Vidyard

Vidyard

Online platform for business video sharing

Overview

Vidyard provides a business-focused online video platform that lets companies create, host, and share videos to support marketing, sales, corporate communications, and customer support. It enables teams to record and manage videos quickly and safely, with secure sharing options such as passcodes, Single Sign-On (SSO), and IP whitelisting to control who can view content. The product is sold on a subscription basis, with additional services and partnerships generating revenue, and it also offers free tools and early access to attract new users. Vidyard differentiates itself by targeting multiple business functions with a comprehensive set of video tools designed to connect, convert, and close deals more effectively, rather than focusing on consumer video sharing. Its goal is to help businesses improve their communication strategies, boost engagement, accelerate the sales pipeline, and achieve better results through video.

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About Vidyard

Simplify's Rating
Why Vidyard is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$90.8M

Headquarters

Kitchener, Canada

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI Avatars enable sales teams to generate personalized video messages at scale, eliminating the need to record hundreds of individual videos.
  • The Salesloft partnership drives up to 16% higher open rates and a 5x improvement in prospecting response rates.
  • Recent $15M funding from Export Development Canada enables expansion of AI Avatar capabilities and sales outreach tools.

What critics are saying

  • Loom's dominance in async video erodes Vidyard's sales-outreach share among teams prioritizing speed over revenue analytics.
  • HeyGen and Synthesia offer superior AI avatar depth and multilingual localization, undercutting Vidyard's 'hyper-realistic' claim for global buyers.
  • Fifty-five percent of buyers avoid AI spam, risking immediate deal-stage rejection if Vidyard's AI Avatar transparency fails.

What makes Vidyard unique

  • Vidyard offers industry-first hyper-realistic AI Avatars that replicate a user's voice, gestures, and style from a single 90-second video.
  • The platform integrates real-time buyer signals from video views into revenue workflows via its April 2026 Clari + Salesloft partnership.
  • Vidyard targets revenue teams with analytics-driven video hosting, unlike Loom's focus on speed over engagement tracking.

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Funding

Total Funding

$90.8M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

7 Rounds

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Benefits

Competitive pay

Health & wellness subsidies

Continuing education subsidies

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Health/lifestyle spending accounts

Unlimited vacation

ESOP

Paid volunteer opportunities

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-1%
MarTech Cube
Aug 25th, 2025
Vidyard Named for Sales Technology Innovation in 8th Annual MarTech Program

MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the most innovative companies in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industry, today announced that Vidyard, the AI-powered video selling platform for revenue teams, has been selected as winner of the "SalesTech Innovation Award" in the 8th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program.

MarTech Cube
Apr 16th, 2024
Vidyard unveils Industry-1st Hyper-Realistic, Personalized AI Avatars

Vidyard also announced that it has secured $15M in funding led by Export Development Canada (EDC) with participation from BMO Capital Partners, in addition to existing investors Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and iNovia Capital.

Pulse 2.0
Apr 16th, 2024
Vidyard: AI Avatar Video Messaging Company Closes $15 Million In Funding

Video messaging company Vidyard has introduced the industry’s first hyper-realistic AI Avatars (looks and sounds just like the user) to its Messages platform. Vidyard also revealed that it has secured $15 million in funding led by Export Development Canada (EDC) with participation from BMO Capital Partners and existing investors Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and iNovia Capital. Including this funding round, Vidyard has raised $90.7 million in total funding.

BetaKit
Apr 16th, 2024
Vidyard Rolls Out Ai Avatars After Securing Funding From Edc, Others

With AI Avatars, Vidyard aims to facilitate “personalized video communications at scale.”

BetaKit
Apr 16th, 2024
Vidyard rolls out AI avatars after securing funding from EDC and existing backers

Today, Vidyard has announced its entry into the AI avatar market, introducing an AI Avatars feature to its Messages platform.

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