YouTube Overview

  • Founded
  • 2005
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 5,700
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $1.65B
Latest Deal Amount

YouTube General Information

Description

Operator of a video-sharing platform designed to give everyone a voice. The company's platform allows to upload and share user-generated video content on various topics with freedom of expression, information, opportunity, and to belong, thereby enabling users to speak freely, share opinions, foster open dialogue, have easy, open access to information, to be discovered, and find communities of support and come together around shared interests and passions.

Contact Information

Website
www.youtube.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Other Industries
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Parent Company
Alphabet
Primary Office
  • 901 Cherry Avenue
  • Second Floor
  • San Bruno, CA 94066
  • United States
+1 (650) 000-0000
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YouTube Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
4. Merger/Acquisition 13-Nov-2006 $1.65B 0000 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 06-Apr-2006 00.00 0000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 08-Nov-2005 $3.57M $3.57M 0000 Completed Product Development
1. Angel (individual) 01-Feb-2005 Completed Startup
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YouTube Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series B 0,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00 00 00 00 0.00
Series A 0,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.0 00.0 00 00.0 00.00
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YouTube Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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YouTube Competitors (9)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Livestream Formerly VC-backed New York, NY 000 000.00 000000&0 000.00
0000000 Formerly VC-backed Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 000 0000 0000 0000
0000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Seattle, WA 000 000.00 000000&0
00000 Formerly VC-backed New York, NY 0000 00000 00000000 00000
00000000 000000000 Private Equity-Backed Plainview, NY 000 000.00 000000000000 000.00
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YouTube Executive Team (32)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Susan Wojcicki Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Jo Zhang Chief Financial Officer
Ben Wilson Regional Director, EMEA and Managing Director YouTube UK and Ireland
Danielle Tiedt Chief Marketing Officer
Fred Von Lohmann Copyright Legal Director
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YouTube Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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YouTube Former Investors (5)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
ARTIS Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
David Lamond Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Keith Rabois Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Sequoia Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
TriplePoint Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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YouTube Investments & Acquisitions (13)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000 (0000000 14-Dec-2021 00000 0000 0000 Accessories
000000 20-Jul-2021 0000000000 Internet Retail 000000 00
000'0 0000000 02-Sep-2019 00000 00000 Educational and Training Services (B2C) 00000 000
00000000 12-Feb-2016 0000000000 000 Application Software
Vidmaker 17-Dec-2014 Merger/Acquisition Multimedia and Design Software
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YouTube Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
000000 Internet Retail New Delhi, India 0000
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YouTube Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
000'0 00000000 02-Sep-2019 00000 00000 Completed
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000 000 06-Aug-2014 00000 00000 00 000 Completed
  • 5 buyers
SoulPancake 01-Jan-2012 Corporate Completed
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