Viddsee operates a free-to-watch video platform focused on independent cinema and short films from across Asia, serving two million monthly viewers. The company monetizes primarily through brand partnerships that sponsor or commission films and says it is in the early days of making revenue. Viddsee runs on-the-ground operations in Singapore, where it is headquartered, and Taiwan, and plans to extend physical reach to Indonesia. Management intends to localize content marketing and increase presence at industry events to grow both filmmakers and audiences. The team is exploring additional monetization including subscriptions and crowdfunding for filmmakers as potential future revenue streams. Viddsee has closed a new funding round to support these expansion and operational plans and may raise again to reach its next milestones. Viddsee is an online video platform that showcases Southeast Asian short films with English subtitles and discovery features aimed at global audiences. The site launched earlier in the year and now hosts over 200 titles in languages including Chinese, Tagalog and Thai, with about a third of films making their online debut on Viddsee. Founders Ho Jia Jian and Derek Tan, filmmakers and engineers, built the service after seeing many festival films lacked wider distribution. Viddsee’s Channels program offers curated collections with content partners such as the Singapore Short Film Awards and the Hong Kong Arts Centre, and it has partnered with regional festivals like Tropfest SEA and Singapore Short Cuts. The company is focused on building an audience and received S$50,000 (about $40,000 USD) in seed funding from ACE, a Singapore government incubator. Viddsee plans to add feature-length films and is exploring revenue models including pay-per-view and site subscriptions, and support from filmmakers like Anthony Chen has helped it gain legitimacy in the region.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2013