JustWatch GmbH is an international
database company that is
privately held and
headquartered in
Berlin, Germany. The company specializes in the online availability of movies and TV series. In addition to its user-facing website, the company also has an advertising-focused arm, JustWatch Media, that works with corporate clients, using data about what people watch that it gleans from user behavior to help entertainment companies tailor their marketing strategies. Its clients include
Universal Pictures,
Paramount Pictures, and
Sony Pictures, among others. Development of the website began in 2014, and it was launched in the U.S. and Germany in February 2015. In December 2019, the company acquired a rival streaming aggregation service, GoWatchIt, from Plexus Entertainment. JustWatch also used the acquisition to open its first New York office. In 2019, JustWatch had over 30 million users across 38 countries. By November 2023, it was available in 139 countries, and had over 40 million monthly users. In a company
blog post from February 2017, Croyé described the group of co-founders as all having previously "worked in leading roles at successful international tech-startups in Berlin." Croyé, who currently holds the title of
CEO at JustWatch GmbH, had previously worked as the
chief marketing officer at , a European location-based mobile coupon and promotion service, and the background of other co-founders included time at the adtech company Trademob and the streaming site MyVideo. Since 2015, the company has had at least one additional round of
seed funding, with investors including venture capital groups CG Partners and STS Ventures. ==References==