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TiVo

AI · San Jose, United States · Founded 1997 · IPO 1999

Smart TV operating system and cross-screen advertising platform for TV manufacturers, pay-TV operators, and connected car OEMs. MoreLess

TiVo is an entertainment technology platform operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Inc. (NYSE: XPER). Originally founded in 1997 as a pioneer of the digital video recorder, TiVo has undergone a fundamental transformation into a software licensing and media platform business, exiting DVR hardware manufacturing entirely in October 2025.Today, TiVo's portfolio centres on three main product lines. TiVo OS is a smart TV operating system licensed to television OEM partners — including Sharp, Thomson, Panasonic, and others — enabling manufacturers to deploy a fully integrated, content-discovery-first interface without relying on big-tech platforms. By Q3 2025, TiVo OS had been adopted by ten TV OEM partners globally. TiVo One is a cross-screen connected TV (CTV) advertising platform that monetises the TiVo OS and IPTV footprint through targeted ad inventory; by Q3 2025, it had reached 4.8 million monthly active users with an average revenue per user of $8.75. The third major product line is DTS AutoStage, an in-vehicle infotainment platform that brings TiVo's content discovery and audio technology into connected car dashboards, with a footprint exceeding 13 million vehicles as of late 2025.TiVo also operates a Pay TV and IPTV business, providing content discovery software, electronic programme guides (EPGs), metadata, and personalized recommendation engines to cable and IPTV operators worldwide. Its video metadata library and audience data capabilities are increasingly leveraged for advertising targeting and analytics partnerships — including a 2025 integration with Comscore for cross-platform audience measurement.The company serves a B2B customer base: TV manufacturers, pay-TV and IPTV operators, automotive OEMs, streaming services, and advertisers. Its business model combines OS licensing fees, per-unit royalties, and advertising revenue. TiVo competes with Roku, Google TV, and Amazon Fire OS in the smart TV platform market while positioning itself as an independent, brand-neutral alternative.Keywords: smart TV OS, connected TV, CTV advertising, IPTV, content discovery, EPG, TiVo One, TiVo OS, DTS AutoStage, connected car, streaming, media platform, OEM licensing, programmatic advertising, audience data

Valuation $1.20B
Total funding $100–500M

Company overview

TiVo company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
1997
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Employees
Open positions
3
Dealroom signal
59.8
Investment activity
5 companies · latest Jun 2020
Capital deployed
$19M
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
client focusb2btechnologyArtificial IntelligencetechnologyBig DatatechnologyNatural Language ProcessingtechnologyConnected DevicetechnologyIoT InternetOfThingsbusiness modelSaaSsectorStreamingsectorConnected CarsectorSmart TVsectorMarketing and AdvertisingsectorProgrammatic PlatformsectorVerified Unicorns and $1B ExitssectorPost IPO $1B

Valuation & funding

TiVo funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
MERGEROther financing Jun 2020 $0 $1.2B Xperi
POST IPO DEBTDebt Nov 2019 $775M Morgan Stanley · Wells Fargo Financial
ACQUISITIONOther financing Apr 2016 $1.1B $1.1B Rovi Corporation
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Sep 2000 $200M $1.4B AOL
IPOOther financing Sep 1999 $0 Undisclosed
DEBTDebt Jan 1998 TriplePoint Capital
SEEDOther financing Jan 1997 NEA
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Growth signals

TiVo website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for TiVo is 290K monthly website visits, up 16% over the last three months.

Latest monthly visits290K 3-month web change+16%
Monthly website visits103 observations · Oct 2017–Jul 2026
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TiVo's talent

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Investors

7 investors on TiVo's cap table

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Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
Series B+ 4 investors entered at this stage
TriplePoint Capital
AOL
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo Financial
Other known 2 additional known investors
Rovi Corporation
Xperi

Global footprint

Where TiVo has talent and traffic

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🇺🇸 United States · San Jose HQ
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