Alan Masarsky
San Francisco, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Associate/Staff
Clipta.com
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Location:
Carmichael
Industry:
Technology/Web
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
10-50 people
Description:
Clipta is the most advanced Internet video search in the world. Clipta’s unique and innovative platform offers users instant access to millions of the most relevant videos on the Internet through an easy, friendly, and efficient search. Clipta is one of the largest video indexes on the web, and a destination for Internet users to find, discover, share, and interact with videos, while offering video content providers and advertisers with new opportunities.
Clipta’s team of engineers has developed a number of unique tools and applications not available anywhere else. One of the highly regarded achievements is the successful implementation of self-learning deep-crawlers that are able to continuously collect more video content than any other video search. As of today, Clipta’s crawlers have the ability to gather over one million videos a day. With the appropriate hardware, we will be able to collect all video content on the Internet (over one billion videos) by 2010. One of Clipta’s break-thru technologies today is a working model of “V-Rate”; a sophisticated algorithm focused on organizing and delivering the most related video content available on the Web. Clipta’s “V-Rate” will provide videos based upon information collected from every aspect of user behavior, to generate the most desirable results. Clipta continuously offers users with up-to-date, personalized video content, regardless of the source. One of Clipta’s new ground-breaking developments – Clipta News Search ((URL removed)) – offers the finest and most intelligent minute-to-minute video news search available in the world. Supplied by leading news sources, Clipta delivers original news broadcasts of the highest quality to users in a matter of seconds, on one single state-of-the-art platform. Clipta combines professional and user-generated video content to enhance the experiences of viewers, while supporting content providers and advertisers seeking to gain exposure.
Our competitors include, but are not limited to: Google, Yahoo!, YouTube, MySpace, Veoh, Blinkx, Truveo, Metacafe, Dailymotion, and ClipBlast!. While some provide an ample amount of videos, their database is limited by the amount of user uploads. Others, offer videos from various sources, but their search results are primarily computer generated. Clipta, however, is neither limited to any specific database nor does it rely heavily on computer generated results. Instead, Clipta uses human input in its algorithm in addition to computer generated results. With Clipta’s unique and innovative assets, we will have a competitive edge in the online video search industry. Available in nine different languages today, and nine more in the near future, Clipta’s working model is set for rapid global expansion. Clipta will ultimately be a must-go-to destination for both users and businesses around the world, fostering a successful and profitable enterprise.
Online video search and video advertising has been escalating at an unprecedented rate. In March of 2008, Clipta launched its fully functional website at (URL removed). That same month, Internet users in the US watched over 11.5 billion online videos, paving the way for an estimated 25 billion in online advertising spending. Market research has shown that the video industry is the single fastest growing industry online, and Clipta will seize the opportunity. Our sophisticated index, which matches the content of video with the content of the advertisement, delivers both more relevant search results and highly targeted advertisements. In effect, Clipta’s revenue model is based on advertising, and will work as a powerful marketing medium. We estimate our annual profits will exceed $220 million by the year 2013.
In October, 2008, Angels invested $500, 000 as a first round investment to meet working capital requirements. We are seeking $5 million to finance our next stage of growth.
Clipta is a working model of the future in video search. Our developing venture will not only generate successful profits, but change the way people interact with videos online. Businesses and consumers alike will go to (URL removed) for the richest, easiest and most efficient video experience.