Suggestv recommends relevant video on news sites to help engage users and increase video advertising inventory.

URL: www.sugges.tv

Twitter: @SuggesTVApp

Sector: Video Recommendation

Based in: London

Regions covered: United Kingdom and soon US and China.

Founders: 

James Pringle – https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejamespringle

Cheng Cui – Chinese tech wiz based in London with James. Not on Linkedin…

What do each of you do?

James is the CEO. Responsible for vision, strategy, biz dev, fundraising and more.

Cheng is the CTO. Responsible for all technology and technical team management.

Who are your major backers? 

Rejected investment twice. 

What’s the track record? 

Signed a deal to power video recommendations in the World’s Largest Reaching VoD Product.

What does this mean? 

Better engagement, retention and revenue for publishers.

What makes your company different from its competitors? 

We have unique technology, clear commercial application and our tech works for Chinese webpages as my Co-Founder is Chinese and we have an eye on the monstrous Chinese market.

Who are your clients? 

Confidential.

How will your company change the world? 

Better video experiences, happier users, less ad blocking!

Who do you compete with? 

Taboola, Outbrain, Digiteka, Mediabong 

Who should be worried? 

Taboola, Outbrain, Rightster, Ooyala

If you could choose any investor globally who would it be? 

Andreessen Horowitz

If you could poach any member of staff from any company in the world who would it be?

Ben Barokas (Sold Admeld, Recently founded Sourcepoint Technologies Inc)