Livestream was founded as
Mogulus in 2007 by Max Haot, Dayananda Nanjundappa, Phil Worthington, and Mark Kornfilt, and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Zaporizhia and Bangalore. It launched with a free streaming service, and introduced its white label “pro” service in April 2008 with
Gannett as its first customer. In July 2008, Gannett invested in Mogulus with $10 million in funding. Mogulus helped
C-SPAN to coordinate its online streaming and broadcast of
the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in January 2009. In May 2009, Mogulus re-branded as Livestream. On October 30, 2009, the
Foo Fighters played their first internet-only live concert from their studio space Studio 606 in Los Angeles using Livestream. During the 2 hour and 45 minute performance, viewers were able to ask the band questions, and request songs through a custom Facebook page with an integrated chat feature. The event drew more than 150,000 viewers worldwide . In May 2014, the company moved its headquarters from Chelsea to
Brooklyn, New York. Jesse Hertzberg was appointed CEO in April 2015, with all four founders remaining with the company in senior roles. In 2017, Livestream appointed cofounder Mark Kornfilt as the new CEO. On September 26, 2017, Livestream was acquired by
IAC via subsidiary
Vimeo. Vimeo incorporated Livestream into their service Vimeo Live, with plans for professional and enterprise customers. At the time Vimeo acquired Livestream, then CEO of Livestream Mark Kornflit took the position of General Manager of Live and reported to Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud. In July 2020, the
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences used Livestream via Vimeo OTT to broadcast the
Daytime Emmy awards. The
Grand Rapids Symphony used the same platform when it began live streaming events in September 2020 as part of its response to the
COVID-19 pandemic. As of February 2021, the
New York Stock Exchange and
Nasdaq were using Vimeo to live stream their opening and closing bells. Additionally, Stellantis and Allianz Partners have been open about their use of Vimeo live streaming services in their business communications and marketing, respectively. ==Products==