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Total amount raised
$105M
Latest funding date
2023-12-18
Location
VideoVerse has successfully raised funding over 10 rounds, with the most recent investors being Evolvence India Fund and Bluestone Equity Partners. The company has also made strategic investments, including a Pre Seed Round in TheLightbulb.Ai.
Keep reading to explore the intricacies of VideoVerse's fundraising journey and the investors backing this innovative platform.
VideoVerse has raised funding across multiple rounds backed by investors including A91 Partners, Alpha Wave Global, Bluestone Equity Partners, Moneta Ventures, Binny Bansal, and others.
Keep reading to explore VideoVerse's full fundraising journey.
What Is VideoVerse?
VideoVerse (formerly known as Toch.ai) is an AI-powered video technology company founded in 2016 by Vinayak Shrivastav, Saket Dandotia, and Alok Patil. Headquartered in New York (with operations in India), VideoVerse builds an ecosystem of AI-driven video editing technologies. Its flagship product, Magnifi, uses computer vision and machine learning to transform full-length video footage into real-time short-form content and highlights. The platform serves sports broadcasters, OTT platforms, rights holders, and media companies — including UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Bundesliga, Australian Open, US Open, and Wimbledon. VideoVerse was acquired by Minute Media in September 2025.
How Much Funding Has VideoVerse Raised?
- Pre-Series A (Seed)
- Amount Raised: USD 1,000,000
- Date: May 2020
- Lead Investors: SOSV, 9Unicorns Fund (also known as 100Unicorns)
- Participants: Inflection Point Ventures, Chinaccelerator
- Seed Round
- Amount Raised: Undisclosed
- Date: June 2021
- Lead Investors: 100Unicorns
- Series A
- Amount Raised: USD 11,750,000
- Date: October 2021
- Lead Investors: Moneta Ventures, Baring Private Equity India, Binny Bansal, Ventureast
- Participants: 9Unicorns, Anthill Ventures, Cathexis Ventures, SOSV, Artesian, InnoVen Capital
- Non-Equity Assistance
- Amount Raised: Undisclosed
- Date: January 2022
- Investor: Google for Startups
- Series B
- Amount Raised: USD 46,800,000
- Date: April 2022
- Lead Investors: A91 Partners, Alpha Wave Global, Binny Bansal
- Participants: Stride Ventures, InnoVen Capital, Pacific Western Bank, among others
- Series C
- Amount Raised: ~USD 45,000,000 (reported; not officially disclosed by the company)
- Date: December 2023
- Lead Investors: Bluestone Equity Partners
- Participants: Evolvence India Fund (also a participant in the broader 2023 investment activity)
Total Amount Raised: At least $104.55M based on disclosed funding (including the ~$45M reported Series C).
Key Investors
- A91 Partners
- Details: Led VideoVerse's $46.8M Series B in April 2022. A91 Partners is a prominent India-focused venture capital firm. General Partner Gautam Mago led the investment.
- Alpha Wave Global
- Details: Co-led the Series B alongside A91 Partners. Alpha Wave Global is a global multi-stage investment firm with a major focus on emerging markets.
- Bluestone Equity Partners
- Details: Led the ~$45M Series C in December 2023. Bluestone is a New York-based global private equity firm focused on Sports, Media & Entertainment. Founder and Managing Partner Bobby Sharma joined VideoVerse's Board of Directors. VideoVerse was Bluestone's third investment from its inaugural $300M fund and its first SaaS investment.
- Binny Bansal
- Details: Former co-founder of Flipkart and a recurring investor in VideoVerse across both the Series A and Series B rounds.
- Moneta Ventures
- Details: Participated in the Series A and remained involved through subsequent rounds. Moneta Ventures is a Folsom, California-based venture capital firm.
- SOSV
- Details: Early-stage investor participating in VideoVerse's Pre-Series A (May 2020) through its Chinaccelerator accelerator program, and continued as a participant in the Series A.
What's Next for VideoVerse?
VideoVerse is focused on global expansion and accelerating AI-driven innovation in the media technology sector. With backing from Bluestone Equity Partners, the company aims to grow its presence in new geographies and expand into new verticals beyond sports — including news and entertainment. Magnifi, its core AI product, is positioned to address the exponentially growing demand for automated short-form content and highlights across broadcast, OTT, and digital media platforms. In September 2025, VideoVerse was acquired by Minute Media, a BlackRock-backed digital media publisher, marking a significant milestone for the company and its investors.
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