M&A advisory for video streaming software companies
Video and streaming software M&A has tracked the consolidation of video infrastructure, broadcast technology and creator-side tooling. Strategic acquirers at the major media and broadcast technology groups, CDN platforms and cloud video majors are the most active buyers, alongside PE platforms running video software roll-ups. Deals price on consumption gross margin, customer concentration and enterprise media contracting.
Active buyers include the major broadcast technology groups, CDN platforms like Akamai and Cloudflare and cloud video majors, alongside PE platforms running video software roll-ups. Flow has direct access to the video and broadcast strategic acquirers and PE platforms that are active buyers in this category.
Flow team has relevant sector experience and has worked with video and streaming software companies across OVPs and video infrastructure, live streaming and broadcast technology, video editing and post-production, CDN and delivery, and creator and short-form video tools.
"Video streaming software" KPIs M&A buyers look at
Key metrics strategics and PE buyers look at when analayzing video streaming software M&A targets
Subscription ARR
Consumption revenue
Streaming minutes / bandwidth
Net retention
Customer count
Customer concentration
Infrastructure cost / revenue
Gross margin
Time to first stream
CAC payback
Video streaming software valuations in May 2026
Public video streaming software comps trade at 2.1x EV/Revenue. Median revenue multiple across video streaming software M&A deals was 3.1x in the last 12 months.
2.1x
Median EV/Revenue as of May 2026 for public video streaming software companies
4.3x
Zoom is the highest valued public video streaming software company based on EV/Revenue (excluding outliers)
3.1x
Median EV/Revenue across video streaming software M&A deals in the last 12 months
2.7x
Median EV/Revenue across video streaming software VC rounds in the last 12 months
Key recent video streaming software M&A deals
$1.3B acquisition of Vimeo by Bending Spoons was the largest video streaming software M&A transaction completed in the last year.
See all video streaming software M&A deals| Logo | HQ | Description | Buyer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep-25 | Vimeo |  | Vimeo is a video platform offering hosting, collaboration, live streaming, and monetization tools for professionals and businesses. New York-headquartered Vimeo, founded in 2004, provides privacy controls and distribution options, serving creators, marketers, and enterprises with high-quality video management since its acquisition by IAC in 2014. | Bending Spoons | $1.3B | 3.1x | |
Dec-25 | ON24 | | ON24 Inc provides a cloud-based intelligent engagement platform that combines experiences with personalization and content, to enable sales and marketing organizations to capture and act on connected insights at scale. The Company’s platform offers a portfolio of interactive and hyper-personalized digital experience products that create and capture actionable, real-time data at scale from millions of professionals to provide businesses with buying signals and behavioral insights to efficiently convert prospects into customers. It provides solutions to Financial services, Life Sciences, Life sciences, Insurance, Technology, Associations, and Others. | Cvent | $400M | 3.1x | |
Dec-25 | H | Harmonic (video unit) | | Harmonic's Video business unit delivers virtualized platforms enabling ultra-high-quality video streaming, broadcast transmission, over-the-top services, and content processing tailored for media broadcasters and streaming providers worldwide. | MediaKind | $145M | - |
Apr-26 | ViewLift | | ViewLift is a New York-based digital video platform building custom-branded apps for OTT streaming, mobile, IPTV, and smart TVs. Sports organizations including US Soccer Federation and media outlets use it to distribute live events and on-demand content directly to fans with monetization tools. | DAZN Group | $100M | - | |
Mar-26 | 24i |  | 24i is an Amsterdam-headquartered developer of video streaming apps for broadcasters and content owners worldwide. Its Playbook platform powers over-the-top applications on smart TVs, mobiles, and web browsers for clients including RTL, Fox Sports, Viacom, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Globo, RTÉ, NPO, and Fuse Media. The company maintains offices in Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Copenhagen, New York, and Brno to support global deployments. | Sapphire Technology Group | $32M | 9.2x | |
Sep-25 | Voysys |  | Voysys is a Swedish developer of VR production software based in Stockholm. Voysys VR Producer handles multi-camera 360-degree live stitching, graphics overlay, and virtual screens on a single PC. The real-time depth-based tool supports broadcasts with smooth transitions for events and sports using cameras like Insta360. | Serve Robotics | $5.8M | - | |
Sep-25 | Eventdex | | Eventdex is a Sugar Land-headquartered event management software platform that supports virtual, hybrid, and in-person events through tools for online registration, mobile apps, lead retrieval, B2B matchmaking, attendee check-in, and badge printing. The system powers events in over 180 countries, including trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions. Eventdex provides onsite management via ExpoPass and virtual platforms integrated with Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Organizers access abstract submission, exhibitor management, and session scheduling features. Pricing remains under half the rate of comparable platforms. The company serves global clients from its base in Texas. | Nextech3d AI | $700K | 0.9x | |
May-26 | VXG |  | VXG is a video management software platform integrating cameras with artificial intelligence applications. Available in cloud and on-premise deployments, the system supports smart surveillance providers with scalability features, bandwidth optimization, and cost efficiencies. | Octave Intelligence | - | - | |
Mar-26 | Mytonomy | | Mytonomy is a Bethesda-headquartered provider of cloud solutions for video-based patient education and engagement in healthcare. Mytonomy Cloud serves over 70 hospitals and 200 clinics, including six top U.S. academic medical centers, integrating with major EHR and CRM systems. It covers pre/post-procedure, ambulatory, inpatient, and home care across medical conditions. Named to Inc. 5000 four consecutive years and Best SaaS Platform for Healthcare in 2022, its studio produces award-winning microlearning content with over 150 Telly and health awards via www.mytonomy.com. | Elsevier | - | - | |
Feb-26 | Vidrovr | | Vidrovr is a New York-headquartered developer of multimodal computer vision and machine learning systems for video indexing, tagging, and analysis. The technology processes videos in domains like sports, government, and media. Users search indexed video collections, retrieve internal content, and connect it to photos, text, and social media for interactive multimedia experiences. Founded in 2016. | CesiumAstro | - | - | |
Feb-26 | R | Real Networks (mobile unit) | | RealNetworks' Mobile Division develops streaming media software including RealAudio for delivering audio and video content over mobile networks, supporting early internet-based multimedia applications. | TransUnion | - | - |
Jan-26 | GlobalMeet | | GlobalMeet is a platform offering webcasting, webinar, and virtual event solutions for corporate communications and audience engagement. | Harris Computer Systems | - | - | |
Jan-26 | Augie Studio | | Augie Studio is an AI-driven startup transforming text prompts into video content for creators. Its platform generates dynamic visuals from words or ideas in minutes, supporting storytelling for social media and marketing. Founded in 2023 and operating remotely, it emphasizes user-friendly tools that integrate with editing software to streamline production workflows. | JWX | - | - | |
Jan-26 | Vidterra | | Vidterra is a video technology company developing software solutions and offering specialized consulting for video capture, processing, and distribution applications. | NexTech Solutions | - | - | |
Dec-25 | Eagle Eye Networks |  | Eagle Eye Networks is a leading global provider of cloud-managed video surveillance platforms. Austin, Texas-headquartered, the company combines cloud and on-premise recording with AI-powered analytics, big data processing, and business intelligence tools. Its open RESTful API enables integrations for camera management, secure video storage, mobile access, alerts, and time-based searches across live and archived footage for enterprises in retail, logistics, healthcare, and education. | Brivo | - | - |
Most active buyers of video streaming software companies
Bending Spoons, Brandlive and Enghouse Systems are the most active acquirers of video streaming software companies in the last three years.
See all video streaming software acquirers| Logo | HQ | Description | Key acquisitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bending Spoons |  | Bending Spoons is a Milan-headquartered technology company that acquires, develops, and scales mobile applications serving over a billion users globally. The firm owns Evernote for note-taking, Splice for video editing, Remini for AI photo enhancement, 8fit for fitness tracking, Issuu for digital publishing, Meetup for social events, StreamYard for live streaming, and WeTransfer for file sharing. Founded in 2013, Bending Spoons employs machine learning across its apps to personalize user experiences in productivity, creativity, and social tools. The company operates studios in cities including Copenhagen, New York, and Turin. | VimeoBrightcoveStreamYard+2 | 3 | |
Brandlive | | - | HubiloMediaPlatformNotified (virtual events and webinar unit) | 2 | |
Enghouse Systems | | Enghouse Systems Ltd is a Canada-based provider of software and services to a variety of end markets. The firm's operations are organized in two segments, namely, the Interactive Management Group (IMG) and the Asset Management Group (AMG). It earns the majority of its revenue from Interactive Management Group. IMG specializes in contact center and video software and services designed to enhance customer service by increasing efficiency and managing customer communications across multiple types of interactions, including voice, email, social channels, web chats, text, and videos. The firm has operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, excluding Scandinavia, Germany, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, with maximum revenue from the USA. | SeaChange InternationalMediaSiteSixbell (telecommunications unit)+2 | 2 | |
Oktopost |  | - | Milk VideoCliClap | 1 | |
Octave Intelligence | | Octave Intelligence PLC provides a suite of software solutions that help organizations design, build, operate, and protect their physical assets, people, and critical infrastructure. The company operates in a single business segment developing enterprise software used in design, construction, operations, and security. Geographically, it operates in Americas that includes the United States, and Other Americas (Canada, and Latin America); EMIA that includes Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa; and APAC that includes the Asia-Pacific region, excluding India. The company derives maximum revenue from Americas. Its products include: Octave Coda Spatial, Octave Alto Twin, Octave Coda, Octave Oncall, Octave Alto, Octave Imagine, Octave Oncall Dispatch, Octave Alto Lightspeed, and Others. | VXG | 1 | |
CesiumAstro | | CesiumAstro is an Austin-headquartered provider of electronically scanned array antennas and communication payloads for satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, launch vehicles, and airborne platforms. Founded in 2017, the company combines commercial components with space-qualified designs to deliver software-defined radios capable of beamforming and multi-band operations for LEO constellations and defense missions. | VidrovrTXMission | 1 | |
Nextech3d AI | | Nextech3d AI Corp is a diversified technology company that leverages proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) to create 3D models and experiences. The main businesses of the company are creating 3D models for Amazon as well as many other e-commerce retailers. | EventdexKraftyLabDesignhubz+1 | 1 | |
uStudio | | uStudio is an Austin-based video management platform designed for enterprises to host, distribute, and analyze video content. The service automates workflows for capturing footage from any source, transcoding, and delivering to web, mobile, and TV platforms. uStudio supports business teams with tools for video SEO, playlists, and ROI measurement, serving marketing, training, and communications needs across industries. | workPERFECTLY | 1 | |
Platinum Equity | | Platinum Equity is a private equity firm headquartered in El Segundo, California. It targets control investments in manufacturing, distribution, media, and technology companies with enterprise values from $75 million to $1.5 billion. The firm has completed over 400 acquisitions since 1995, including deals in automotive parts, consumer goods, and logistics sectors across North America and Europe. | AnuvuInfratechCzarnowski Collective+2 | 1 | |
Stage Electrics |  | Stage Electrics is a UK-based supplier of lighting, audio, video, rigging, and power equipment for theatre, live events, broadcast, and education. Headquartered in Bristol with depots in London, Manchester, and Glasgow, the firm supports productions at West End theatres, Glastonbury Festival, and BBC studios. Services include equipment hire, installation, and project management for over 5,000 annual events. | Willow Communications | 1 |
Founders and investors we've worked with
We've supported winning builders across video streaming software and beyond.
MAILINGWORK
We acted as exclusive sell-side advisor to MAILINGWORK, a Chemnitz-based email marketing software platform, on its sale to French digital marketing leader Positive Group.
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TestSolutions
We acted as exclusive financial advisor to Swiss PE firm Patrimonium on its majority stake acquisition of TestSolutions, a Frankfurt-based software testing and IT services provider.
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Resillion
We provided buy-side advice to a dominant TIC industry player on the carve-out and acquisition of Resillion (fka Eurofins Digital Testing), a Hasselt-based digital testing, cybersecurity and forensics provider.
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Digital Asset Management Software Provider
We provided buy-side advice to Byron Capital Partners on its acquisition of a leading European digital asset management (DAM) software platform.
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Boryszew
We provided buy-side advice to Boryszew, a Warsaw-listed diversified industrial group across automotive, metals and chemicals, on industrial software market mapping and target screening for its buy-and-build strategy.
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