BoxCast is a live-streaming platform founded in 2013 in Cleveland that aims to make it easy to stream any event. Its core product includes video encoder devices (including a "small box") and an end-to-end platform supporting 1080p broadcasting, streaming to Facebook Live, YouTube and websites, analytics, and add-ons like automatic scoreboard displays and event ticketing. Pricing starts at $99 per month for the essential streaming plan, with the BoxCast encoder sold for about $399; users can also stream from an iOS device. The company reports live streaming millions of events per year and saw peak usage increases of up to 10x from pre-pandemic levels in 2020. Headcount grew from fewer than 40 before the pandemic to 56 and is expected to likely double within the next 12 months. BoxCast positions live streams as a continued tool to reach remote audiences and promote organizations even as in-person events return. BoxCast builds video broadcasting solutions that let anyone with a camera stream standard- and high-definition live video to its cloud-based service for retrieval at any time and from any location. Its platform supports live streaming and subsequent access to broadcasts. Initial customers include churches using the service to expand outreach and high school and college athletic departments broadcasting sporting events. The company is led by founder Gordon Daily and is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Financially, BoxCast raised $250,000 from JumpStart Inc. and has previously received funding from the Cuyahoga County North Coast Opportunities Fund and the Innovation Fund, and was awarded a MAGNET Product Acceleration & Technical Assistance (MPAcT) grant. The articles do not disclose revenue, user metrics, or specific product roadmaps.

Total raised

$20M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Dec 2020