Showtime Analytics is an Irish startup that provides data analytics services to the cinema industry. It helps cinema owners and film distributors unlock the potential of their data to better understand how films are made, marketed, and how audiences respond. The company received a €1.2 million investment from Alibaba Pictures to support hiring in its Dublin office and to add new products and services. Showtime will work with Alibaba Pictures-owned ticketing systems supplier Yueke, which serves over 2,000 movie theatres in China. CEO Richie Power said the investment "marks the beginning of Showtime's global journey." The article notes China is expected to overtake the United States as the world’s largest movie market by the end of the year, providing contextual market opportunity for the company.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2016