VITAC Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1986

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 700

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 5

  • Investments
  • 1

VITAC General Information

Description

Provider of closed captioning and subtitling services intended to serve the broadcast, education, corporate, government, and media and entertainment sectors. The company's services are offered for both live television shows and prerecorded programs through its team of skilled employees, enabling clients to avail of accurate captioning and accessibility services along with caption encoding services.

Contact Information

Website
www.vitac.com
Formerly Known As
American Data Captioning
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 8300 East Maplewood Avenue
  • Suite 310
  • Greenwood Village, CO 80111
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Other Commercial Services
Parent Company
Verbit
Corporate Office
  • 8300 East Maplewood Avenue
  • Suite 310
  • Greenwood Village, CO 80111
  • United States
+1 (800)

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VITAC Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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VITAC Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of closed captioning and subtitling services intended to serve the broadcast, education, corporate, government,
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Greenwood Village, CO
700 As of 2021

Swansea, United Kingdom
 

London, United Kingdom
 
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VITAC Competitors (8)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Wolfestone Private Debt Financed Swansea, United Kingdom
Voice & Script International Corporation London, United Kingdom
The Captioning Group Corporation Calgary, Canada
SubPLY Venture Capital-Backed Palo Alto, CA
Iyuno Private Equity-Backed Burbank, CA
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VITAC Patents

  • 28

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 18

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

VITAC Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-2774985-C Caption and/or metadata synchronization for replay of previously or simultaneously recorded live programs Inactive 22-Sep-2009
CA-2774985-A1 Caption and/or metadata synchronization for replay of previously or simultaneously recorded live programs Active 22-Sep-2009
EP-2481207-A2 Caption and/or metadata synchronization for replay of previously or simultaneously recorded live programs Inactive 22-Sep-2009
US-20140259084-A1 Caption and/or metadata synchronization for replay of previously or simultaneously recorded live programs Inactive 22-Sep-2009
US-10034028-B2 Caption and/or metadata synchronization for replay of previously or simultaneously recorded live programs Active 22-Sep-2009 H04N21/233
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VITAC Executive Team (16)

Name Title Board Seat
Chuck Karlovits Chief Captioning Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Ben Roybal Chief Technology Officer
Doug Karlovits General Manager
Joseph Karlovits Co-Founder
Alan Byrne Vice President, Human Resources
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VITAC Board Members (1)

Name Representing Role Since
VITAC Chairman
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VITAC Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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VITAC Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Caption Colorado 25-Jan-2017 Media and Information Services (B2B)
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VITAC FAQs

  • When was VITAC founded?

    VITAC was founded in 1986.

  • Who is the founder of VITAC?

    Edward Fulesday and Joseph Karlovits are the founders of VITAC.

  • Where is VITAC headquartered?

    VITAC is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

  • What is the size of VITAC?

    VITAC has 700 total employees.

  • What industry is VITAC in?

    VITAC’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is VITAC a private or public company?

    VITAC is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of VITAC?

    The current valuation of VITAC is .

  • What is VITAC’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for VITAC is .

  • Who are VITAC’s investors?

    The Gores Group and WordWave have invested in VITAC.

  • Who are VITAC’s competitors?

    Wolfestone, Voice & Script International, The Captioning Group, SubPLY, and Iyuno are some of the 8 competitors of VITAC.

  • When was VITAC acquired?

    VITAC was acquired on 11-May-2021.

  • Who acquired VITAC?

    VITAC was acquired by Verbit.

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