Veoh Networks was founded in 2004 by Dmitry Shapiro, a serial entrepreneur
with experience in communities, video and peer-to-peer protocols. Prior
to founding Veoh, Dmitry was the founder and CTO of Akonix Systems, Inc.,
the world's leading P2P security company with over 1 million licensed
enterprise users. Akonix's customers include Disney, Viacom, MTV, Fox
News, Fox Films, the Weather Channel, Cingular, and countless other media
and technology leaders. Veoh’s initial team also includes Chief Scientist
Dr. Ted Dunning, an expert in recommendations and human behavior who was
formerly the Chief Scientist at MusicMatch (now Yahoo Music), IDAnalytics
(the leading identity fraud detection company), and Aptex Software (an
HNC/FairIsaac company) and a team of engineers with dozens of years of
experience in P2P protocols, online communities and related technologies.
Veoh received Series A financing from Shelter Capital in August of 2005
and launched an early beta of its distribution technology in October 2005.
The full Veoh beta launched in March 2006, followed quickly by the announcement
of a Series B financing by Spark Capital, the Tornante Company (Michael
Eisner), Time Warner Investments and Shelter Capital.
Dmitry Shapiro