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Website5min.com
Blogblog.5min.com
Twitter@5min
CategoryGames, Video and Entertainment
Email
Employees30
Founded2007
DescriptionLifestyle Video Syndication Platform

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Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CMO
Board

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Marketing

Funding

Total$12.8M
Angel, 4/07
$300k
Series A, 11/07
Spark Capital
$5M
Series B, 7/09
Globespan Capital Partners
Spark Capital
$7.5M

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5min is the leading syndication platform for lifestyle, knowledge and instructional videos. Reinventing the cable network online, 5min reaches engaged and targeted audiences of passionate consumers through its network of 100s of lifestyle and niche websites.

The 5min video library comprises more than 100,000 short-form videos from some of the world’s largest media companies, as well as the most innovative independent producers. Visit http://solutions.5min.com for more information.

Milestones

  • Dollar
    5min received $7.5M in Series B funding. (7/23/09)
    Posted 7/23/09 at 4:46am
  • Dollar
    5min received $5M in Series A funding. (11/1/07)
    Posted 10/31/07 at 7:22pm
  • Dollar
    5min received $300k in Angel funding. (4/1/07)
    Posted 9/4/07 at 1:50am
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    5min added Tal Simantov as Co-Founder & CMO.
    Posted 9/4/07 at 1:52am
  • Check
    5min added Ran Harnevo as Co-Founder & CEO.
    Posted 9/4/07 at 1:49am
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    5min added Hanan Laschover as Co-Founder & CTO.
    Posted 9/4/07 at 1:53am
  • Check
    5min added Lior Levin as Marketing.
    Posted 4/25/09 at 10:34pm
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    5min added Jonathan Seelig as Board.
    Posted 1/11/10 at 8:11pm

Videos

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VideoSeed

Websitesolutions.5min.com
Blogblog.5min.com/5min-press-coverage
StageLive
Launch Date2008
Tags instructional, videos, learn, video

5min’s proprietary VideoSeed technology automatically contextually matches 5min’s professionally produced videos within a white label version of the SmartPlayer to existing web pages across a network of 100s of partner sites. VideoSeed allows publisher sites to add a comprehensive video solution – professional videos from large media companies and leading independent producers, a custom video player and video ads sold and served by 5min – with just a few hours of work.

5min screenshot
Above: VideoSeed Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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  2. techcrunch.com [edit]
  3. ‘How To’ Video Site 5min Raises An Extra $7.5 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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