• Tech
• Gadgets
• Mobile
• Enterprise
• CrunchBase
• More
  • Beta Invites
  • Elevator Pitches
  • Gillmor Gang
  • Podcasts
  • TechCrunch50
  • TechCrunch UK
  • TechCrunch France
  • TechCrunch Japan

sevenload

edit

sevenload is a social media network for WebTV, videos and photos. The sevenload channels offer free premium-tv-shows, official music videos, exclusive internet television as well as user generated content. Every channel combines professional videos with independent, intelligent and creative content from users producing their own content as well as professional production companies.

sevenload was founded in 2006. sevenload is a global social media platform for photos, videos and interactive show formats. The community enables users to manage and share their photos and videos online for free. The site offers an array of more than 1.200 different interactive WebTV/internet shows in more than 20 languages and various categories. In addition, some of the available channels are from famous and popular artists and musicians.

As a new media company, sevenload positions itself as a provider for crossmedial marketing and modern video technology. Part of itscore business comes from the conceptualization, development and production of IPTV based internet platforms, software solutions for Web 2.0 applications as well as technology development for third party companies looking for video player, video uploading, video linking and distribution technologies. sevenload has already worked with internationally renound companies such as BMW, Endemol, National Geographic, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Sony Music, Universal Music, and offers companies individual white label solutions.

Company executives Axel Schmiegelow (CEO) and Andreas Heyden (COO). Company founders include Ibrahim Evsan (Founder), Thomas Bachem (co-founder) and Axel Schmiegelow (co-founder). Company investors are T-Online Venture Fund, DLD Ventures (Hubert Burda Media), Media Ventures GmbH and dw capital GmbH.

Milestones

edit

• 
  sevenload received €25M in Series B funding. (6/18/08)
  Posted 8/29/08 at 2:13am
• 
  sevenload — T-Venture joins Burda as lead investor for sevenload (6/18/08)
  Posted 12/19/08 at 2:21am
• 
  sevenload — sevenload named one of the “Red Herring 100 Europe 2008″- Top European Start-ups (4/15/08)
  Posted 12/19/08 at 2:21am
• 
  sevenload — sevenload- brings social media to T-Online (3/7/08)
  Posted 12/19/08 at 2:21am
• 
  sevenload — Martin Varsavsky joins sevenload (4/3/07)
  Posted 12/19/08 at 2:21am
• 
  sevenload — sevenload receives financing from Burda Digital Ventures (3/26/07)
  Posted 12/19/08 at 2:21am

Videos

Screenshots

edit

Products

edit

Branded Entertainment

Cross Media Campaigns

Video Advertisement

Viral Video Seeding

White Label Solutions

Traffic Analytics

Quantcast

Compete

Sources

1. sevenload secures New Round of Financing (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]
2. sevenload receives financing from Burda Digital Ventures (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]
3. Martin Varsavsky joins sevenload (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]
4. sevenload- brings social media to T-Online (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]
5. sevenload named one of the “Red Herring 100 Europe 2008″- Top European Start-ups (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]
6. sevenload secures New Round of Financing (corporate.sevenload.com) [edit]