Company · Media & Gaming

YBVR

www.ybvr.com ↗ ·San Jose ·Seed

YBVR is an immersive video streaming company that turns live events into interactive, social experiences for virtual- and mixed-reality headsets, mobile and web. Its vertically integrated platform covers production, distribution, playback, applications and analytics, and streams 8K video at low bandwidth and low latency. It runs the Xtadium sports app, launched with Meta in 2022, as well as Xtadium Music and CultVRe, and has worked with rights holders and partners including the NBA, UFC, NASCAR, ESPN, X Games, DAZN, beIN Sports, EuroLeague, PSG, Verizon, AWS and Google Cloud. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Spain, YBVR is backed by Wayra (Telefónica), which first invested in 2018, and by Verizon Ventures and Tech Coast Angels, which joined Wayra in a $1.5M pre-Series A round in February 2021; TELUS Ventures invested later.

Founded
2016
Founders
4
News
7
Rounds
1
Investors
6
SectorsMedia & Gaming, Virtual Reality, Video Streaming, Sports Tech Start-up MapMedia & Gaming › Film, TV & video distribution

Profile updated 24 Sep 2026

Founders

Constantino Villar
COO & Co-Founder
Héctor Prieto
CEO & Co-Founder
Sebastián Amengual
Co-Founder
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Víctor Ernesto García Sánchez
CTO & Co-Founder

Global models

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Investors 6

Lanzadera
lanzadera.es
Investor Spain
Investor United States
Tech Coast Angels
Investor United States
Investor Canada
Investor United States
Wayra
www.wayra.com
Investor Spain

Funding rounds 1

Other · $1.5M
YBVR runs a platform for live 360° and 8K extended-reality video streaming of sports and music events, with its development team in Madrid a…
2021-02-17

News & media 7

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