalizing on rising demand for visual content to drive online conversions amid growing digital retail.[1][2][3][5] Its timing aligned with retailers' shift to multimedia product pages, addressing market forces like shorter consumer attention spans and the need for scalable, personalized shopping experiences in a pre-AR/VR dominant era.[1][4] By building a vast retailer network and production scale, Invodo influenced the ecosystem, paving the way for integrated visual content platforms now standard in commerce tech, and its acquisition by Industrial Color amplified capabilities in digital production for brands and agencies.[1][3]
Post-2018 acquisition, Invodo's operations likely persist within Industrial Color's portfolio, evolving with advances in AI-driven video, interactive media, and immersive e-commerce like AR/VR.[1][3] Trends such as personalized video (e.g., competitors like Idomoo) and shoppable content will shape its trajectory, potentially expanding influence in digital commerce production.[1] As e-commerce visual demands intensify, its foundational model positions it to enhance brand-retailer synergies, tying back to its core strength in scalable, conversion-focused videos that connected manufacturers to shoppers at scale.[2][5]
