Vyu

Vyu is everything TV – all the TV-related news, videos and social about your favorite shows. We want to become the leading VOD platform for emerging markets.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Media and Entertainment
  • Location Santa Monica, CA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded December 2013
  • Employees 8
  • Website vyu.com

Company Summary

Vyu is everything TV for emerging markets – all the news, videos and social about people's favorite TV shows. Emerging markets lead the world in 3 key dynamics: TV/video consumption, social engagement, and smartphone growth. These elements, combined with fast growth in video and mobile advertising, and the desire for credible consumer data, sum up the opportunity for Vyu. The Middle East is our first launch market.

Team

  • Ahmed Nassef
    Founder & CEO

    Ahmed is the founder and CEO of Vyu, Inc., a multiscreen entertainment company based in Los Angeles.

    He became VP & Managing Director of Yahoo! MEA in 2009 after Yahoo! bought the company he had managed, Maktoob.com, for $164 million.

    Ahmed specializes in starting up organizations in high growth environments.

  • Sam Alfares
    Co-Founder & CTO

    With 10+ years of engineering experience, Sam most recently headed up Yahoo!’s product internationalization team at the company headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA.

    Visionary, insightful and result-driven Internet and software expert with 13-years career track and outstanding record of accomplishment in a broad range of industry-leading products. Excels at leading design of cutting-edge scalable solutions that support business objectives.

  • Shammi Arora
    Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

    With 10+ years of product management experience at Amazon & Yahoo!, Shammi has specialized in search, native ads, targeting & personalization products.

Previous Investors

  • Keith Nilsson
    Managing Partner, Visionnaire Ventures
    Unconfirmed
    Hussam Khoury
    President, Jabbar Internet Group
    Unconfirmed
    Samih Toukan
    CEO and Chairman, Jabbar Internet Group

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