Company Growth (employees)
Roku was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, US
Key People at Roku
Anthony Wood
Founder and CEO
Shawn Carolan
Board Member
Jeff Hastings
Board of Directors
Scott Rosenberg
VP Business Development
Ken Bronfin
Board Observer
Alan Henricks
Audit Committee Chair
Scott de Haas
VP Hardware Engineering
Roku Office Locations
Roku has offices in Los Gatos, Cambridge, Los Angeles, London and in 4 other locations
Los Gatos, US (HQ)
150 Winchester Cir
Roku Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2002 |
Total Funding | $208.6 m |
Latest funding size | $45.5 m |
Time since last funding | almost 2 years |
Investors | Fox Networks Group, Sky, News Corp., Menlo Ventures, Netflix, Anthony Wood, Globespan Capital Partners, Fidelity Investments, Good Technology, Viacom, Hearst Communications, Luminari Capital, Hearst Ventures |
Roku's latest funding round in November 2015 was reported to be $45.5 m. In total, Roku has raised $208.6 m
Roku Financial Metrics
Roku's revenue was reported to be $400 m in 2016
USD
Revenue (Y, 2016) | 400 m |
- Source: Roku Press Release February 2017
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue | 400 m |
- Source: Roku Press Release February 2017
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 774.7 k |
Roku Operating Metrics
Roku Median Salaries
Source: 51 public H-1B filings from Roku
Market Position of Roku
Traffic Overview of Roku
Roku Online and Social Media Presence
Roku News and Updates
May 04, 2017
Twitter brings its TV app with live video to Roku
On the heels of Twitter’s plans to significantly expand the amount of live streaming video content on its network, the company today is bringing its big-screen video app to a new platform with its launch on Roku devices. The arrival comes over half a year after the TV app was first introduced on Ap…
April 25, 2017
Roku adds RCA to growing list of TV makers licensing its platform
The list of televisions Roku is pre-installed on continues to expand as the company today added RCA. This means RCA-branded TVs will incorporate Roku’s operating system in the United States and Canada over the coming months to provide a native smart TV viewing experience. Besides RCA, Roku has signe…
April 11, 2017
Roku TVs now know what you’re watching, will suggest related shows
Roku today is rolling out a software update that’s primarily filled with new features aimed at Roku TV owners – the portion of its business where its media software is integrated into television sets, instead of standalone streaming players. One of the standout features from the new release is a fe…
February 02, 2017
Comcast will treat Rokus like CableCARDs, not set-top boxes
There’s a bit of confusion over how cable operator Comcast will treat Roku devices on its network, in terms of the pricing. As Variety spotted when the new Xfinity TV app went live earlier this week, it appears that additional fees would be levied for those using Roku devices to access Comcast’s TV…
February 01, 2017
Comcast is trying to turn your Roku into a cable box
Roku on Tuesday announced that it is teaming up with Comcast to bring the cable company's Xfinity TV app to its family of media-streaming boxes.
The app is in beta for now, but continues an ongoing trend of cable companies making their services available outside of the cable…
February 01, 2017
Comcast to charge subscribers to use Roku as a cable box
Comcast yesterday announced its launching a beta program that allows Roku users to ditch their cable box. That’s the good news. The bad news, spotted by Variety, is that it isn’t going to come free. Last year, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler followed through on a congressional order to carve a path toward …