Ocho offers a dedicated social network built around eight-second, high-quality videos, positioning itself as a broader alternative to Vine or Instagram Video. The iOS app provides easy-to-use tools such as timelapse acceleration that preserves a representative audio snippet, post-production voice-overs and video-specific filters that can be adjusted across footage. Users browse content through a personalized newsfeed or a widescreen, autoplay mode that supports AirPlay for Apple TV, and they can reply only with additional videos, reinforcing the medium-first experience. The constraint of eight seconds was chosen to align with data on average attention spans, yet the team is already considering how to introduce longer-form options in the future. Early content partnerships include Vice Sports, which will deliver exclusive short-form material to the network. After several months in private testing, the app is now publicly available on iOS, with an Android version planned. The company has secured $1.65 million in seed funding to support product development and growth.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2014