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Restream is a technology company.
Restream provides a unified live video platform, enabling users to broadcast real-time content simultaneously across multiple online channels. Its core product streamlines live stream distribution, offering tools for creators and businesses to manage and present productions efficiently. This consolidation into a single interface significantly broadens audience reach.
Founded in 2015 by Alexander Khuda and Andrew Surzhynskyi, Restream began in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The founders identified a critical need for creators to expand live video presence beyond one platform. Their insight was to simplify multi-platform broadcasting, empowering users to maximize reach and engagement without extensive technical overhead.
The platform serves diverse users, from individual creators to media organizations needing efficient multi-channel live video distribution. Restream’s vision is to democratize live streaming, offering accessible tools for anyone to create and disseminate high-quality live video content globally, fostering broad community engagement and digital presence.
Restream has raised $53.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Restream has raised $53.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Restream has raised $53.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $50.0M Series A in August 2020.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2020 | $50M Series A | Insight Partners, Sapphire Ventures | 20VC, 645 Ventures, Accel, Album VC, Anorak Ventures, Atomico, G2vp, TOM Hulme, Humba Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Pathbreaker Ventures, Silverton Partners, Summit Partners, Y Combinator | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2018 | $3M Seed | — | Kickstart Fund, Silverton Partners, Kakao Ventures, PayPal Ventures | Announced |
Restream is a live streaming technology company that provides a multiplatform service enabling users to broadcast video content simultaneously to over 30 social platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and LinkedIn from a web browser or integrated software.[3][4][6] It serves creators, businesses, gamers, and organizations—ranging from WHO concerts to real estate agents—solving the problem of fragmented audiences by allowing multistreaming, professional production tools like Restream Studio, real-time analytics, chat aggregation, and scheduling without needing multiple setups.[2][3][5] Growth has been strong, with a $50M Series A co-led by Insight Partners amid COVID-19 demand surges, expanding from gaming to enterprise use cases like product launches and webinars.[3]
Restream was founded by CEO Alexander Khuda, who led the company through rapid scaling during the shift to remote work and live video in 2020.[3] The idea emerged to simplify broadcasting by enabling "multi-streaming" to all platforms at once, starting with traction in gaming before proving versatile across industries.[3] Pivotal moments include launching Restream Studio for browser-based professional streams with analytics and scheduling, and securing a $50M Series A from Insight Partners, fueled by high demand from events like WHO's "One World Together at Home" concert reaching 270 million viewers.[3]
(Note: Search results distinguish Restream.io as the streaming platform from ReStream Solutions, an unrelated oilfield tech firm; this analysis focuses on the former.[1][6])
Restream rides the explosion of live video, accelerated by COVID-19's remote work shift and platforms like LinkedIn entering livestreaming, expanding beyond gaming to news, events, and training.[3] Timing aligns with audience fragmentation across social media, where multistreaming maximizes reach without siloed efforts, supported by market forces like rising demand for accessible pro tools amid 5G and browser tech advances.[3][5] It influences the ecosystem by powering broadcasts for high-profile users (e.g., WHO, Team Coco) and integrating with tools like OBS, democratizing professional streaming for businesses and creators.[3][4]
Restream is poised to dominate multistreaming as live commerce, virtual events, and AI-enhanced content (e.g., auto-TikTok clips) grow, potentially expanding enterprise adoption with features like low-latency SRT and analytics.[2][5] Trends like hybrid work and platform algorithms favoring live video will shape its path, evolving its influence from creator tool to essential business infrastructure—building on its scalable, browser-first model to reach even broader ecosystems.[3][6]
Restream has raised $53.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Restream's investors include Insight Partners, Sapphire Ventures, 20VC, 645 Ventures, Accel, Album VC, Anorak Ventures, Atomico, G2VP, Tom Hulme, Humba Ventures, Kickstart Fund.