Snappers provides a platform that transforms audience members into remote reporters, enabling media and sports outlets to obtain real-time video coverage from events worldwide. This approach significantly reduces content creation costs while delivering unique, authentic footage directly from the scene.
Funding
$700K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Media and sports outlets face high costs and logistical challenges in obtaining real-time video coverage from events around the world. Traditional methods often require deploying camera crews to various locations, leading to significant expenses and delays. Securing unique and authentic footage from the scene can also be difficult and time-consuming.
Solution
Snappers offers a platform that transforms audience members into remote reporters, enabling media and sports outlets to acquire real-time video coverage from events worldwide. By leveraging a network of contributors equipped with mobile devices, Snappers provides unique, live content directly from the scene. The platform allows assignment editors to create location-based events, identify nearby contributors, and invite them to capture footage. The live video is then uploaded to a web-based video repository where newsroom staff can select, edit, and stream the content.
Target Audience
The primary customers are media and sports outlets seeking to reduce content creation costs and obtain unique, authentic video coverage from events worldwide.
Features
- Web platform for assignment editors to create and manage location-based events.
- Mobile SDK that integrates into media and sports outlets' existing apps, enabling audience members to contribute footage.
- Real-time contributor identification based on proximity to the event location.
- Push notifications to alert contributors of coverage opportunities.
- Web-based video repository for newsroom staff to access, edit, and stream live video.