Oplayo Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1996

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

Oplayo General Information

Description

Developer of a rich media technology designed to provide leading edge streaming of videos for mobile phones and the fixed Internet. The company's rich media technology offers a platform to view high-quality video content without any proprietary plug-ins and the MVQ video codec is a Java based software package provided with the power of compression technologies and with extremely light processing power requirements at the receiving end, enabling mobile subscribers to receive a wide variety of clips such as news bulletins, comedy, movie excerpts, music clips or sport-highlights by simply downloading a player-program onto the phone.

Contact Information

Website
www.avstechnologies.com
Formerly Known As
AVS Technologies
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Tammasaarenkatu 5
  • 00180 Helsinki
  • Finland
Primary Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Acquirer
One Small Planet
Vertical(s)
TMT, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Tammasaarenkatu 5
  • 00180 Helsinki
  • Finland

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Oplayo Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
3. Merger/Acquisition 25-Apr-2006 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Later Stage VC 10-Feb-2004 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC 09-Jan-2001 $6M $6M Completed Generating Revenue
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Oplayo Patents

  • 38

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Oplayo Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-1589761-A1 A codec adapted to operate in rgb color space Inactive 19-Apr-2004
US-20050195901-A1 Video compression method optimized for low-power decompression platforms Inactive 03-Mar-2004
EP-1441532-A2 Buffering arrangement Inactive 20-Dec-2002
EP-1441532-A3 Buffering arrangement Inactive 20-Dec-2002
US-20040184526-A1 Buffering arrangement Inactive 20-Dec-2002 H04N21/23805
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Oplayo Former Investors (6)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Auratum Real Estate Minority
Holtron Ventures Venture Capital Minority
NGP Capital Venture Capital Minority
Siemens Acceleration in Communications Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Tekes Not-For-Profit Venture Capital Minority
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Oplayo FAQs

  • When was Oplayo founded?

    Oplayo was founded in 1996.

  • Where is Oplayo headquartered?

    Oplayo is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

  • What industry is Oplayo in?

    Oplayo’s primary industry is Multimedia and Design Software.

  • Is Oplayo a private or public company?

    Oplayo is a Private company.

  • What is Oplayo’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Oplayo is .

  • How much funding has Oplayo raised over time?

    Oplayo has raised $11.5M.

  • Who are Oplayo’s investors?

    Auratum, Holtron Ventures, NGP Capital, Siemens Acceleration in Communications, and Tekes are 5 of 6 investors who have invested in Oplayo.

  • When was Oplayo acquired?

    Oplayo was acquired on 25-Apr-2006.

  • Who acquired Oplayo?

    Oplayo was acquired by One Small Planet.

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