Customizing video experiences via websites and mobile apps

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Veertly makes online events and connections as meaningful as meeting in real life by providing an all-in-one platform for digital collaboration, anytime, anywhere, for anyone. Powerful yet simple to use, Veertly's customization and integration options make it easy to connect with others and build relationships.

"With our platform built on Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, it has enabled us to keep pace with soaring customer demand."

Alexander Spahn, Co-Founder, Veertly

"With our platform built on Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, it has enabled us to keep pace with soaring customer demand."

Alexander Spahn, Co-Founder, Veertly

"With our platform built on Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, it has enabled us to keep pace with soaring customer demand."

Alexander Spahn, Co-Founder, Veertly

"With our platform built on Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, it has enabled us to keep pace with soaring customer demand."

Alexander Spahn, Co-Founder, Veertly

Creating memorable online event experiences

Founded in 2020, Veertly enables meaningful connections online. The company sees social engagement and interactions among attendees as being the key to creating the most memorable experiences.

Today, companies use Veertly to create customized video and live stream events with the flexibility of embedding other website and apps, alongside a wealth of collaboration tools.

Veertly believes it provides a 10x better networking experience for attendees at online events, which can range from online as well as hybrid conferences, to company meet-ups and workshops.

The platform is popular with enterprise customers as well as events organizers, who can also purchase a white label service and brand it themselves. Veertly sells worldwide but 70% of its customers are in Europe, where the platform’s GDPR data privacy capabilities are seen as a major advantage.

The challenge: Need to scale quickly

Veertly was still in its early days when the pandemic emerged across Europe early last year. However, market demand was surging for enhanced interactive experiences.

Built on the open source version of Jitsi, Veertly’s online events platform gained traction quickly. But success presented some challenges.

“We were spending hours setting up and managing instances, and handling updates when we actually wanted to focus on the core of what we do — the online event experience itself”, explains Veertly Co-Founder Alexander Spahn.

The solution: Partnership approach pays off

Veertly required an easier way to scale rapidly and free up time for its small team. The company found the perfect partner in 8x8 and its breakthrough Jitsi as a Service platform.

“With 8x8, we knew we were at the start of an exciting and different kind of partnership. And that’s exactly how it’s worked out,” says Spahn. “Instead of a provider telling what we could have — in a take-it-or-leave-it fashion — they were open to our ideas and we started building something remarkable together.”

"We were spending hours setting up and managing instances, and handling updates when we actually wanted to focus on the core of what we do — the online event experience itself."

Alexander Spahn, Co-Founder, Veertly

Keeping pace with soaring customer demand

With Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, Veertly can continue to offer all the standout features that give its platform the edge — such as high-definition video and audio, customized branding, GDPR readiness, plus interactive tools such as whiteboards, and chat.

But now Veertly can operate at scale, leveraging 8x8’s massive global infrastructure and business-grade support. Deployment is easy. In fact, customers can serve themselves, bringing video experiences directly into their websites and mobile apps.

“Teaming with 8x8 happened at just the right time and we couldn’t have managed without them,” says Spahn. “We went from five customer events in March to 100 in July. And six months later, our platform had staged 2,500 events with 50,000 attendees. It’s all organic growth. People are coming to us and just love the platform.”

Customer numbers were boosted when 8x8 teamed up with Veertly for a social media campaign that promoted free festive online parties where videos and games could be embedded easily.

Flexible pricing underpins revenue targets

Going forward, Veertly is focused on revenue growth. 8x8’s flexible, transparent pricing model allows Veertly to offer great deals, such as unlimited duration for online events with thousands of attendees. Organizers aren’t stung by unexpected bills, charged by the minute per visitor.

Veertly is also staying ahead of the game by adding new features, such as extra moderation tools for recording, ‘follow me’ functionality for sharing content, and removing attendees. 8x8’s investment in areas like this typically save 9-12 months in R&D for its customers.

“We discovered that many of our ideas were on 8x8’s product roadmap already. It’s impressive to see how fast they develop new features,” says Spahn.

“With Jitsi as a Service, we’re able to explore and capitalize on so many exciting business opportunities. In the future, these could range from virtual office solutions, university hackathons to larger conferences and events where some people attend in-person, and others are online — and it all feels seamless.”

Keeping pace with soaring customer demand

With Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, Veertly can continue to offer all the standout features that give its platform the edge — such as high-definition video and audio, customized branding, GDPR readiness, plus interactive tools such as whiteboards, and chat.

But now Veertly can operate at scale, leveraging 8x8’s massive global infrastructure and business-grade support. Deployment is easy. In fact, customers can serve themselves, bringing video experiences directly into their websites and mobile apps.

“Teaming with 8x8 happened at just the right time and we couldn’t have managed without them,” says Spahn. “We went from five customer events in March to 100 in July. And six months later, our platform had staged 2,500 events with 50,000 attendees. It’s all organic growth. People are coming to us and just love the platform.”

Customer numbers were boosted when 8x8 teamed up with Veertly for a social media campaign that promoted free festive online parties where videos and games could be embedded easily.

Flexible pricing underpins revenue targets

Going forward, Veertly is focused on revenue growth. 8x8’s flexible, transparent pricing model allows Veertly to offer great deals, such as unlimited duration for online events with thousands of attendees. Organizers aren’t stung by unexpected bills, charged by the minute per visitor.

Veertly is also staying ahead of the game by adding new features, such as extra moderation tools for recording, ‘follow me’ functionality for sharing content, and removing attendees. 8x8’s investment in areas like this typically save 9-12 months in R&D for its customers.

“We discovered that many of our ideas were on 8x8’s product roadmap already. It’s impressive to see how fast they develop new features,” says Spahn.

“With Jitsi as a Service, we’re able to explore and capitalize on so many exciting business opportunities. In the future, these could range from virtual office solutions, university hackathons to larger conferences and events where some people attend in-person, and others are online — and it all feels seamless.”

Keeping pace with soaring customer demand

With Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, Veertly can continue to offer all the standout features that give its platform the edge — such as high-definition video and audio, customized branding, GDPR readiness, plus interactive tools such as whiteboards, and chat.

But now Veertly can operate at scale, leveraging 8x8’s massive global infrastructure and business-grade support. Deployment is easy. In fact, customers can serve themselves, bringing video experiences directly into their websites and mobile apps.

“Teaming with 8x8 happened at just the right time and we couldn’t have managed without them,” says Spahn. “We went from five customer events in March to 100 in July. And six months later, our platform had staged 2,500 events with 50,000 attendees. It’s all organic growth. People are coming to us and just love the platform.”

Customer numbers were boosted when 8x8 teamed up with Veertly for a social media campaign that promoted free festive online parties where videos and games could be embedded easily.

Flexible pricing underpins revenue targets

Going forward, Veertly is focused on revenue growth. 8x8’s flexible, transparent pricing model allows Veertly to offer great deals, such as unlimited duration for online events with thousands of attendees. Organizers aren’t stung by unexpected bills, charged by the minute per visitor.

Veertly is also staying ahead of the game by adding new features, such as extra moderation tools for recording, ‘follow me’ functionality for sharing content, and removing attendees. 8x8’s investment in areas like this typically save 9-12 months in R&D for its customers.

“We discovered that many of our ideas were on 8x8’s product roadmap already. It’s impressive to see how fast they develop new features,” says Spahn.

“With Jitsi as a Service, we’re able to explore and capitalize on so many exciting business opportunities. In the future, these could range from virtual office solutions, university hackathons to larger conferences and events where some people attend in-person, and others are online — and it all feels seamless.”

Keeping pace with soaring customer demand

With Jitsi as a Service from 8x8, Veertly can continue to offer all the standout features that give its platform the edge — such as high-definition video and audio, customized branding, GDPR readiness, plus interactive tools such as whiteboards, and chat.

But now Veertly can operate at scale, leveraging 8x8’s massive global infrastructure and business-grade support. Deployment is easy. In fact, customers can serve themselves, bringing video experiences directly into their websites and mobile apps.

“Teaming with 8x8 happened at just the right time and we couldn’t have managed without them,” says Spahn. “We went from five customer events in March to 100 in July. And six months later, our platform had staged 2,500 events with 50,000 attendees. It’s all organic growth. People are coming to us and just love the platform.”

Customer numbers were boosted when 8x8 teamed up with Veertly for a social media campaign that promoted free festive online parties where videos and games could be embedded easily.

Flexible pricing underpins revenue targets

Going forward, Veertly is focused on revenue growth. 8x8’s flexible, transparent pricing model allows Veertly to offer great deals, such as unlimited duration for online events with thousands of attendees. Organizers aren’t stung by unexpected bills, charged by the minute per visitor.

Veertly is also staying ahead of the game by adding new features, such as extra moderation tools for recording, ‘follow me’ functionality for sharing content, and removing attendees. 8x8’s investment in areas like this typically save 9-12 months in R&D for its customers.

“We discovered that many of our ideas were on 8x8’s product roadmap already. It’s impressive to see how fast they develop new features,” says Spahn.

“With Jitsi as a Service, we’re able to explore and capitalize on so many exciting business opportunities. In the future, these could range from virtual office solutions, university hackathons to larger conferences and events where some people attend in-person, and others are online — and it all feels seamless.”

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