StreamYard Founders Put $10 Million Behind Livid, the Startup Helping Vimeo Users …

Published Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 6 a.m. DOVER, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr 8, 2026– Livid , a new ad-free video hosting platform for creators and small businesses, today announced $10 million in committed funding from Geige Vandentop and Dan Briggs, co-founders of StreamYard, the live-streaming platform they built from scratch before they sold it to Hopin for $250 million, and Bending Spoons eventually swallowed it. Alongside the funding, Livid launched L.O.V.E. (Livid One-click Video Exporter), a free migration tool that bulk-exports entire Vimeo video libraries, including folders, metadata and more. “We’re all about building products that people genuinely love – that’s what we built at StreamYard,” said Vandentop. “It was brutal to watch Bending Spoons acquire our parent company, fire virtually all the employees, raise prices and upset a lot of users. When they acquired Vimeo, it was clear this was going to happen again.” “We’re committing $10 million because we have a ton of experience building video products and knew we could quickly get a world-class team together,” said Briggs. “That team, composed largely of former StreamYard employees, built Livid as the great escape for Vimeo users who will soon face the Bending Spoons playbook.” Livid is all about building
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