Custos Media Technologies

About

Custos uses imperceptible watermarking technology and the blockchain to protect digital media files from online piracy.

Stellenbosch,NA - South Africa,South Africa
11 - 50
https://custostech.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $265K
Industries: Bitcoin,Blockchain,Content,Digital Media,DRM,Information Technology,SaaS
Founded date: Feb 25, 2014
Number Of Employee: 11 - 50
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Media Technologies (RF) (Pty) Ltd.
Also Known As: Custostech

Custos uses imperceptible watermarking technology and the blockchain to protect digital media files from online piracy. Our SaaS solution, Screenercopy.com, helps filmmakers and distributors to securely distribute their content. To date, over 120 000 movies have been distributed and protected with the technology, all without a single leak. Custos is already protecting ebooks too and is partnering with key market players to expand into music and sensitive document protection.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

7

$315K R7.60M

Custos Media Technologies has raised a total of $315K R7.60M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 1, 2021 from a Private Equity（PE） round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jan 1, 2021	Private Equity（PE）	—	1	—	—	Detail
May 28, 2020	Grant	$50K	2	Block.one	—	Detail
Dec 11, 2017	Seed	R1.70M	1	—	—	Detail
Aug 26, 2016	Seed	R5.90M	1	Technology Innovation Agency	—	Detail
Apr 8, 2016	Seed	$265K	1	Digital Currency Group	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

3

7

Custos Media Technologies is funded by 7 investors. Block.one and Technology Innovation Agency are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Block.one	Yes	Grant
Technology Innovation Agency	Yes	Seed
Digital Currency Group	Yes	Seed
Zephyr Management	—	Private Equity（PE）
EOS VC Fund	—	Grant
Innovus	—	Seed
Stellenbosch University	—	Series Unknown