VideoVerse
VideoVerse provides AI-powered video editing tools for sports organizations and broadcasters to automatically create and distribute highlights. The company was acquired by Minute Media in December 2023 after raising $60M in Series C funding. It employs 213 people.
The growth story
VideoVerse grew from 85 to 213 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $60M along the way, most recently a Series C in December 2023.
About
VideoVerse's Magnifi platform uses AI to identify key moments in sports footage and generate short-form content in real time. Its customers include sports organizations, broadcasters, and content owners who need to quickly produce and distribute highlights.
The company raised $60M in Series C funding just before being acquired by Minute Media in December 2023. Its workforce of 213 spans engineering and other functions, with engineers making up 23 of its staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is VideoVerse's largest function, accounting for 23 employees. The company is led by a team that has scaled the business since its 2016 founding in the Los Angeles area.
The VideoVerse org chart
Vinayak S. (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 19 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 70 (-10% YoY), Media and Communication 44 (+5% YoY), Operations 31 (+3% YoY), Engineering 29 (-44% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+20% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (+150% YoY).
Talent flow
VideoVerse recruits heavily from sports and media companies, with Sports For All, Dive, and Magnifi being its top talent sources. Its alumni often move to media and tech firms like Ultra Media & Entertainment and Cognizant. 10% of analyzed alumni have founded companies.
Most common previous employers of VideoVerse staff: Sports For All (SFA) (6), Dive (5), Magnifi (5), BookMyShow (3), Hudl (3), DNA Entertainment Networks (2). Former VideoVerse employees most often moved to Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt. (3), InfoBeans (2), Cognizant (2), Nielsen (2), Spotlight Strategic Partners (1), Infiniti Research (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The VideoVerse mafia
VideoVerse alumni have founded 10 companies, including Ojas Maxivision Eye Hospitals, lil sweet treat, and Odyssey Solar. These startups span healthcare, food, and energy sectors.
10Pranav Dedhia, was Angel Investor until 2024Jack Ross, was Board Observer until 2025Joe Gaggero, was Vice President, Operations until 2026Rajesh Mane, was Investor until 2025Atharva Sohani, was Summer Internship: Artificial Intelligence Intern until 2023Ajit Mishra., was Content Moderator until 2024
Rafal Kapela, was AI/ML Engineer until 2024
ARNAV KABRA, was content operations executive until 2024
Vedang Joshi, was Freelance Editor until 2024
Prateek Sharma, was Strategy & Partnerships until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 40% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at VideoVerse: Communication (47), Problem Solving (32), Microsoft Excel (30), Microsoft Office (27), Project Management (26), React.js (25), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (25), Teamwork (24).
Where the team actually sits
VideoVerse people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (44), Madhya Pradesh, India (26), Karnataka, India (7), Mumbai Metropolitan Region (5).
Search footprint
VideoVerse attracts about 17 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 6 ranking keywords and lost 4 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
VideoVerse has 213 employees as of September 2026.
VideoVerse has raised $60M in total, most recently a Series C round in December 2023.
Vinayak S. (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of VideoVerse's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current VideoVerse staff are Sports For All (SFA) (6 people), Dive (5 people), Magnifi (5 people).
Former VideoVerse employees most often move to Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt. (3), InfoBeans (2), Cognizant (2).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at VideoVerse, including Ojas Maxivision Eye Hospitals, lil sweet treat, Odyssey Solar.
VideoVerse attracts about 17 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among VideoVerse staff are Communication, Problem Solving, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Project Management.
VideoVerse staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (44), Madhya Pradesh, India (26), Karnataka, India (7).
VideoVerse has about 70 people in Business Development, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
VideoVerse has about 44 people in Media and Communication, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 99 current and 184 former VideoVerse profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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