Companies in AI for Video focused on Content Protection & DRM.
5 companies
South Africa
Custos Media Technologies provides content protection using imperceptible watermarking technology combined with the Bitcoin blockchain to detect and trace digital piracy. The company holds a patent for its blockchain tracking technology, which embeds unique watermarks into media files and tracks leaks via the blockchain. Their approach offers a unique turnkey solution for content owners to protect sensitive media, distinguishing them from traditional DRM solutions by leveraging decentralized ledger technology.
United States
Google Cloud for Media & Entertainment provides a unified cloud platform that leverages groundbreaking multimodal AI models and Google-quality search to streamline content production and personalize audience experiences. It is the first hyperscale office suite to achieve TPN Gold+ Certification, ensuring robust content protection for valuable intellectual property. The platform supports a specialized ecosystem of media partners and offers agentic solutions to accelerate innovation, as seen with customers like Grupo Globo and TelevisaUnivision.
United Kingdom
OpenOrigins builds trust infrastructure for digital media by cryptographically signing photos and videos at the moment of capture using the C2PA open standard, creating a tamper-evident chain of custody from camera to cloud. Its product suite includes a mobile app (OpenOrigins Source) for consumer capture, an enterprise archival platform (OpenOrigins Anchor) that applies cryptographic timestamps to existing assets, and a marketplace (AI Dataplace) for verified, provenance-rich media in AI training pipelines. The company raised a $4.5 million seed round led by Galaxy in 2024 to expand globally, and its distributed provenance network, Cambium, underpins authenticity at scale across human and AI interactions.
Lithuania
Smartivus delivers end-to-end streaming solutions designed for zero-hassle deployment, whether on-premise or in the cloud. Its platform features Hollywood-grade DRM for robust content protection, a 99.9% SLA, and global CDN support to ensure uninterrupted viewing. The company differentiates with multiple delivery models (cloud, hybrid, on-premise) and a unified system that spans five product categories, enabling operators to launch OTT and Smart TV services rapidly and reliably.
United States
Steg.AI provides enterprise-grade forensic watermarking solutions that embed invisible, deep-learning-based watermarks into videos, images, documents, and audio to protect digital assets from leaks, misuse, and deepfake manipulation. Its core innovation is state-of-the-art steganography technology developed by a team of computer vision PhDs, enabling robust provenance and traceability without degrading content quality. The company has been recognized with a peer-reviewed publication in the top computer vision journal (CVPR) and is a contributing member of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA). Backed by $6.2M in funding from investors including Paladin Capital Group, Steg.AI offers its solutions via APIs, web applications, and on-premise deployment for enterprise information security.
