V-Nova Ltd.
V-Nova is a London-based video compression software company with 99 employees. It has raised $43M, most recently in a 2021 Series C, and holds over 300 patents for its AI-powered compression technologies.
The growth story
V-Nova Ltd. grew from 79 to 99 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $43M along the way, most recently a Series C in July 2021.
About
V-Nova develops software libraries for video compression, including its MPEG-5 LCEVC standard and VC-6 AI codec. Media and tech companies license these to reduce bandwidth costs for streaming video.
The company has maintained a steady engineering headcount since its 2011 founding, with no recent growth reported. Its $43M funding and patent portfolio suggest deep R&D focus rather than rapid scaling.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up nearly a third of staff (32 employees). The leadership team has maintained stable tenure, with a median of 3 years across the organization.
The V-Nova Ltd. org chart
Guido Meardi (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 36 mapped leaders with 20 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 39 (0% YoY), Information Technology 7 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 6 (0% YoY), Operations 6 (+20% YoY), Sales 5 (-17% YoY), Business Development 5 (-17% YoY).
Talent flow
V-Nova recruits heavily from video tech peers like Imagination Technologies and Ericsson. Alumni frequently move to media tech firms like Sky and Dolby, with some joining consultancies.
Most common previous employers of V-Nova Ltd. staff: Imagination Technologies (4), fastfilmz (3), Ericsson (3), Tandberg Television (3), Reply (2), PwC (2). Former V-Nova Ltd. employees most often moved to Sky (4), Mobius Executive Leadership (2), Dolby Laboratories (2), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2), Codasip (2), Amazon (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The V-Nova Ltd. mafia
Five alumni-founded companies exist, though most are small. The largest is Lupa (78 staff), founded by a former employee.
5Nicolò Frisiani, was Intern until 2016Balázs Keszthelyi, was Head of Advanced R&D until 2019Richard Kay, was VP Broadcast Technology until 2016Helen Williams, was Operations Officer until 2017Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 40% search, 9% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at V-Nova Ltd.: Python (Programming Language) (33), C++ (28), C (Programming Language) (27), Linux (24), Management (22), Agile Methodologies (20), Project Management (19), Software Development (19).
Where the team actually sits
V-Nova Ltd. people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (56), Karnataka, India (5), London Area, United Kingdom (3), United Kingdom (3).
Search footprint
V-Nova Ltd. attracts about 126 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 42 ranking keywords and lost 34 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
V-Nova Ltd. has 99 employees as of September 2026.
V-Nova Ltd. has raised $43M in total, most recently a Series C round in July 2021.
V-Nova Ltd. was founded in 2011 by Guido Meardi.
Guido Meardi (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of V-Nova Ltd.'s reporting structure, with 20 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current V-Nova Ltd. staff are Imagination Technologies (4 people), fastfilmz (3 people), Ericsson (3 people).
Former V-Nova Ltd. employees most often move to Sky (4), Mobius Executive Leadership (2), Dolby Laboratories (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at V-Nova Ltd., including Lupa, TechnoLynx, C-9INE.
V-Nova Ltd. attracts about 126 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among V-Nova Ltd. staff are Python (Programming Language), C++, C (Programming Language), Linux, Management.
V-Nova Ltd. staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (56), Karnataka, India (5), London Area, United Kingdom (3).
V-Nova Ltd. has about 39 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
V-Nova Ltd. has about 7 people in Information Technology, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 78 current and 159 former V-Nova Ltd. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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