Frame.io Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Frame.io was acquired by Adobe for $1.3B in August 2021.

Frame.io acquisition price

$1.3B

Acquired by Adobe · Aug 2021

Cumulative funding Frame.io raised

$82M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in Frame.io

  • Accel
  • SignalFire
  • FirstMark
  • Shasta Ventures
  • Tectonic Capital
  • Kortschak Investments L.P.
  • Jared Leto
  • Insight Partners

Frame.io Overview

About Frame.io

Frame.io is a cloud-based platform for video review and collaboration, now part of Adobe's creative cloud suite. Media professionals upload footage, annotations, and assets into secure workspaces for feedback from teams, clients, and stakeholders. Features support timed comments, version tracking, and integrations with Premiere Pro and After Effects. Used by production houses at Netflix, BBC, and ESPN, the platform processes petabytes of content annually from its data centers worldwide.


Founded

2014

HQ

United StatesNew York City, NY

Website

frame.io

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Valuation

$44M (Sep 2016)

Frame.io Acquisition

Frame.io was acquired by Adobe for $1.3B on 19 August 2021.

Before the acquisition Frame.io had raised $82M across 4 funding rounds.

Frame.io acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePrice
19 Aug 2021Strategic M&A$1.3B

Frame.io Valuation

Frame.io is currently valued at $44M, based on its Series A in September 2016.

The $10M round was led by Accel, with participation from Jason Finger, Tectonic Capital, SignalFire, FirstMark, Jared Leto and 3 other investors.

Frame.io valuation by funding round

Frame.io valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Sep 2016Series A$44M

Frame.io Funding History

Frame.io has raised a total of $82M across 4 funding rounds, plus 1 secondary share sale.

Frame.io's first fundraising round was a $2M seed round in October 2015. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series C in November 2019.

Frame.io funding rounds

Frame.io funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Nov 2019Series CInsight Partners (lead); SignalFire; FirstMark; Shasta Ventures; Accel; Itai Tsiddon$50M-Frame.io, a New York-based video review and collaboration platform founded in 2014 by Emery Wells and John Traver, raised $50 million in a Series C funding round on November 25, 2019, led by Insight Partners with participation from Accel, FirstMark, SignalFire, Shasta Ventures, and Itai Tsiddon. The platform integrates with leading NLEs like Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, Apple Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve, enabling video creators to upload, organize, and share media securely worldwide. This round brought total funding to $82.2 million, following a Series A of $2.2 million at $10 million pre-money in 2015 and a Series B of $20 million in 2017. The funding supported expansion into cloud-enabled media workflows, investments in security, UX, and camera-to-cloud technology, doubling product, design, and engineering teams from 40 to 80 people, growing total headcount from 110 to 240, and opening an L.A. office and showroom. Frame.io reported over one million customers, with claims of 60% efficiency gains, 41% higher likelihood of meeting deadlines, and 39% more videos produced monthly. Frame.io was later acquired by Adobe for $1.275 billion in August 2021.
Apr 2019SecondaryEmployee Stock Option Fund$8M--
Oct 2017Series BFirstMark (lead); SignalFire; Shasta Ventures; Accel$20M-Frame.io, a New York City-based video review and collaboration platform founded in 2014, raised $20 million in a Series B growth funding round in October 2017, led by FirstMark Capital with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, SignalFire, and Shasta Ventures, bringing total funding to $32 million. The platform enables content creators to upload videos for review and feedback, addressing inefficiencies in email-based workflows, and integrates with editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro. At the time, Frame.io had over 370,000 users across 170 countries, with more than 700,000 videos uploaded monthly, and served major clients including Turner Broadcasting, Buzzfeed, Vice, Spotify, and Funny or Die. The funding was earmarked for enhancing the core product, particularly cloud and content security features like watermarking and MPAA compliance certifications, as well as developing a developer ecosystem and expanding the team, which had doubled to 40 people in the prior year. 2017 marked key milestones with the release of Frame.io 2 and the launch of Frame.io Enterprise, an enterprise-grade solution for large media teams. The company positioned itself as the 'Slack of video,' targeting professional freelance videographers and aiming to connect creative tools, publishing platforms, asset management, and storage systems. Frame.io continued growth with later rounds, including a $50 million Series C in 2019 led by Insight Partners, reaching over $82 million total funding, before Adobe's $1.275 billion acquisition in 2021.
Sep 2016Series AAccel (lead); Jason Finger; Tectonic Capital; SignalFire; FirstMark; Jared Leto; Shasta Ventures; Kevin Spacey; Kortschak Investments L.P.$10M$44MFrame.io raised a $15.41 million Series A round on September 14, 2016, led by Accel with participation from FirstMark Capital, Jared Leto, Kevin Spacey, Shasta Ventures, and SignalFire at a post-money valuation of $44.02 million. The company develops a cloud-based collaboration platform for video creators, enabling upload of footage, storyboarding, annotations, threaded and time-stamped comments, and support for 150 file formats. It positions itself as an InVision or GitHub equivalent for video, addressing fragmented workflows previously handled by tools like Dropbox, Vimeo, and email. By the Series A, Frame.io had attracted nearly 200,000 creative professionals and won an Apple Design Award. It secured major clients including Facebook, Snapchat, and PayPal, with 40% of customers new to video production in the prior five years. The funding aimed to accelerate product development, hire engineers, and improve speed, stability, and update frequency to serve the video collaboration market.
Oct 2015SeedAccel (lead); Tectonic Capital; SignalFire; Zencoder; Jared Leto; Jon Dahl; Walter Kortschak; Thomas Hesse; Kortschak Investments L.P.; Clark Valberg$2M--

Who has invested in Frame.io?

17 investors have backed Frame.io across its funding rounds, including Accel, SignalFire, FirstMark, Shasta Ventures, Tectonic Capital and Kortschak Investments L.P..

Lead investors include Insight Partners, FirstMark and Accel.


Frame.io Investors

Investors in Frame.io by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
SignalFireUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4ParticipantOct 2015
AccelUnited StatesPalo Alto, CA4LeadOct 2015
FirstMarkUnited StatesNew York City, NY3LeadSep 2016
Shasta VenturesUnited StatesUnited States3ParticipantSep 2016
Tectonic CapitalUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantOct 2015
Jared LetoUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA2ParticipantOct 2015
Kortschak Investments L.P.United StatesAspen, CO2ParticipantOct 2015
Jason FingerUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantSep 2016
ZencoderUnited StatesSan Jose, CA1ParticipantOct 2015
Jon DahlUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantOct 2015
Walter KortschakUnited StatesAspen, CO1ParticipantOct 2015
Thomas HesseUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantOct 2015
Employee Stock Option FundUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantApr 2019

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Frame.io Competitors

Frame.io competitors include listed companies like Net Insight and Unity, and private ones like Descript, Pixellot, Cloudinary and ElevenLabs.

Public and private companies comparable to Frame.io
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
DescriptUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$100M-$550M5.5x
PixellotIsraelPetah TikvaPrivate$50M-$500M10.0x
CloudinaryUnited StatesSan Jose, CAPrivate$100M-$2B20.0x
ElevenLabsPolandWarsawPrivate$500M-$11B22.0x
Net InsightSwedenSwedenPublicly listed$53M$8M$113M2.2x
UnityUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1.8B($18M)$18B8.8x

Frame.io Public Comps

Frame.io is no longer listed, but its public comps include Amagi Media Labs, Harmonic, Sumavision, Pexip, Beijing Jetsen Technology, EVS Broadcast Equipment, Vista Group, Agora, Hengxin Shambala Culture and Streamwide.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Amagi Media Labs$157M$8M7.2x6.3x145.2x75.9x
Harmonic$361M$24M3.0x2.3x46.2x11.9x
Sumavision$109M$11M6.4x-62.7x-
Pexip$118M$29M6.6x5.7x26.6x18.6x
Beijing Jetsen Technology$394M$255M5.3x-8.2x-
EVS Broadcast Equipment$240M$66M1.6x1.4x5.7x5.6x
Vista Group$94M$5M4.2x3.8x85.8x20.8x
Agora$141M$3M0.7x0.6x35.2x1382.0x

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Common questions about Frame.io

When was Frame.io founded?Frame.io was founded in 2014.
Where is Frame.io headquartered?Frame.io is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States.
Is Frame.io publicly listed?No, Frame.io was acquired by Adobe in August 2021.
Who acquired Frame.io?Frame.io was acquired by Adobe in August 2021.
How much was Frame.io acquired for?Frame.io was acquired for $1.3B in August 2021.
What is Frame.io's valuation?Frame.io was last valued at $44M in its Series A in September 2016.
How much funding has Frame.io raised?Frame.io has raised $82M across 4 funding rounds.
What was Frame.io's last funding round?Frame.io's last funding round was a $50M Series C in November 2019, led by Insight Partners.
Who are Frame.io's investors?Frame.io's investors include SignalFire, Accel, FirstMark, Shasta Ventures, Tectonic Capital, Jared Leto, Kortschak Investments L.P., Jason Finger, Zencoder, Jon Dahl and 7 others.
Which companies are comparable to Frame.io?Companies comparable to Frame.io include Descript, Pixellot, Cloudinary, ElevenLabs, Net Insight and Unity.

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